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Fair Value Measurements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 26, 2026
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Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present information about the company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
September 26,Quoted
prices in
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markets
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(In millions)2026(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
Assets
Cash equivalents
$2,510 $2,510 $— $— 
Bank time deposits
600 600 — — 
Investments
117 22 — 95 
Insurance contracts
313 — 313 — 
Derivative contracts
231 — 231 — 
Contingent consideration
69 — — 69 
Total assets
$3,839 $3,132 $543 $164 
Liabilities
Derivative contracts
$590 $— $590 $— 
Contingent consideration
76 — — 76 
Total liabilities
$667 $— $590 $76 
December 31,Quoted
prices in
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markets
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unobservable
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(In millions)2025(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
Assets
Cash equivalents
$6,907 $6,907 $— $— 
Bank time deposits
250 250 — — 
Investments
103 27 — 76 
Insurance contracts
280 — 280 — 
Derivative contracts
685 — 685 — 
Contingent consideration
67 — — 67 
Total assets
$8,292 $7,184 $966 $143 
Liabilities
Derivative contracts
$506 $— $506 $— 
Contingent consideration
16 — — 16 
Total liabilities
$522 $— $506 $16 
In the three- and nine-month periods ended September 26, 2026, the company recorded $(9) million and $14 million, respectively, of net gains/(losses) on investments, which are included in other income/(expense) in the accompanying statements of income. In the three- and nine-month periods ended September 27, 2025, the company recorded $8 million and $6 million of net gains/(losses) on investments, which are included in other income/(expense) in the accompanying statements of income.
The following table provides a rollforward of investments classified as level 3:
Three months endedNine months ended
(In millions)September 26, 2026September 27, 2025September 26, 2026September 27, 2025
Investments
Beginning balance$92 $59 $76 $21 
Purchases3 6 19 44 
Ending balance$95 $65 $95 $65 
The following table provides a rollforward of the fair value, as determined by level 3 inputs (such as likelihood of a qualifying transaction), of the contingent consideration asset:
Three months endedNine months ended
(In millions)September 26, 2026September 27, 2025September 26, 2026September 27, 2025
Contingent consideration asset
Beginning balance
$68 $— $67 $— 
Acquisition
— 65 — 65 
Changes in fair value included in earnings
1 — 2 — 
Ending balance
$69 $65 $69 $65 
The following table provides a rollforward of the fair value, as determined by level 3 inputs (such as likelihood of achieving production or revenue milestones, as well as changes in the fair values of the investments underlying a recapitalization investment portfolio), of the contingent consideration liabilities.
Three months endedNine months ended
(In millions)September 26, 2026September 27, 2025September 26, 2026September 27, 2025
Contingent consideration liabilities
Beginning balance$178 $5 $16 $13 
Acquisitions (including assumed balances)10 3 165 3 
Payments(19)— (28)(6)
Changes in fair value included in earnings(92)4 (76)3 
Currency translation— — (1)— 
Ending balance$76 $12 $76 $12 
Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
The carrying value and fair value of the company’s debt instruments are as follows:
September 26, 2026December 31, 2025
(In millions)Carrying valueFair valueCarrying valueFair value
Senior notes
$41,108 $36,943 $39,171 $36,606 
Other
— — 1 1 
$41,108 $36,943 $39,172 $36,607 
The fair value of debt instruments, excluding private placement notes, was determined based on quoted market prices and on borrowing rates available to the company at the respective period ends, which represent level 2 measurements. The fair value of private placement notes was determined based on internally developed pricing models and unobservable inputs, which represent level 3 measurements.