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H3 Statement of cash flows (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Statement of cash flows [abstract] |
Summary of Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Cash |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciations |  |  | 3,674 |  |  |  | 3,602 |  |  |  | 3,587 |
Impairment losses |  |  | 198 |  |  |  | 512 |  |  |  | 360 |
Total |  |  | 3,872 |  |  |  | 4,114 |  |  |  | 3,947 |
Right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciations |  |  | 2,277 |  |  |  | 2,387 |  |  |  | 2,474 |
Impairment losses |  |  | — |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | 75 |
Total |  |  | 2,277 |  |  |  | 2,434 |  |  |  | 2,549 |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortizations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized development expenses |  |  | 1,343 |  |  |  | 906 |  |  |  | 1,519 |
Intellectual Property Rights, brands and other intangible assets |  |  | 1,164 |  |  |  | 1,083 |  |  |  | 1,019 |
Total amortizations |  |  | 2,507 |  |  |  | 1,989 |  |  |  | 2,538 |
Impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized development expenses |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 36 |
Intellectual Property Rights, brands and other intangible assets |  |  | 201 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 19 |
Goodwill |  |  | 112 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total impairments |  |  | 313 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 55 |
Total |  |  | 2,820 |  |  |  | 2,126 |  |  |  | 2,593 |
Total depreciation, amortization and impairment losses on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |  |  | 8,969 |  |  |  | 8,674 |  |  |  | 9,089 |
Taxes |  |  | 6,576 |  |  |  | 10,436 |  |  |  | 6,870 |
Dividends from joint ventures/associated companies 1) |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 66 |
Undistributed earnings in joint ventures/ associated companies 1) |  |  | 270 |  |  |  | 331 |  |  |  | 340 |
Gains/losses on investments and sale of operations, intangible assets and PP&E, net 2) |  |  | (971) |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | (812) |
Other non-cash items 3) |  |  | 2,209 |  |  |  | 370 |  |  |  | 2,279 |
Total adjustments to reconcile net income to cash |  |  | 17,143 |  |  |  | 19,931 |  |  |  | 17,832 |
1) | See note E3 “Associated companies.”
2) | Includes revaluation gains and losses on investments, see note B4 “Other operating income and expense s .”
3) | Relates 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 |
2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow from business combinations 1) |  |  | (256) |  |  |  | 273 |
Acquisitions/divestments of other investments |  |  | (133) |  |  |  | 175 |
Total |  |  | (389) |  |  |  | 448 |
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 |
1) | See also note E2 “Business combinations.”

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