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COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES, PRODUCT WARRANTIES, AND OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES, PRODUCT WARRANTIES, AND OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES, PRODUCT WARRANTIES, AND OTHER LOSS CONTINGENCIES
Commitments. We had total investment commitments of $16 million and unfunded lending commitments of $65 million at September 30,
2025. The commitments primarily consist of obligations to make investments or provide funding by our Gas Power and Financial Services
businesses. See Note 20 for further information.
Guarantees. As of September 30, 2025, we were committed under the following guarantee arrangements:
Credit support. We have provided $565 million of credit support on behalf of certain customers or associated companies, predominantly
joint ventures and partnerships, using arrangements such as standby letters of credit and performance guarantees, and a line of credit to
support our consolidated subsidiaries. The liability for such credit support was $6 million.
Indemnification agreements. We have $1,010 million of indemnification commitments, including obligations arising from the Spin-Off, our
commercial contracts, and agreements governing the sale of business assets, for which we recorded a liability of $674 million. The liability
is primarily associated with cash and deposits, of which $325 million relates to cash transferred to the Company from GE as part of the
Spin-Off that is restricted in connection with certain legal matters related to legacy GE operations. The liability reflects the use of these
funds to settle any associated obligations and the return of any remaining cash to GE in a future reporting period once resolved. In addition,
the liability includes $219 million of indemnifications in connection with agreements entered into with GE related to the Spin-Off, including
the Tax Matters Agreement.
Product Warranties. We provide for estimated product warranty expenses when we sell the related products. Because warranty estimates
are forecasts that are based on the best available information, mostly historical claims experience, claims costs may differ from amounts
provided. The liability for product warranties was $1,486 million and $1,370 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024,
respectively.
Credit Facilities. We have $6,000 million of credit facilities consisting of (i) a five-year unsecured revolving credit facility in an aggregate
committed amount of $3,000 million and (ii) a standby letter of credit and bank guarantee facility in an aggregate committed amount of
$3,000 million. For further information, see Note 22 in the Notes to our consolidated and combined financial statements in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Fees related to the unused portion of the facilities were insignificant in
both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.
Legal Matters. In the normal course of our business, we are involved from time to time in various arbitrations, class actions, litigation,
investigations, and other legal, regulatory, or governmental actions. See Note 22 in the Notes to our consolidated and combined financial
statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 for further information.
Environmental and Asset Retirement Obligations. Our operations involve the use, disposal, and cleanup of substances regulated under
environmental protection laws and nuclear decommissioning regulations. We have obligations for ongoing and future environmental
remediation activities and may incur additional liabilities in connection with previously remediated sites. Additionally, like many other
industrial companies, we and our subsidiaries are defendants in various lawsuits related to alleged worker exposure to asbestos or other
hazardous materials. Liabilities for environmental remediation, nuclear decommissioning, and worker exposure claims exclude possible
insurance recoveries.
It is reasonably possible that our exposure will exceed amounts accrued. However, due to uncertainties about the status of laws,
regulations, technology, and information related to individual sites and lawsuits, such amounts are not reasonably estimable. Our reserves
related to environmental remediation and worker exposure claims recorded in All other liabilities were $133 million and $138 million as of
September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
We record asset retirement obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets as a liability in the period in which the
obligation is incurred and its fair value can be reasonably estimated. These obligations primarily represent nuclear decommissioning, legal
obligations to return leased premises to their initial state, or dismantle and repair specific alterations for certain leased sites. The liability is
measured at the present value of the obligation when incurred and is adjusted in subsequent periods. Corresponding asset retirement costs
are capitalized as part of the carrying value of the related long-lived assets and depreciated over the asset’s useful life. Our asset
retirement obligations were $548 million and $622 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and are
recorded in All other current liabilities and All other liabilities in our Consolidated and Combined Statement of Financial Position. Of these
amounts, $466 million and $546 million were related to nuclear decommissioning obligations. The decrease in the liability balance was
primarily due to a settlement of a nuclear decommissioning obligation during the first quarter of 2025.