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Related Party Transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Schedule of Related Party Transactions Activities |
|  | UNITED STATES DOLLAR |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Key management remuneration (Executive Committee) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term employee benefits |  |  | 11.0 |  |  |  | 11.4 |  |  |  | 10.7 |
Severance |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 1.6 |  |  |  | — |
Pension scheme contribution |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | 0.7 |
Share-based payments |  |  | 3.7 |  |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | 2.3 |
Long-term incentive plan |  |  | 1.0 |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 1.1 |
|  |  | 16.4 |  |  |  | 16.0 |  |  |  | 14.8 |

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