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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] |
Disclosure of accounts receivable and other |
US$ MILLIONS |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Current: |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 1,463 |  |  | $ | 1,741 |
Prepayments & other assets |  | 462 |  |  | 219 |
Total current |  | $ | 1,925 |  |  | $ | 1,960 |
Non-current: |  |  |  |
Finance lease receivables |  | $ | 343 |  |  | $ | — |
Accounts receivable |  | 123 |  |  | 100 |
Restricted cash(1) |  | 81 |  |  | 41 |
Tax recovery receivables |  | 21 |  |  | 27 |
Other assets |  | 188 |  |  | 89 |
Total non-current |  | $ | 756 |  |  | $ | 257 |
(1)Restricted cash primarily relates to our partnership’s financing arrangements, including debt service accounts. Cash that becomes unrestricted within one year of the reporting date is classified as cash and cash equivalents.
Disclosure of maturity analysis of finance lease payments receivable | The table below outlines Brookfield Infrastructure’s undiscounted lease payments to be received under operating and finance leases as at December 31, 2020:
US$ MILLIONS |  | Less than 1 year |  | 1-2 years |  | 2-3 years |  | 3-4 years |  | 4-5 years |  | 5+ years |  | Total lease payment receivable
Finance lease receivable |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 555 |  |  | $ | 858 |
Operating lease receivable |  | 396 |  |  | 384 |  |  | 318 |  |  | 295 |  |  | 271 |  |  | 1,474 |  |  | 3,138 |
Total lease receivable |  | $ | 458 |  |  | $ | 445 |  |  | $ | 379 |  |  | $ | 355 |  |  | $ | 330 |  |  | $ | 2,029 |  |  | $ | 3,996 |
Disclosure of maturity analysis of operating lease payments | The table below outlines Brookfield Infrastructure’s undiscounted lease payments to be received under operating and finance leases as at December 31, 2020:
US$ MILLIONS |  | Less than 1 year |  | 1-2 years |  | 2-3 years |  | 3-4 years |  | 4-5 years |  | 5+ years |  | Total lease payment receivable
Finance lease receivable |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 555 |  |  | $ | 858 |
Operating lease receivable |  | 396 |  |  | 384 |  |  | 318 |  |  | 295 |  |  | 271 |  |  | 1,474 |  |  | 3,138 |
Total lease receivable |  | $ | 458 |  |  | $ | 445 |  |  | $ | 379 |  |  | $ | 355 |  |  | $ | 330 |  |  | $ | 2,029 |  |  | $ | 3,996 |

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