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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Before Taxes

Income before taxes subject to United States and non-United States income taxes was as follows:

(Stated in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

United States

$

641

 

 

$

355

 

 

$

600

 

Outside United States

 

5,031

 

 

 

4,927

 

 

 

3,671

 

$

5,672

 

 

$

5,282

 

$

4,271

 

Components of Net Deferred Tax Liabilities

The components of net deferred tax liabilities were as follows:

(Stated in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Intangible assets

$

(788

)

 

$

(844

)

Net operating losses

 

123

 

 

 

214

 

Fixed assets, net

 

173

 

 

 

190

 

Research and development credits

 

158

 

 

 

162

 

Capitalized research and development costs

 

216

 

 

 

155

 

Pension and other postretirement benefits

 

(62

)

 

 

(94

)

Other, net

 

113

 

 

 

77

 

$

(67

)

 

$

(140

)

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Valuation Allowances

The deferred tax balance at December 31, 2024 and 2023 was net of valuation allowances relating to the following:

 

(Stated in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

US foreign tax credits

$

162

 

 

$

188

 

Net operating losses

$

62

 

 

$

106

 

Components of Tax Expense

The components of Tax expense were as follows:

(Stated in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States-Federal

$

10

 

 

$

(23

)

 

$

2

 

United States-State

 

7

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

 

Outside United States

 

1,117

 

 

 

997

 

 

 

813

 

 

1,134

 

 

 

979

 

 

 

818

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

United States-Federal

$

88

 

 

$

(77

)

 

$

98

 

United States-State

 

2

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

13

 

Outside United States

 

(61

)

 

 

104

 

 

 

(70

)

Valuation allowance

 

(70

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(80

)

 

(41

)

 

 

28

 

 

 

(39

)

$

1,093

 

 

$

1,007

 

 

$

779

 

Reconciliation of US Statutory Federal Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the United States statutory federal tax rate to the consolidated effective tax rate follows:

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

US federal statutory rate

 

21

%

 

 

21

%

 

 

21

%

Charges and credits (See Note 3)

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

(1

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2

)

Other

 

(1

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

-

 

 

19

%

 

 

19

%

 

 

18

%

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of liabilities associated with uncertain tax positions is as follows:

 

(Stated in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Balance at beginning of year

$

783

 

 

$

893

 

 

$

1,001

 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

79

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

41

 

Additions for tax positions of prior years

 

150

 

 

 

91

 

 

 

64

 

Impact of changes in exchange rates

 

(23

)

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(38

)

Settlements with tax authorities

 

(75

)

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(37

)

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

 

(104

)

 

 

(176

)

 

 

(94

)

Reductions due to the lapse of statute of limitations

 

(95

)

 

 

(30

)

 

 

(44

)

 

$

715

 

 

$

783

 

 

$

893

 

Tax Years Subject to Examination by Tax Authorities

The following table summarizes the tax years that are either currently under audit or remain open and subject to examination by the tax authorities in the most significant jurisdictions in which SLB operates:

 

Ecuador

2020 - 2024

Mexico

2019 - 2024

Norway

2019 - 2024

Russia

2022 - 2024

Saudi Arabia

2019 - 2024

United Kingdom

2020 - 2024

United States

2021 - 2024