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OTHER EXPENSE (INCOME) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Other Operating Income (Expense) [Abstract] |
Operating expense (income) |
For the years ended December 31 | 2020 | 2019
Other Expense: |  |
Litigation | $19 |  | $26 |
Write-offs (reversals) | (1) |  | 3 |
Bulyanhulu reduced operations program costs 1 | 22 |  | 24 |
Bank charges | 16 |  | 16 |
Porgera care and maintenance costs | 51 |  | — |
Covid-19 donations | 24 |  | — |
Tanzania transactions costs incurred by Acacia | — |  | 18 |
Tanzania - other | — |  | 11 |
Other | 20 |  | 28 |
Total other expense | $151 |  | $126 |
Other Income: |  |
Gain on sale of long-lived assets 2 | ($180) |  | ($441) |
Remeasurement of Turquoise Ridge to fair value 3 | — |  | (1,886) |
Remeasurement of silver sale liability 4 | (104) |  | (628) |
Lumwana customs duty and indirect taxes settlement 5 | — |  | (216) |
Peru tax disputes settlement | 7 |  | (18) |
Gain on warrant investments at FVPL | (9) |  | — |
Gain on non-hedge derivatives | (10) |  | — |
Interest income on other assets | (21) |  | (20) |
Other | (12) |  | (17) |
Total other income | ($329) |  | ($3,226) |
Total | ($178) |  | ($3,100) |
1.Primarily relates to care and maintenance costs. 2.2020 includes a gain of $59 million from the sale of Eskay Creek, a gain of $54 million from the sale of Massawa, a gain of $27 million from the sale of Morila, and a gain of $22 million from the sale of Bullfrog. 2019 includes a gain of $408 million from the sale of Kalgoorlie. Refer to note 4 for further details. 3.Refer to note 4 for further details. 4.Refer to note 29 for further details. 5.Refer to note 12 for further details.

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