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Financial and capital risk management (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Assets | $ 271 | $ 342
Liabilities | 36 | 90
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 815 | 538
Liabilities | 131 | 276
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 763 | 425
Liabilities | 99 | 214
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Commodity price risk [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 52 | 113
Liabilities | 30 | 57
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Cdi Tjlp Versus Usd Fixed And Floating Rate Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 109 | 11
Liabilities | 30 | 144
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Ipca Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Liabilities | 41 | 63
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Dollar Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 650 | 407
Liabilities |  | 7
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Libor Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 4 | 7
Liabilities | 28 |
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Bunker Oil Gasoil And Brent [Member] | Commodity price risk [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Assets | 52 | 78
Liabilities | 22 | 56
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Energy Transition Materials [Member] | Commodity price risk [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Assets |  | 35
Liabilities | 8 | 1
Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] | Other Options [Member] | Commodity price risk [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Assets |  |
Liabilities | $ 2 | $ 5

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