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Additional disclosure items G.5. Related party balances and transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Expenses from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Other expenses | $ (3) | $ (4) |  | $ (9)
Total | (244) | (250) |  | (233)
Income and gains from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Other revenue | 2 | 1 |  | 10
Total | 303 | 295 |  | 289
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |
Sub-total | 482 | 421 |  |
Total | 580 | 529 |  |
Amounts due to non-controlling interests, associates and joint ventures | 135 | 124 | [1] |
Amounts receivable | 73 | 77 |  |
Joint ventures where entity is venturer |  |  |  |
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |
Amounts receivable | 20 | 25 |  |
Other related parties |  |  |  |
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |
Sub-total | 9 | 10 |  |
Amounts receivable | $ 1 | $ 1 |  |
Kinnevik | Principal shareholder |  |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |  |
Shareholder Ownership Percentage | 37.00% | 37.00% |  |
Miffin |  |  |  |
Expenses from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Purchases of goods and services |  |  |  | (167)
Income and gains from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Sale of goods and services |  |  |  | 261
Miffin | Entities with joint control or significant influence over entity |  |  |  |
Expenses from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Purchases of goods and services | $ (173) | $ (181) |  |
Income and gains from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Sale of goods and services | 284 | 277 |  |
Guatemala joint ventures | Joint ventures where entity is venturer |  |  |  |
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |
Sub-total | 315 | 273 |  |
Amounts due to non-controlling interests, associates and joint ventures | 135 |  |  |
Honduras joint ventures | Joint ventures where entity is venturer |  |  |  |
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |
Sub-total | 143 | 135 |  |
EPM |  |  |  |
Expenses from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Purchases of goods and services |  |  |  | (22)
Income and gains from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Sale of goods and services |  |  |  | 18
EPM | Entities with joint control or significant influence over entity |  |  |  |
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |
Sub-total | 14 | 3 |  |
Amounts receivable | 5 | 3 |  |
EPM | Joint ventures where entity is venturer |  |  |  |
Expenses from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Purchases of goods and services | (40) | (36) |  |
Income and gains from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Sale of goods and services | 17 | 18 |  |
Helios Towers Africa Ltd (HTA) |  |  |  |
Expenses from transactions with related parties |  |  |  |
Lease of towers and related services from HTA | (28) | (28) |  | $ (35)
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |
Finance lease liabilities to tower companies(iii) | 99 | 108 |  |
Amounts receivable | 6 | 8 |  |
Ghana |  |  |  |
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |
Amounts receivable | $ 41 | $ 40 |  |
Colombia | EPM |  |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership help by non-controlling interest | 50.00% |  |  |
Cable Onda S.A |  |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership help by non-controlling interest | 20.00% |  |  |
[1] | Not restated for the application of IFRS 15 and 9, as the Group elected the modified retrospective approach for both standards.

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