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Segment reporting - Schedule of Operating Lease Right of Use Assets Based on Geography (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 697	$ 656
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	697	656
Argentina | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	51	53
Brazil | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	308	286
Mexico | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	262	245
Other Countries | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 76	$ 72

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Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123391704&loc=SL77918627-209977

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