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OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Other Operating Income (Expense) [Abstract]  
OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME)
OTHER EXPENSE    
A)    Other Expense (Income)
  
For the three months ended June 30
 
For the six months ended June 30
 
  
2018

2017

2018

2017

Other expense:
 
 
 
 
Bank charges

$7


$6


$14


$11

Bulyanhulu reduced operations program cost1
9

—

17

—

Insurance payment to Porgera JV
13

—

13

—

Litigation
(1
)
8

26

10

Miscellaneous write-offs
3

15

4

10

Acacia - Other
4

4

5

9

Other
9

9

18

3

Total other expense

$44


$42


$97


$43

Other income:
 
 
 
 
Gain on sale of long-lived assets2

($2
)

($880
)

($48
)

($877
)
Other
(4
)
(1
)
(10
)
(3
)
Total other income

($6
)

($881
)

($58
)

($880
)
Total

$38


($839
)

$39


($837
)
1 
Primarily consists of severance, contractor and inventory write-down costs.
2 
Primarily consists of a gain related to the sale of a non-core royalty asset at Acacia.

B)    Impairment (Reversals) Charges
  
For the three months ended June 30
 
For the six months ended June 30
 
  
2018

2017

2018

2017

Impairment (reversals) of non-current assets

$35


($5
)

$37


($1,130
)
Impairment of intangibles
24

—

24

—

Total

$59


($5
)

$61


($1,130
)


C)    Loss on Currency Translation
  
For the three months ended June 30
 
For the six months ended June 30
 
  
2018

2017

2018

2017

Currency translation losses released as a result of the disposal and reorganization of entities

$—


$—


$—


$11

Foreign currency translation losses
75

32

90

24

Total

$75


$32


$90


$35


In the second quarter of 2018, we noted that inflation in Argentina was accelerating and may be considered to be hyperinflationary. Our accounting for Veladero will be unaffected by this situation as it has a US dollar functional currency.