XML 68 R54.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.20.4
Post-Employment and Other Long-Term Employees Benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets

The changes in benefit obligation and plan assets were as follows:

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Other Long-Term Benefits

 

 

 

December 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

Change in benefit obligation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

 

1,036

 

 

 

911

 

 

 

88

 

 

 

81

 

Service cost

 

 

31

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

5

 

Interest cost

 

 

21

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Employee contributions

 

 

4

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan amendments

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(4

)

Effect of curtailment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of settlement

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(36

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial (gain) loss

 

 

83

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

6

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

55

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

(1

)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

 

1,216

 

 

 

1,036

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in plan assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan assets at fair value at beginning of year

 

 

597

 

 

 

527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

84

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employer contributions

 

 

17

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee contributions

 

 

4

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of settlement

 

 

 

 

 

(36

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

19

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan assets at fair value at end of year

 

 

718

 

 

 

597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded status

 

 

(498

)

 

 

(439

)

 

 

(101

)

 

 

(88

)

Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Other Long-Term Benefits

 

 

 

December 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

Non-current assets

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(7

)

Long-term liabilities

 

 

(493

)

 

 

(433

)

 

 

(97

)

 

 

(81

)

Net amount recognized

 

 

(498

)

 

 

(439

)

 

 

(101

)

 

 

(88

)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Tax Effects

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss (income) before tax effects were as follows:

 

 

 

Actuarial

(gains)/losses

 

 

Prior service

cost

 

 

Total

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss as at

   December 31, 2018

 

 

152

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

155

 

Net amount generated/arising in current year

 

 

57

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

58

 

Amortization

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(14

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss as at

   December 31, 2019

 

 

197

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

200

 

Net amount generated/arising in current year

 

 

21

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

22

 

Amortization

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(14

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss as at

   December 31, 2020

 

 

216

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

219

 

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations

The accumulated benefit obligations were as follows:

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Other Long-Term Benefits

 

 

 

December 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

Accumulated benefit obligations

 

 

1,053

 

 

 

896

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

74

 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of the net periodic benefit cost included the following:

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Other Long-term Benefits

 

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2020

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2019

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2018

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2020

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2019

 

 

Year ended

December 31,

2018

 

Service cost

 

 

31

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

6

 

Interest cost

 

 

21

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(23

)

 

 

(22

)

 

 

(23

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of actuarial net loss

   (gain)

 

 

12

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

1

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of settlement

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of curtailment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

 

43

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

8

 

Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Determination of Benefit Obligation and Plan Assets

The weighted average assumptions used in the determination of the benefit obligation and the plan assets for the pension plans and the other long-term benefits were as follows:

 

Assumptions

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Discount rate

 

 

1.45

%

 

 

1.95

%

Salary increase rate

 

 

2.43

%

 

 

2.48

%

Expected long-term rate of return on funds for

   the pension expense of the following year

 

 

3.44

%

 

 

4.04

%

The weighted average assumptions used in the determination of the net periodic benefit cost for the pension plans and the other long-term benefits were as follows:

 

Assumptions

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Discount rate

 

 

1.95

%

 

 

2.75

%

 

 

2.54

%

Salary increase rate

 

 

2.48

%

 

 

2.32

%

 

 

2.37

%

Expected long-term rate of return on funds for

   the pension expense of the year

 

 

4.04

%

 

 

4.16

%

 

 

4.23

%

Pension Plan Asset Allocation

The Company’s pension plan asset allocation at December 31, 2020 and at December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

 

Percentage of Plan Assets

at December

 

Asset Category

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

1

%

 

 

1

%

Equity securities

 

 

23

%

 

 

24

%

Government debt securities

 

 

12

%

 

 

12

%

Corporate debt securities

 

 

15

%

 

 

16

%

Investments in funds(a)

 

 

21

%

 

 

21

%

Real estate

 

 

2

%

 

 

2

%

Other (mainly insurance assets – contracts and

   reserves)

 

 

26

%

 

 

24

%

Total

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

(a)

As at December 31, 2020, investments in funds were composed of commingled and multi-strategy funds invested in diversified portfolios of fixed income (72%) - mainly corporate bonds, equity (13%), other instruments (15%).  As at December 31, 2019, investments in funds were composed of commingled and multi-strategy funds invested in diversified portfolios of corporate bonds (37%), government bonds (32%), equity (15%) and other instruments (16%).

Pension Plan Asset Allocation Including Fair-Value Measurements

The Company’s detailed pension plan asset allocation including the fair-value measurements of those plan assets as at December 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Quoted

Prices in

Active

Markets

for

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities

 

 

167

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

 

Government debt securities

 

 

86

 

 

 

 

 

 

86

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

105

 

 

 

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

24

 

Investment funds

 

 

153

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

 

Real estate

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

Other (mainly insurance assets –

   contracts and reserves)

 

 

192

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

 

 

 

138

 

TOTAL

 

 

718

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

547

 

 

 

162

 

The Company’s detailed pension plan asset allocation including the fair-value measurements of those plan assets as at December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Quoted

Prices in

Active

Markets

for

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity securities

 

 

144

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

143

 

 

 

 

Government debt securities

 

 

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt securities

 

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

12

 

Investment funds

 

 

127

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

126

 

 

 

 

Real estate

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

Other (mainly insurance assets –

   contracts and reserves)

 

 

142

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

101

 

TOTAL

 

 

597

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

477

 

 

 

113

 

Reconciliation for Plan Assets Measured at Fair Value Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

For plan assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), the reconciliation between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 is presented as follows:

 

 

 

Fair Value

Measurements

using

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

January 1, 2020

 

 

113

 

Contributions (employer and employee)

 

 

14

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

2

 

Net benefit payments (a)

 

 

11

 

Settlements

 

 

 

Transfer in Level 3

 

 

10

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

12

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

162

 

 

(a)

Net cash flows between benefits paid from the insurance contracts and benefits transferred into the insurance contracts by employees.

For plan assets measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), the reconciliation between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 is presented as follows:

 

 

 

Fair Value

Measurements

using

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

January 1, 2019

 

 

117

 

Contributions (employer and employee)

 

 

11

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

(1

)

Net benefit payments (a)

 

 

9

 

Settlements

 

 

(34

)

Transfer in Level 3

 

 

11

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

113

 

 

(a)

Net cash flows between benefits paid from the insurance contracts and benefits transferred into the insurance contracts by employees.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

The Company’s estimated future benefit payments as at December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

Years

 

Pension

Benefits

 

 

Other

Long-term

Benefits

 

2021

 

 

38

 

 

 

5

 

2022

 

 

30

 

 

 

5

 

2023

 

 

40

 

 

 

6

 

2024

 

 

51

 

 

 

9

 

2025

 

 

56

 

 

 

9

 

From 2026 to 2030

 

 

298

 

 

 

49