Benefit Plans | Benefit Plans The Company sponsors various defined benefit plans and other post-retirement benefits plans, including health and life insurance, for certain eligible employees or former employees. The other post-retirement benefit plans are immaterial. The Company uses December 31 st as the measurement date for all of its employee benefit plans. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized a non-cash pension settlement loss of $12.2 million related to the transfer of plan assets to a third party as part of externalizing the risk associated with a foreign defined benefit plan. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized a Pension settlement gain of $9.1 million related to a completed buy-out of a foreign defined benefit plan by a third party plus the merger of two Company pension plans resulting in one plan benefiting from the surplus assets in the other plan. These amounts are reflected in the Pension settlement loss (gain) line item in the Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations. The following table summarizes the total changes in the Company’s total and foreign pension benefits and plan assets and includes a statement of the plans’ funded status. All Pension Benefits Foreign Pension Benefits Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2024 2023 (In thousands) Change in benefit obligation: Projected benefit obligation, beginning of year $ 242,743 $ 256,022 $ 99,215 $ 99,401 Service cost 1,429 1,439 1,429 1,439 Interest cost 8,828 11,170 2,576 4,148 Plan amendments (9) 175 (9) 175 Actuarial (gain) loss (5,945) 802 1,178 335 Foreign exchange effect (5,386) 4,079 (5,386) 4,079 Benefits paid (21,242) (27,720) (4,561) (7,138) Settlements (31,583) (3,584) (31,583) (3,584) Other 1,039 360 1,039 360 Projected benefit obligation, end of year 189,874 242,743 63,898 99,215 Accumulated benefit obligation, end of year $ 186,689 $ 239,578 $ 60,713 $ 96,049 Change in plan assets: Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year $ 211,472 $ 219,050 $ 65,278 $ 70,821 Actual return on plan assets 12,389 19,651 2,024 1,262 Employer contributions (1) 4,309 (857) 4,175 (1,015) Foreign exchange effect (2,028) 3,162 (2,028) 3,162 Benefits paid (21,242) (27,720) (4,561) (7,138) Settlements (43,283) (2,505) (43,283) (2,505) Other 289 691 289 691 Fair value of plan assets, end of year 161,906 211,472 21,894 65,278 Funded status, end of year $ (27,968) $ (31,271) $ (42,004) $ (33,937) Amounts recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31: Non-current assets $ 17,228 $ 17,300 $ 2,072 $ 13,426 Current liabilities (3,113) (3,186) (2,979) (3,052) Non-current liabilities (42,083) (45,385) (41,097) (44,311) $ (27,968) $ (31,271) $ (42,004) $ (33,937) (1) The employer contribution amount for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes a refund of assets totaling $5.1 million to the Company arising from a completed wind up of a foreign defined benefit plan. For pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, the accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets were $49.3 million and $6.3 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2024 and $50.7 million and $3.9 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2023. For pension plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, the projected benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets were $52.4 million and $7.2 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2024 and $55.6 million and $7.0 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2023. Expected contributions to the Company’s pension benefit plans for the year ending December 31, 2025 are $4.5 million. The table below includes the benefit payments that are expected to be paid during each respective fiscal year. Pension Benefits All Plans Foreign Plans (In thousands) 2025 $ 19,136 $ 5,735 2026 18,347 5,368 2027 17,986 5,455 2028 17,243 5,133 2029 16,917 5,309 2030 - 2034 76,386 26,156 The Company’s primary investment objective for its pension plan assets is to provide a source of retirement income for the plans’ participants and beneficiaries. The assets are invested with the goal of preserving principal while providing a reasonable rate of return over the long term. Diversification of assets is achieved through strategic allocations to various asset classes. Actual allocations to each asset class vary due to periodic investment strategy changes, market value fluctuations, the length of time it takes to fully implement investment allocation positions and the timing of benefit payments and contributions. The asset allocation is monitored and rebalanced as required, as frequently as on a quarterly basis in some instances. The target allocation for plan assets varies by plan and jurisdiction. The table below shows the actual allocation percentages for the Company’s pension plan assets. Actual Asset Allocation 2024 2023 United States Plans: Equity securities: United States 37 % 38 % International 13 % 12 % Fixed income 50 % 49 % Cash and cash equivalents 0 % 1 % Foreign Plans: Equity securities 4 % 1 % Fixed income securities 15 % 48 % Cash and cash equivalents 1 % 1 % Insurance contracts 44 % 38 % Investment funds (1) 36 % 12 % (1) Represents various fixed income and equity securities. The table below summarizes the Company’s pension plan assets for each fair value hierarchy level for the periods presented (see Note 17, “Fai r Value Measurements” for further description of the levels within the fair value hierarchy). December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Measured at Net Asset Value (1) Level Level Level Measured at Net Asset Value (1) Level Level Level (In thousands) (In thousands) United States Plans: Cash and cash equivalents $ — $ 379 $ — $ — $ 379 $ — $ 1,237 $ — $ — $ 1,237 Equity securities: United States large cap 28,803 — — — 28,803 29,289 — — — 29,289 United States small/mid cap 9,456 13,481 — — 22,937 10,130 16,033 — — 26,163 International 17,566 — — — 17,566 18,078 — — — 18,078 Fixed income mutual funds: United States government and corporate 69,152 — — — 69,152 70,283 — — — 70,283 Other — 1,175 — — 1,175 — 1,145 — — 1,145 Foreign Plans: Cash and cash equivalents (2) — 238 — — 238 — 547 — — 547 Equity securities — 904 — — 904 — 921 — — 921 Non-United States government and corporate bonds — 3,198 — — 3,198 — 31,147 — — 31,147 Insurance contracts — — 9,608 — 9,608 — — 24,592 — 24,592 Investment funds — — 7,919 — 7,919 — — 8,050 — 8,050 Other — — 27 — 27 — — 20 — 20 $ 124,977 $ 19,375 $ 17,554 $ — $ 161,906 $ 127,780 $ 51,030 $ 32,662 $ — $ 211,472 (1) Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient (the “NAV”) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. These investments, consisting of common/collective trusts, are valued using the NAV provided by the Trustee. The NAV is based on the underlying investments held by the fund, which are traded in an active market, less its liabilities. These investments are able to be redeemed in the near-term. (2) The weighted-average interest crediting rates received in Cash and cash equivalents of foreign plans are immaterial relative to total plan assets. The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit (income) cost and Other comprehensive income of the Company’s total and foreign defined benefit pension plans. All Pension Benefits Foreign Pension Benefits Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 2024 2023 2022 (In thousands) Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Income): Service cost $ 1,429 $ 1,439 $ 1,684 $ 1,429 $ 1,439 $ 1,684 Interest cost 8,828 11,170 5,874 2,576 4,148 2,161 Amortization 1,634 1,206 4,313 130 40 687 Settlement loss (gain) 12,155 — (9,114) 12,155 — (9,114) Other (179) — 92 (179) (331) 92 Expected return on plan assets (9,410) (11,391) (11,519) (1,038) (2,475) (2,063) Net periodic benefit cost (income) $ 14,457 $ 2,424 $ (8,670) $ 15,073 $ 2,821 $ (6,553) Change in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Gain) Loss: Transfer from Former Parent (1) $ — $ — $ 53,134 $ — $ — $ — Current year net actuarial (gain) loss (9,598) (7,021) 949 (483) 1,984 (12,262) Current year prior service cost (9) 175 862 (9) 175 862 Less amounts included in net periodic benefit cost: Amortization of net (loss) (1,676) (1,575) (4,340) (172) (78) (714) Settlement / divestiture / other loss (455) (1,079) (67) (454) (1,079) (67) Amortization of prior service cost 42 38 (1,067) 42 38 (1,067) Total recognized in Other comprehensive income $ (11,696) $ (9,462) $ 49,471 $ (1,076) $ 1,040 $ (13,248) (1) As part of the Separation, certain United States defined benefit plans, formerly sponsored by the Former Parent were transferred to the Company as of March 21, 2022 (“Transfer Date”). Each component of net periodic benefit cost (income) is included in the Company’s Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. Service cost is included within Selling, general and administrative expense with the non-service costs net of expected return on plan assets and settlement loss (gain) included within Interest expense and other, net. Settlement loss (gain) is recorded within Pension settlement loss (gain) on the Company’s Consolidated and Combined Statement of Operations. The table below shows the components of net unrecognized pension benefit cost included in AOCL in the Consolidated Balance Sheets that have not been recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost. Pension Benefits December 31, 2024 2023 (In thousands) Net actuarial loss $ 49,917 $ 61,573 Prior service income (122) (81) $ 49,795 $ 61,492 The key economic assumptions used in the measurement of the Company’s pension benefits are included in the table below. Pension Benefits December 31, 2024 2023 Weighted-average discount rate: All plans 4.8 % 4.4 % Foreign plans 3.7 % 3.9 % Weighted-average rate of increase in compensation levels for active foreign plans (1) 3.1 % 3.1 % (1) Weighted-average rate of increase is only applicable to plans with compensation increase assumptions. The key economic assumptions used in the computation of net periodic benefit cost are as included in the table below. Pension Benefits Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Weighted-average discount rate: All plans 4.4 % 4.6 % 2.2 % Foreign plans 3.9 % 4.3 % 1.9 % Weighted-average expected return on plan assets: All plans 5.1 % 5.0 % 4.8 % Foreign plans 4.4 % 4.1 % 3.2 % Weighted-average rate of increase in compensation levels for active foreign plans (1) 3.1 % 3.2 % 3.2 % (1) Weighted-average rate of increase is only applicable to plans with compensation increase assumptions. In determining discount rates, the Company utilizes the single discount rate equivalent to discounting the expected future cash flows from each plan using the yields at each duration from a published yield curve as of the measurement date. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is determined using the calculated value of plan assets, which is based on the Company’s investment policy target allocation of the asset portfolio between various asset classes and the expected real returns of each asset class over various periods of time that are consistent with the long-term nature of the underlying obligations of these plans. The Company maintains defined contribution plans covering certain union and non-union employees. The Company’s expense for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $7.5 million, $7.6 million and $8.7 million, respectively. |