Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (in millions) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Description | | Balance at Beginning of Period | | Charged to Costs and Expenses | | Deductions | | Balance at End of Period | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | Allowances deducted from assets | | | | | | | | | | | | Credit losses | | $ | 857 | | | $ | 385 | | | | $ | 343 | | (a) | | $ | 899 | | | Doubtful receivables | | 93 | | | 30 | | | | 54 | | (b) | | 69 | | | Inventories (primarily service part obsolescence) | | 718 | | | (31) | | (c) | | — | | | | 687 | | | Deferred tax assets | | 822 | | | 36 | | (d) | | 12 | | | | 846 | | | Deferred tax assets for U.S. flow-through operations (e) | | 3,230 | | | 111 | | | | — | | | | 3,341 | | | Total allowances deducted from assets | | $ | 5,720 | | | $ | 531 | | | | $ | 409 | | | | $ | 5,842 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 | | | | | | | | | | | | Allowances deducted from assets | | | | | | | | | | | | Credit losses | | $ | 899 | | | $ | 430 | | | | $ | 429 | | (a) | | $ | 900 | | | Doubtful receivables | | 69 | | | 23 | | | | 15 | | (b) | | 77 | | | Inventories (primarily service part obsolescence) | | 687 | | | 68 | | (c) | | — | | | | 755 | | | Deferred tax assets | | 846 | | | (428) | | (d) | | 11 | | | | 407 | | | Deferred tax assets for U.S. flow-through operations (e) | | 3,341 | | | 108 | | | | — | | | | 3,449 | | | Total allowances deducted from assets | | $ | 5,842 | | | $ | 201 | | | | $ | 455 | | | | $ | 5,588 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | Allowances deducted from assets | | | | | | | | | | | | Credit losses | | $ | 900 | | | $ | 530 | | | | $ | 481 | | (a) | | $ | 949 | | | Doubtful receivables | | 77 | | | 32 | | | | 7 | | (b) | | 102 | | | Inventories (primarily service part obsolescence) | | 755 | | | 133 | | (c) | | — | | | | 888 | | | Deferred tax assets | | 407 | | | 25 | | (d) | | 3 | | | | 429 | | | Deferred tax assets for U.S. flow-through operations (e) | | 3,449 | | | (3,250) | | | | — | | | | 199 | | | Total allowances deducted from assets | | $ | 5,588 | | | $ | (2,530) | | | | $ | 491 | | | | $ | 2,567 | |
_________ (a) Finance receivables deemed to be uncollectible and other changes, principally amounts related to finance receivables sold and translation adjustments. (b) Accounts receivable deemed to be uncollectible as well as translation adjustments. (c) Net change in inventory allowances, including translation adjustments. (d) Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets including translation adjustments. (e) Deferred tax assets of U.S. flow-through operations no longer requiring a valuation allowance would result in an increase in deferred tax liabilities.
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