INCOME TAXES (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Provision/(Benefit) for Income Taxes |
The provision/(benefit) for income taxes consisted of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | Dollars in millions | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Current: | | | | | | U.S.(a) | $ | 1,699 | | | $ | 1,279 | | | $ | 2,745 | | | Non-U.S. | 1,538 | | | 1,364 | | | 943 | | | Total current | 3,237 | | | 2,643 | | | 3,688 | | | Deferred: | | | | | | U.S.(a) | (1,107) | | | (2,185) | | | (2,339) | | | Non-U.S. | 142 | | | 96 | | | (949) | | | Total deferred | (965) | | | (2,089) | | | (3,288) | | Income tax provision | $ | 2,272 | | | $ | 554 | | | $ | 400 | | (a) The Company's 2025 U.S. income tax provision reflects federal current tax expense of $1.5 billion and federal deferred tax benefit of $1.0 billion as well as the impact of U.S. state taxes.
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| Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
The reconciliation of the effective tax rate to the U.S. statutory Federal income tax rate in 2025 was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | % of Earnings Before Income Taxes | | Dollars in millions | 2025 | | Earnings/(Loss) before income taxes: | | | | | U.S. | $ | (19) | | | | | Non-U.S. | 9,347 | | | | | Total | 9,328 | | | | U.S. Federal statutory rate | 1,959 | | | 21.0 | % | Effects of cross-border tax laws: | | | | GILTI | 228 | | | 2.4 | % | FDII deduction | (170) | | | (1.8) | % | Foreign tax effects: | | | | | Switzerland | | | | | Statutory tax rate difference between Switzerland and the U.S. | (565) | | | (6.1) | % | Canton | 284 | | | 3.0 | % | Pillar Two | 24 | | | 0.3 | % | Withholding Tax | 87 | | | 0.9 | % | Other | (11) | | | (0.1) | % | | Ireland | | | | | Statutory tax rate difference between Ireland and the U.S. | (390) | | | (4.2) | % | Pillar Two | 37 | | | 0.4 | % | Other | 2 | | | — | % | Other foreign jurisdictions | 129 | | | 1.4 | % | U.S. Federal research-based credits | (152) | | | (1.6) | % | Changes in valuation allowances | 84 | | | 0.9 | % | | Nondeductible R&D charges | 290 | | | 3.1 | % | Changes in unrecognized tax benefits | 146 | | | 1.6 | % | State and local taxes | 43 | | | 0.5 | % | Other adjustments | 247 | | | 2.7 | % | Income tax provision | $ | 2,272 | | | 24.4 | % |
The reconciliation of the effective tax rate to the U.S. statutory Federal income tax rate in 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | % of Earnings Before Income Taxes | | Dollars in millions | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Earnings/(Loss) before income taxes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. | | | | | $ | (14,893) | | | | | $ | 2,624 | | | | | Non-U.S. | | | | | 6,514 | | | | | 5,816 | | | | | Total | | | | | (8,379) | | | | | 8,440 | | | | U.S. Federal statutory rate | | | | | (1,759) | | | 21.0 | % | | 1,772 | | | 21.0 | % | Nondeductible R&D charges | | | | | 2,538 | | | (30.3) | % | | — | | | — | % | | GILTI, net of foreign derived intangible income deduction | | | | | 501 | | | (6.0) | % | | 223 | | | 2.6 | % | | Foreign tax effect of certain operations in Ireland, Puerto Rico and Switzerland | | | | | (302) | | | 3.6 | % | | (850) | | | (10.1) | % | Non-U.S. tax ruling | | | | | — | | | — | % | | (656) | | | (7.8) | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Federal valuation allowance | | | | | 46 | | | (0.5) | % | | (171) | | | (2.0) | % | | U.S. Federal, state and foreign contingent tax matters | | | | | (459) | | | 5.5 | % | | 143 | | | 1.7 | % | | U.S. Federal research-based credits | | | | | (291) | | | 3.5 | % | | (243) | | | (2.9) | % | | Charitable contributions of inventory | | | | | (36) | | | 0.4 | % | | (75) | | | (0.9) | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | State and local taxes (net of valuation allowance) | | | | | (25) | | | 0.3 | % | | 92 | | | 1.1 | % | | Foreign and other | | | | | 341 | | | (4.1) | % | | 165 | | | 2.0 | % | Income tax provision | | | | | $ | 554 | | | (6.6) | % | | $ | 400 | | | 4.7 | % |
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| Schedule of Deferred Income Tax Assets/(Liabilities) |
The components of deferred income tax assets/(liabilities) were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | Dollars in millions | 2025 | | 2024 | | Deferred tax assets | | | | | Foreign net operating loss and other carryforwards | $ | 1,229 | | | $ | 1,521 | | | State net operating loss and credit carryforwards | 629 | | | 529 | | U.S. Federal capital loss, net operating loss and tax credit | 557 | | | 695 | | | Milestone payments and license fees | 1,330 | | | 999 | | | Capitalized research expenditures | 4,366 | | | 3,886 | | | Other | 1,771 | | | 1,738 | | | Total deferred tax assets | 9,882 | | | 9,368 | | | Valuation allowance | (960) | | | (929) | | | Deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance | $ | 8,922 | | | $ | 8,439 | | | | | | | Deferred tax liabilities | | | | | Acquired intangible assets | $ | (3,069) | | | $ | (3,781) | | | Goodwill and other | (698) | | | (791) | | | Total deferred tax liabilities | $ | (3,767) | | | $ | (4,572) | | | | | | Deferred tax assets/(liabilities), net | $ | 5,155 | | | $ | 3,867 | | | | | | | Recognized as: | | | | | Deferred income taxes assets – non-current | $ | 5,378 | | | $ | 4,236 | | | Deferred income taxes liabilities – non-current | (222) | | | (369) | | | Total | $ | 5,155 | | | $ | 3,867 | |
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| Changes in the Valuation Allowance |
Changes in the valuation allowance were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | Dollars in millions | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | Beginning balance | $ | 929 | | | $ | 764 | | | $ | 873 | | | Provision | 231 | | | 242 | | | (39) | | | Utilization | (108) | | | (182) | | | (54) | | | Foreign currency translation | 14 | | | (9) | | | (19) | | | Acquisitions/(dispositions)/(liquidations), net | (109) | | | 113 | | | — | | Non-U.S. tax rate change | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | Ending balance | $ | 960 | | | $ | 929 | | | $ | 764 | |
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| Schedule of Income Tax Payments |
Income tax payments in 2025 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | Dollars in millions | 2025 | Federal | $ | 2,199 | | State | 207 | | Foreign | | Switzerland | 298 | | Ireland | 179 | | Other foreign | 381 | | Income tax payments | $ | 3,264 | |
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| Reconciliation of Gross Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (excluding interest and penalties): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | Dollars in millions | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | Beginning balance | $ | 1,428 | | | $ | 1,914 | | | $ | 1,766 | | | Gross additions to tax positions related to current year | 73 | | | 68 | | | 38 | | Gross additions to tax positions related to prior years(a) | 269 | | | 64 | | | 145 | | | Gross additions to tax positions assumed in acquisitions | 12 | | | 113 | | | — | | | Gross reductions to tax positions related to prior years | (55) | | | (670) | | | (5) | | | Settlements | (18) | | | (50) | | | (30) | | Reductions to tax positions related to lapse of statute(b) | (239) | | | (3) | | | (4) | | | Cumulative translation adjustment | 13 | | | (8) | | | 4 | | | Ending balance | $ | 1,483 | | | $ | 1,428 | | | $ | 1,914 | |
(a) Amounts in 2025 include certain transfer pricing and other matters. (b) Amounts in 2025 primarily relate to the lapse of statute for the U.S. federal years 2019-2020.
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| Summary of Income Tax Examinations |
Additional information regarding unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | Dollars in millions | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would impact the effective tax rate | $ | 1,356 | | | $ | 1,394 | | | $ | 1,872 | | | Accrued interest | 536 | | | 507 | | | 434 | | | Accrued penalties | 23 | | | 19 | | | 23 | | | Interest and penalties expense/(benefit) | 209 | | | 89 | | | 110 | |
The following is a summary of major tax jurisdictions for which tax authorities may assert additional taxes based upon tax years currently under audit and subsequent years that are subject to audit: | | | | | | | | | Jurisdictions | | Tax Years | | U.S. | | 2008 to 2012, 2016 to 2018, 2021 to 2025 | | Canada | | 2012 to 2025 | | France | | 2022 to 2025 | | Germany | | 2015 to 2025 | | Italy | | 2019 to 2025 | | Japan | | 2023 to 2025 | | UK | | 2017 to 2025 |
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