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Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of Future Purchase Commitments for Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [abstract]
Contracted for but not provided in the financial statements	$ 628	$ 423
Authorised by the Directors but not contracted for	$ 417	$ 307

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Commitments for acquisition of property plant and equipment authorised by the directors but not contracted.

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The amount of contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment]

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-Number 16
-IssueDate 2021-01-01
-Paragraph 74
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