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H3 Statement of cash flows (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract] |
Summary of Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Cash |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash |
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciations |  | 3,602 |  | 3,587 |  | 3,275 |
Impairment losses/reversals of impairments |  | 512 |  | 360 |  | 568 |
Total |  | 4,114 |  | 3,947 |  | 3,843 |
Right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciations |  | 2,387 |  | 2,474 |  | — |
Impairment losses/reversals of impairments |  | 47 |  | 75 |  | — |
Total |  | 2,434 |  | 2,549 |  | — |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized development expenses |  | 906 |  | 1,519 |  | 2,559 |
Intellectual Property Rights, brands and other intangible assets |  | 1,083 |  | 1,019 |  | 1,387 |
Total amortizations |  | 1,989 |  | 2,538 |  | 3,946 |
Impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized development expenses |  | — |  | 36 |  | 254 |
Intellectual Property Rights, brands and other intangible assets |  | 137 |  | 19 |  | — |
Goodwill |  | — |  | — |  | 275 |
Total impairments |  | 137 |  | 55 |  | 529 |
Total |  | 2,126 |  | 2,593 |  | 4,475 |
Total depreciation, amortization and impairment losses on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |  | 8,674 |  | 9,089 |  | 8,318 |
Taxes |  | 6,123 |  | 1,652 |  | (1,897) |
Dividends from joint ventures/associated companies 1) |  | 43 |  | 66 |  | 30 |
Undistributed earnings in joint ventures/ associated companies 1) |  | 331 |  | 340 |  | (53) |
Gains/losses on sales of investments and operations, intangible assets and PP&E, net 2) |  | 77 |  | (812) |  | 212 |
Other non-cash items 3) |  | (333) |  | 1,891 |  | 1,220 |
Total adjustments to reconcile net income to cash |  | 14,915 |  | 12,226 |  | 7,830 |
1) | See note E3 “Associated companies.”
2) | See note B4 “Other operating income and expense.”
3) | Refers mainly to unrealized foreign exchange, gains/losses on financial instruments.
Summary of Acquisitions/Divestments of Subsidiaries and Other Operations |
Acquisitions/divestments of subsidiaries and other operations
|  | Acquisitions |  | Divestments
2020 |  |  |  |
Cash ﬂow from business combinations 1) |  | (9,534) |  | 4
Acquisitions/divestments of other investments |  | (123) |  | 55
Total |  | (9,657) |  | 59
2019 |  |  |  |
Cash ﬂow from business combinations 1) |  | (1,815) |  | 360
Acquisitions/divestments of other investments |  | 62 |  | (112)
Total |  | (1,753) |  | 248
2018 |  |  |  |
Cash ﬂow from business combinations 1) |  | (1,220) |  | 226
Acquisitions/divestments of other investments |  | (398) |  | 107
Total |  | (1,618) |  | 333
1) | See also note E2 “Business combinations.”

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