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POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS - Post-employment Amounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Liability in the balance sheet | $ 42 | $ 48
Income statement charge | 1 | 1
Measurements | (4) | 23
Other post-retirement benefits |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Liability in the balance sheet | 6 | 6
Income statement charge | 0 | 0
Measurements | $ 0 | $ 0
Discount rate | 4.45% | 3.75%
Defined pension benefits |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Liability in the balance sheet | $ 36 | $ 42
Income statement charge | 1 | 1
Measurements | $ (4) | $ 23
Defined pension benefits | Minimum |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Discount rate | 2.90% | 2.10%
Defined pension benefits | Maximum |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Discount rate | 3.95% | 3.90%
Defined pension benefits | Present value of obligations |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Liability in the balance sheet | $ 36 | $ 42
Defined pension benefits | Impact of minimum funding requirement/asset ceiling |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Liability in the balance sheet | 0 | 0
Defined pension benefits | Funded plans |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Liability in the balance sheet | (8) | (12)
Defined pension benefits | Funded plans | Present value of obligations |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Liability in the balance sheet | 57 | 122
Defined pension benefits | Funded plans | Fair value of plan assets |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Liability in the balance sheet | (65) | (134)
Defined pension benefits | Unfunded plans | Present value of obligations |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Liability in the balance sheet | $ 44 | $ 54

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- Definition The discount rate used as the significant actuarial assumption to determine the present value of a defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Defined benefit obligation, at present value; Actuarial assumptions [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 144 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_144&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The decrease (increase) in a net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from the remeasurement of that net defined benefit liability (asset). [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset)] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 141 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_141_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The amount of deficit or surplus in a defined benefit plan, adjusted for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 140 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_140_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined benefit plans. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_5&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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