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INCOME TAXES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
NOTE 5. INCOME TAXES
Our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, were 25.1 percent and 26.0 percent, respectively. Our effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, were 24.2 percent and 24.1 percent, respectively.
The three months ended June 30, 2026, contained net unfavorable discrete items of $29 million, primarily due to $17 million of unfavorable return to provision adjustments and $12 million of other net unfavorable discrete tax items.
The six months ended June 30, 2026, had an unfavorable discrete tax impact due to the $199 million loss on sale of business and settlement of current and future customer obligations for which no tax benefit was recognized. Other discrete items were net unfavorable $22 million, primarily due to $23 million of unfavorable return to provision adjustments, partially offset by $1 million of other net favorable discrete tax items. See NOTE 14, “REPORTABLE SEGMENTS,” for additional information on loss on sale of business and settlement of current and future customer obligations.
The three months ended June 30, 2025, contained net favorable discrete tax items of $3 million, primarily due to $4 million of favorable adjustments for uncertain tax positions, partially offset by $1 million of other unfavorable adjustments.
The six months ended June 30, 2025, contained net favorable discrete tax items of $10 million, primarily due to $8 million of favorable adjustments for share-based compensation tax benefits and $5 million of favorable adjustments for uncertain tax positions, partially offset by $3 million of other unfavorable tax items.