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DIVESTITURES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
DIVESTITURES DIVESTITURES
Discontinued Operations

In 2023, the Company announced plans to exit its Fire & Security and Commercial Refrigeration businesses over the course of 2024. The announced plan to exit the Fire & Security segment represents a single disposal plan to separately divest multiple businesses over different reporting periods. Upon the CRF Business qualifying as held for sale during the year ended December 31, 2024, the components of the Fire & Security segment in aggregate met the criteria to be presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. In addition, the assets and liabilities of the CRF Business have been reclassified to held for sale at December 31, 2023. The results of the CCR business did not meet the criteria to be presented in discontinued operations.

The components of Discontinued operations, net of tax are as follows:

(In millions)202420232022
Net sales$2,323 $3,147 $3,133 
Costs of sales(1,390)(1,926)(1,966)
Research and development(86)(124)(123)
Selling, general and administrative(564)(690)(535)
Other income (expense), net(584)26 22 
Gain (loss) on divestitures and deconsolidation5,176 (297)— 
Interest (expense) income, net(41)(51)(62)
Earnings before income taxes4,834 85 469 
Income tax (expense) benefit1,391 (128)(92)
Tax on divestitures and deconsolidation(1,729)— 
Discontinued operations, net of tax$4,496 $(38)$377 
Portfolio Transformation

The following table summarizes assets and liabilities classified as held for sale:

December 31, 2023
(In millions)Commercial
 Refrigeration
Access
Solutions
Industrial
Fire
Commercial & Residential FireTotal
Cash and cash equivalents$131 $$20 $163 $320 
Accounts receivable, net274 104 101 401 880 
Inventories, net84 31 65 394 574 
Other assets, current113 46 25 189 
Fixed assets, net78 13 22 133 246 
Intangible assets, net— 53 83 138 
Goodwill72 1,498 439 469 2,478 
Operating lease right-of-use assets49 13 28 70 160 
Other assets44 10 13 41 108 
Total assets held for sale$845 $1,733 $736 $1,779 $5,093 
Accounts payable$129 $20 $39 $259 $447 
Accrued liabilities204 74 77 239 594 
Long-term debt, including current portion— — — 
Future pension and post-retirement obligations203 — 210 
Future income tax obligations12 21 
Operating lease liabilities40 11 23 58 132 
Other long-term liabilities12 14 38 
Total liabilities held for sale$591 $119 $152 $588 $1,450 

On June 2, 2024, the Company completed the sale of Access Solutions for cash proceeds of $5.0 billion. Access Solutions, historically reported in the Company's Fire & Security segment, is a global supplier of physical security and digital access solutions supporting the hospitality, commercial, education and military markets. The Company recognized a net gain on the sale of $1.8 billion, which is included in Discontinued operations, net of tax on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations.

On July 1, 2024, the Company completed the sale of Industrial Fire for cash proceeds of $1.4 billion. Industrial Fire, historically reported in the Company's Fire & Security segment, is a leading manufacturer of a full spectrum of fire detection and suppression solutions and services in critical high-hazard environments, including oil and gas, power generation, marine and offshore facilities, automotive, data centers and aircraft hangars. The Company recognized a net gain on the sale of $319 million, which is included in Discontinued operations, net of tax on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations.

On October 1, 2024, the Company completed the sale of CCR for cash proceeds of $679 million. CCR, historically reported in the Company's Climate Solutions Transportation segment, is a global supplier of turnkey solutions for commercial refrigeration systems and services, with a primary focus on serving food retail customers, cold storage facilities and warehouses. The Company recognized a gross gain on the sale of $318 million, which is included in Other income (expense), net on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations. The net proceeds received are subject to working capital and other adjustments provided in the stock purchase agreement governing the sale of CCR.

On December 2, 2024, the Company completed the sale of the CRF Business for cash proceeds of $2.9 billion. The CRF Business, historically reported in the Company's Fire & Security segment, is a leading manufacturer of fire detection and alarm solutions for both commercial and residential applications. The Company recognized a net gain on the sale of $1.4 billion, which is included in Discontinued operations, net of tax on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations. The net proceeds received are subject to working capital and other adjustments provided in the stock purchase agreement governing the sale of the CRF Business.
The following table summarizes the assets and liabilities divested as of their respective dates of sale:

(In millions)Access
Solutions
Industrial
Fire
Commercial RefrigerationCommercial & Residential Fire
Cash and cash equivalents$82 $40 $121 $64 
Accounts receivable, net90 93 217 422 
Inventories, net43 73 99 408 
Other current assets55 155 26 
Fixed assets, net18 24 84 127 
Intangible assets, net53 10 81 
Goodwill1,467 452 72 449 
Operating lease right-of-use assets16 24 48 66 
Other assets46 29 
Total assets held for sale$1,783 $765 $852 $1,672 
Accounts payable$54 $43 $124 $195 
Accrued liabilities80 65 154 153 
Operating lease liabilities17 24 49 66 
Other long-term liabilities10 213 24 
Total liabilities held for sale$161 $138 $540 $438