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Retirement Plans
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]  
Retirement Plans 14.  Retirement Plans
The net periodic benefit cost recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations is composed of the following:
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
U.S. Plans
Non-U.S. Plans
U.S. Plans
Non-U.S. Plans
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
Service cost
$5
$
$9
$7
$10
$
$18
$13
Interest cost
52
36
22
104
1
70
44
Expected return on assets
(68)
(37)
(22)
(136)
(1)
(72)
(44)
Amortization of:
Net actuarial loss
8
10
16
20
Prior service credit
(1)
Settlement loss
19
19
Net periodic benefit
(income) cost
$(11)
$
$16
$36
$(22)
$
$31
$52
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Service cost
$
$
$1
$1
Interest cost
2
3
Net periodic benefit cost
$2
$
$4
$1
Service cost is included within “Cost of goods sold” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” while all other components
are recorded within “Pension and other postretirement non-service income (expense), net”.
14.  Retirement Plans - continued
Pension Plan Contributions and Benefit Payments
Established funding standards govern the funding requirements for our qualified and approved pension plans in various jurisdictions.
We fund the benefit payments of our non-qualified or unfunded plans as benefit payments come due.
The Company’s contributions to the plans were as follows:
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Defined Benefit Pension Plans Contributions
$41
$31
$67
$55
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Contributions
2
1
5
2
Multiemployer Plans
As a result of the acquisition of WestRock, we participate in several multiemployer pension plans (“MEPP” or “MEPPs”) that provide
retirement benefits to certain union employees in accordance with various collective bargaining agreements and WestRock has
participated in other MEPPs in the past. The multiemployer plan expense was immaterial for the three and six months ended June 30,
2025. In the normal course of business, we evaluate our potential exposure to MEPPs, including potential withdrawal liabilities.
At June 30, 2025, we had recorded withdrawal liabilities of $128 million (December 31, 2024: $131 million).