Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2025 | |
| EBP 001 | |
| EBP, Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contract [Line Items] | |
| Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts | 4. Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts The Plan offers an investment option called the NOV Stable Value Fund, managed by Galliard Capital Management. This fund consists of fixed income security funds that are covered by synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (synthetic GICs), which are fully benefit-responsive. Under this structure, the Plan owns both the fixed income security funds and the wrapper contracts. In a synthetic GIC structure, the Plan invests in fixed income security funds. To reduce the risk of losses on these investments, the Plan purchases a wrapper contract from an insurance company or bank, which enables Plan participants to transact at a specified contract value by protecting the principal amount invested over a specific period of time. Fully benefit-responsive investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at contract value, as this represents the amount participants would receive in permitted transactions under the Plan. The contract value represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. The Plan’s investments covered by the wrapper contracts earn interest at interest crediting rates that are typically reset on a monthly or quarterly basis. These rates use a formula that is based on the characteristics of the underlying fixed income portfolio. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include the following: (i) amendments to the Plan documents (including complete or partial Plan termination or merger with another plan), (ii) changes to the Plan’s prohibition on competing investment options or deletion of equity wash provisions, or (iii) bankruptcy of the Plan sponsor or other Plan sponsor events (e.g., divestitures or spin-offs of the trust to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA). The Plan administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such value event, which would limit the Plan’s ability to transact at contract value with participants, is probable. In some cases, an investment contract issuer may terminate a contract with the Plan and settle at amounts different from the contract value. Examples of these events include the Plan’s loss of its qualified status, material breaches of responsibilities that are not cured, or material and adverse changes to the provisions of the Plan. If one of these events were to occur, the investment contract issuer could terminate the contract at the market value of the underlying investments. |