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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER - Undiscounted Lease Payments (Details) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Disclosure Of Maturity Analysis Of Operating And Finance Lease Payments [Line Items] |
Finance lease receivable | $ 858
Operating lease receivable | 3,138
Total lease receivable | 3,996
Less than 1 year |
Disclosure Of Maturity Analysis Of Operating And Finance Lease Payments [Line Items] |
Finance lease receivable | 62
Operating lease receivable | 396
Total lease receivable | 458
1-2 years |
Disclosure Of Maturity Analysis Of Operating And Finance Lease Payments [Line Items] |
Finance lease receivable | 61
Operating lease receivable | 384
Total lease receivable | 445
2-3 years |
Disclosure Of Maturity Analysis Of Operating And Finance Lease Payments [Line Items] |
Finance lease receivable | 61
Operating lease receivable | 318
Total lease receivable | 379
3-4 years |
Disclosure Of Maturity Analysis Of Operating And Finance Lease Payments [Line Items] |
Finance lease receivable | 60
Operating lease receivable | 295
Total lease receivable | 355
4-5 years |
Disclosure Of Maturity Analysis Of Operating And Finance Lease Payments [Line Items] |
Finance lease receivable | 59
Operating lease receivable | 271
Total lease receivable | 330
5 plus years |
Disclosure Of Maturity Analysis Of Operating And Finance Lease Payments [Line Items] |
Finance lease receivable | 555
Operating lease receivable | 1,474
Total lease receivable | $ 2,029

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- Definition The amount of undiscounted finance lease payments to be received. Finance lease is a lease that transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of an underlying asset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 94 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_94&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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