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Additional cash flow information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract] |
Schedule of reconciliation of changes in liabilities arising from financing activities | The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in assets and liabilities arising from financing activities.
| Note | Debt due within one year and long-term debt | Derivative to hedge foreign currency on debt (1) | Dividends payable | Other liabilities (2) | Total
January 1, 2024 |  | 36,177 |  | (153) |  | 910 |  | 78 |  | 37,012 |
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in notes payable |  | 1,817 |  | 128 |  | — |  | — |  | 1,945 |
Issue of long-term debt |  | 3,834 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 3,834 |
Repayment of supplier finance arrangements (2) |  | (78) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (78) |
Repayment of long-term debt |  | (3,289) |  | 64 |  | — |  | — |  | (3,225) |
Cash dividends paid on common and preferred shares |  | — |  | — |  | (3,800) |  | — |  | (3,800) |
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interests | 36 | — |  | — |  | (68) |  | — |  | (68) |
Other financing activities |  | (27) |  | — |  | — |  | (4) |  | (31) |
Total cash flows from (used in) financing activities excluding equity |  | 2,257 |  | 192 |  | (3,868) |  | (4) |  | (1,423) |
Non-cash changes arising from |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in lease liabilities |  | 774 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 774 |
Dividends declared on common and preferred shares |  | — |  | — |  | 3,827 |  | — |  | 3,827 |
Dividends declared by subsidiaries to non-controlling interests |  | — |  | — |  | 68 |  | — |  | 68 |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates |  | 987 |  | (987) |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Business acquisitions | 4 | 120 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 120 |
Reclassification to liabilities held for sale | 16 | (10) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (10) |
Additions to supplier finance arrangements |  | 58 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 58 |
Other |  | 141 |  | (27) |  | (4) |  | (69) |  | 41 |
Total non-cash changes |  | 2,070 |  | (1,014) |  | 3,891 |  | (69) |  | 4,878 |
December 31, 2024 |  | 40,504 |  | (975) |  | 933 |  | 5 |  | 40,467 |
(1)Included in Other current assets, Other non-current assets, Trade payables and other liabilities and Other non-current liabilities in the statements of financial position. (2)Included in Repayment of long-term debt in the statements of cash flows.
| Note | Debt due within one year and long-term debt(1) | Derivative to hedge foreign currency on debt (2) | Dividends payable | Other liabilities | Total
January 1, 2023 |  | 31,920 |  | (307) |  | 867 |  | 253 |  | 32,733 |
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in notes payable |  | (646) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (646) |
Issue of long-term debt |  | 5,195 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 5,195 |
Repayment of supplier finance arrangements (3) |  | (81) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (81) |
Repayment of long-term debt |  | (1,777) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (1,777) |
Repurchase of financial liability |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (149) |  | (149) |
Cash dividends paid on common and preferred shares |  | — |  | — |  | (3,668) |  | — |  | (3,668) |
Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to non-controlling interests | 36 | — |  | — |  | (47) |  | — |  | (47) |
Other financing activities |  | (24) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (24) |
Total cash flows from (used in) financing activities excluding equity |  | 2,667 |  | — |  | (3,715) |  | (149) |  | (1,197) |
Non-cash changes arising from |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in lease liabilities |  | 1,562 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 1,562 |
Dividends declared on common and preferred shares |  | — |  | — |  | 3,717 |  | — |  | 3,717 |
Dividends declared by subsidiaries to non-controlling interests |  | — |  | — |  | 47 |  | — |  | 47 |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates |  | (169) |  | 169 |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Business acquisitions | 4 | 5 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 5 |
Business disposition | 4 | (93) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (93) |
Reclassification to liabilities held for sale | 16 | (7) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | (7) |
Additions to supplier finance arrangements |  | 68 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 68 |
Other |  | 224 |  | (15) |  | (6) |  | (26) |  | 177 |
Total non-cash changes |  | 1,590 |  | 154 |  | 3,758 |  | (26) |  | 5,476 |
December 31, 2023 |  | 36,177 |  | (153) |  | 910 |  | 78 |  | 37,012 |
(1)We have reclassified amounts from the previous period to make them consistent with the presentation for the current period. (2)Included in Other current assets, Other non-current assets and Trade payables and other liabilities in the statements of financial position. (3)Included in Repayment of long-term debt in the statements of cash flows.

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