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FINANCIAL ASSETS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
FINANCIAL ASSETS | FINANCIAL ASSETS
US$ MILLIONS |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Current: |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward contracts |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 132 |
Loans and receivables |  | 43 |  |  | 73 |
Marketable securities |  | 85 |  |  | 3 |
Other |  | 54 |  |  | 33 |
Total current |  | $ | 192 |  |  | $ | 241 |
Non-current: |  |  |  |
Cross currency interest rate swaps |  | $ | 243 |  |  | $ | 589 |
Loans and receivables |  | 210 |  |  | 172 |
Foreign currency forward contracts |  | 226 |  |  | 78 |
Other |  | 51 |  |  | 61 |
Total non-current |  | $ | 730 |  |  | $ | 900 |
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
US$ MILLIONS |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Current: |  |  |  |
Foreign currency forward contracts |  | $ | 150 |  |  | $ | 47 |
Other financial liabilities |  | 87 |  |  | 182 |
Total current financial liabilities |  | $ | 237 |  |  | $ | 229 |
Non-current: |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Inflation swaps |  | 84 |  |  | 97 |
Deferred consideration(1) |  | 916 |  |  | — |
Other financial liabilities |  | 67 |  |  | 21 |
Total non-current financial liabilities |  | $ | 1,076 |  |  | $ | 152 |
(1) | The deferred consideration is related to the acquisitions completed during 2017. See Note 5, Acquisition of Businesses for further details.

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