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OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME) (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Other Operating Income (Expense) [Abstract]  
Operating expense (income)
Other expense (income)
For the years ended December 31
2018

2017

Other Expense:
 
 
Litigation1
68

24

Write-offs2
51

11

Bulyanhulu reduced operations program costs3
29

53

Bank charges
22

23

Insurance payment to Porgera
13

—

Acacia - other
11

20

Other
28

23

Total other expense

$222


$154

Other Income:
 
 
Gain on sale of long-lived assets4

($68
)

($911
)
Insurance proceeds related to Kalgoorlie
(24
)
—

Interest Income
(22
)
(17
)
Other
(18
)
(25
)
Total other income

($132
)

($953
)
Total

$90


($799
)
1 
Primarily consists of Acacia legal fees, and a settlement dispute regarding a historical supplier contract acquired as part of the Equinox acquisition in 2011.
2 
2018 primarily relates to a $43 million write-off of a Western Australia long-term stamp duty receivable.
3 
Primarily consists of severance, contractor and inventory write-down costs.
4 
2018 includes a gain of $45 million from the sale of a royalty asset at Acacia. 2017 includes gains of $718 million from the 50% sale of Veladero and $193 million from the 25% sale of Cerro Casale.
Loss on currency translation
Loss on currency translation
For the years ended December 31
2018

2017

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

$—


$11

Foreign currency translation losses
136

61

Total

$136


$72