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OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Other Operating Income (Expense) [Abstract] |
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME) | OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME) a) Other expense (income)
For the years ended December 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Other Expense: |  |
Bank charges |  | $23 |  |  | $20 |
Bulyanhulu reduced operations program costs 1 | 53 |  | — |
Litigation | 24 |  | — |
Miscellaneous write-offs | 11 |  | — |
Other | 43 |  | 15 |
Total other expense |  | $154 |  |  | $35 |
Other Income: |  |
(Gain) loss on sale of long-lived assets 2 |  | ($911 | ) |  | $42 |
Office closure | — |  | (4 | )
Other | (42 | ) | (13 | )
Total other income |  | ($953 | ) |  | $25 |
Total |  | ($799 | ) |  | $60 |
1 | Primarily consists of severance, contractor, and inventory write-down costs.
2 | 2017 includes gains of $718 million from the 50% sale of Veladero and $193 million from the 25% sale of Cerro Casale. 2016 includes losses of $17 million from the sale of Bald Mountain and Round Mountain, and $39 million from the sale of Zaldívar.
b) Loss on currency translation
For the years ended December 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Currency translation losses released as a result of the disposal and reorganization of entities |  | $11 |  |  | $91 |
Foreign currency translation losses | 61 |  | 108 |
Total |  | $72 |  |  | $199 |

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