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Factoring and Notes Receivable
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Receivables [Abstract]  
Factoring and Notes Receivable
Note 7. Factoring and Notes Receivable
The Company enters into arrangements with financial institutions to sell eligible trade receivables. The receivables are sold without recourse and the Company accounts for these arrangements as true sales. The Company also receives guaranteed bank notes without recourse, in settlement of accounts receivables, primarily in the Asia Pacific region. The Company can hold the bank notes until maturity, exchange them with suppliers to settle liabilities, or sell them to third-party financial institutions in exchange for cash. Bank notes sold to third-party financial institutions without recourse are likewise accounted for as true sales.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2026202520262025
(Dollars in millions)
Eligible receivables sold without recourse$197$191$588$533
Guaranteed bank notes sold without recourse4561143157
The expenses related to the sale of trade receivables and guaranteed bank notes are recognized within Other expense, net in the Consolidated Interim Statements of Operations, and were immaterial for both the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, and $3 million and $2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
September 30,
2026
December 31,
2025
(Dollars in millions)
Receivables sold but not yet collected by the bank from the customer$1 $— 
Guaranteed bank notes sold but not yet collected by the bank from the customer36 — 
As of September 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had no guaranteed bank notes pledged as collateral.