| Cash Flow | 2025-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net earnings (loss) | 47 | -587 | -746 | -156 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 200 | 619 | 415 | 208 |
| Deferred income taxes | -34 | -334 | -292 | -79 |
| Non-cash stock-based compensation | 88 | 255 | 180 | 74 |
| Net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 0 | -5 | -2 | -1 |
| Non-cash restructuring and other charges | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
| Pension and post-retirement benefit expense | 21 | 58 | 37 | 18 |
| Pension and post-retirement benefit contributions | 28 | 69 | 50 | 32 |
| Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets | - | 861 | 861 | - |
| Other adjustments and non-cash items | 2 | -11 | -7 | -1 |
| Increase in accounts receivable, net | 358 | 77 | -79 | 219 |
| Decrease (increase) in inventory and promotional merchandise | -6 | -215 | -132 | 10 |
| Increase in other assets, net | 11 | 33 | 47 | 47 |
| Decrease in accounts payable | -204 | -230 | -298 | -337 |
| Decrease in other accrued and noncurrent liabilities | -79 | -19 | 102 | -100 |
| Increase (decrease) in operating lease assets and liabilities, net | 11 | -21 | -12 | -3 |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | - | 3 | - | - |
| Net cash flows used for operating activities | -340 | 671 | 387 | -670 |
| Purchases of investments | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Capital expenditures | 96 | 395 | 273 | 141 |
| Proceeds from the disposition of investments | 3 | - | - | - |
| Settlement of net investment hedges | 23 | 15 | 20 | 18 |
| Net cash flows used for investing activities | -116 | -408 | -294 | -160 |
| Repayments of current debt, net | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net | - | 0 | - | - |
| Debt issuance costs | - | 0 | - | - |
| Repayments of commercial paper (maturities after three months) | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Repayments of long-term debt | 1 | 503 | 502 | 1 |
| Settlement of cross-currency swaps | 9 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Net proceeds from stock-based compensation transactions | 39 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Dividends paid to stockholders | 127 | 492 | 366 | 240 |
| Payments to acquire treasury stock | 9 | 35 | 35 | 10 |
| Payment for acquisition of noncontrolling interest | - | 21 | - | - |
| Payment of deferred consideration | 150 | - | - | - |
| Net cash flows used for financing activities | -239 | -1,016 | -878 | -226 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | -7 | -11 | -24 | 11 |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | -702 | -764 | -809 | -1,045 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 2,921 | 3,395 | 3,395 | 3,395 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 2,219 | 2,631 | 2,586 | 2,350 |
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