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Introduction (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of changes in accounting policies, accounting estimates and errors [Abstract] |
Foreign exchange rates | The following table presents functional currency translation rates for the Group’s locations to the US dollar on December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 and the average rates for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
Exchange Rates to the US Dollar | Functional Currency | 2020 Year-end Rate | 2019 Year-end Rate | Change % | 2020 Average Rate | 2019 Average Rate | Change % | 2018 Average Rate
Bolivia | Boliviano (BOB) | 6.91 |  | 6.91 |  | — |  | 6.91 |  | 6.91 |  | — | % | 6.91 |
Chad | CFA Franc (XAF) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 571 |
Colombia | Peso (COP) | 3,432.50 |  | 3,277 |  | 4.7 | % | 3,695 |  | 3,296 |  | 12.1 | % | 2,973 |
Costa Rica | Costa Rican Colon (CRC) | 617.30 |  | 576 |  | 7.1 | % | 590 |  | 588 |  | 0.3 | % | 578 |
El Salvador | US dollar | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a
Ghana | Cedi (GHS) | 5.87 |  | 5.73 |  | 2.4 | % | 5.75 |  | 5.33 |  | 7.9 | % | 4.63 |
Guatemala | Quetzal (GTQ) | 7.79 |  | 7.70 |  | 1.2 | % | 7.73 |  | 7.71 |  | 0.3 | % | 7.52 |
Honduras | Lempira (HNL) | 24.20 |  | 24.72 |  | (2.1) | % | 24.65 |  | 24.59 |  | 0.2 | % | 23.99 |
Luxembourg | Euro (EUR) | 0.82 |  | 0.89 |  | (8.2) | % | 0.87 |  | 0.89 |  | (2.1) | % | 0.85 |
Nicaragua | Cordoba (NIO) | 34.82 |  | 33.84 |  | 2.9 | % | 34.34 |  | 33.12 |  | 3.7 | % | 31.55 |
Panama | Balboa (B/.) (i) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a
Paraguay | Guarani (PYG) | 6,900.11 |  | 6,453 |  | 6.9 | % | 6,758 |  | 6,232 |  | 8.4 | % | 5,743 |
Sweden | Krona (SEK) | 8.23 |  | 9.37 |  | (12.1) | % | 9.16 |  | 9.43 |  | (2.9) | % | 8.71 |
Tanzania | Shilling (TZS) | 2,318.95 |  | 2,299 |  | 0.9 | % | 2,312 |  | 2,304 |  | 0.3 | % | 2,274 |
United Kingdom | Pound (GBP) | 0.73 |  | 0.75 |  | (3.0) | % | 0.77 |  | 0.78 |  | (1.2) | % | 0.75 |
(i) the balboa is tied to the United States dollar at an exchange rate of 1:1.
Effects of implementation of new IFRS | For leases previously classified as finance leases Millicom recognized the carrying amount of the lease asset and lease liability immediately before transition as the carrying amount of the right of use asset and the lease liability at the date of initial application. The measurement principles of IFRS 16 are only applied after that date.
$ millions | January 1, 2019
Operating lease commitments disclosed as at December 31, 2018 | 801
(Plus): Non lease components obligations | 57
(Less): Short term leases recognized on a straight line basis as an expense | (3)
(Less): Low value leases recognized on a straight line basis as an expense | (2)
(Less): Contract included in the lease commitments but with starting date in 2019 and not part of the IFRS 16 opening balances | (17)
(Plus/Less): Other | (9)
Gross lease liabilities | 828
Discounted using the lessee's incremental borrowing rate at the date of the initial application | (283)
Incremental lease liabilities recognized at January 1, 2019 | 545
(Plus): Finance lease liabilities recognized at December 31, 2018 | 353
Lease liabilities recognized at January 1, 2019 | 898
Of which are: |
Current lease liabilities | 86
Non-current lease liabilities | 812
The application of IFRS 16 affected the following items in the statement of financial position on January 1, 2019:
FINANCIAL POSITION $ millions | As at January 1, 2019 before application | Effect of adoption of IFRS 16 | As at January 1, 2019 after application | Reason for the change
ASSETS |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 3,071 | (307) | 2,764 | (i)
Right-of-use asset (non-current) NEW | — | 856 | 856 | (ii)
Prepayments | 129 | (6) | 123 | (iii)
LIABILITIES |  |  |  |
Lease liabilities (non-current) NEW | — | 812 | 812 | (iv)
Debt and other financing (non-current) | 4,123 | (337) | 3,786 | (v)
Lease liabilities (current) NEW | — | 86 | 86 | (iv)
Debt and other financing (current) | 458 | (16) | 442 | (v)
Other current liabilities | 492 | (2) | 490 | (vi)
(i) Transfer of previously capitalized assets under finance leases to Right-of-Use assets. (ii) Initial recognition of Right-of-Use assets, transfer of previously recognized finance leases and of lease prepayments to the Right-of-Use asset cost at transition. (iii) Transfer of lease prepayments to the Right-of-Use asset cost at transition. (iv) Initial recognition of lease liabilities and transfer of previously recognized finance lease liabilities. (v) Transfer of previously recognized finance lease liabilities to new Lease liabilities accounts. (vi) Reclassification of provisions for onerous contracts to Right-of-Use assets.

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