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Business Combinations, Discontinued Operations, Sale of Other Disposal Groups and Selected Financial Information by Reportable Segment and Line of Business - Summary of Consolidating Statements of Operations by Geographic Operating Segments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | $ 13,688 | $ 13,922 | $ 14,570
Less: Intragroup transactions | (718) | (792) | (1,039)
Revenues | 12,970 | 13,130 | 13,531
Operating EBITDA | 2,460 | 2,378 | 2,685
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 1,117 | 1,045 | 982
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 1,343 | 1,333 | 1,703
Other expenses, net | (1,779) | (347) | (296)
Financial expense | (777) | (711) | (722)
Other financing items, net | (110) | (71) | (2)
Revenues (including intragroup transactions), discontinued operations | 189 | 572 |
Operating EBITDA, discontinued operations | 14 | 89 |
Less: Depreciation and amortization, discontinued operations | 9 | 51 |
Operating earnings before other expenses, net, discontinued operations | 5 | 38 |
Other expenses, net, discontinued operations | (5) | 1 |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions), continuing and discontinued operations | 13,877 | 14,494 | 15,438
Less: Intragroup transactions, continuing and discontinued operations | (718) | (792) | (1,039)
Revenues, continuing and discontinued operations | 13,159 | 13,702 | 14,399
Operating EBITDA, continuing and discontinued operations | 2,474 | 2,467 | 2,832
Less: Depreciation and amortization, continuing and discontinued operations | 1,126 | 1,096 | 1,053
Operating earnings before other expenses, net, continuing and discontinued operations | 1,348 | 1,371 | 1,779
Other expenses, net, continuing and discontinued operations | (1,784) | (346) | (297)
Financial expense, continuing and discontinued operations | (777) | (711) | (724)
Other financing items, net, continuing and discontinued operations | (110) | (71) | (2)
Discontinued Operations [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues | 189 | 572 | 868
Revenues (including intragroup transactions), discontinued operations |  |  | 868
Operating EBITDA, discontinued operations |  |  | 147
Less: Depreciation and amortization, discontinued operations |  |  | 71
Operating earnings before other expenses, net, discontinued operations |  |  | 76
Other expenses, net, discontinued operations |  |  | (1)
Financial expense, discontinued operations |  |  | (2)
Mexico [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 2,812 | 2,897 | 3,302
Less: Intragroup transactions | (134) | (105) | (91)
Revenues | 2,678 | 2,792 | 3,211
Operating EBITDA | 931 | 969 | 1,217
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 148 | 159 | 148
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 783 | 810 | 1,069
Other expenses, net | (46) | (48) | (33)
Financial expense | (31) | (36) | (32)
Other financing items, net | (4) | (1) | (3)
United States [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 3,994 | 3,780 | 3,614
Less: Intragroup transactions | (1) |  |
Revenues | 3,993 | 3,780 | 3,614
Operating EBITDA | 747 | 629 | 686
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 440 | 392 | 369
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 307 | 237 | 317
Other expenses, net | (1,350) | (22) | (18)
Financial expense | (53) | (64) | (53)
Other financing items, net | (20) | (13) | (11)
United Kingdom [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 739 | 749 | 773
Revenues | 739 | 749 | 773
Operating EBITDA | 88 | 119 | 117
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 67 | 69 | 67
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 21 | 50 | 50
Other expenses, net | (73) | (2) | (7)
Financial expense | (9) | (11) | (12)
Other financing items, net | (77) | (17) | (22)
France [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 795 | 869 | 895
Revenues | 795 | 869 | 895
Operating EBITDA | 76 | 94 | 91
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 49 | 48 | 50
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 27 | 46 | 41
Other expenses, net | (1) | (4) | (47)
Financial expense | (12) | (11) | (13)
Other financing items, net | 3 |  |
Germany [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 489 | 439 | 429
Less: Intragroup transactions | (37) | (25) | (75)
Revenues | 452 | 414 | 354
Operating EBITDA | 67 | 65 | 37
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 28 | 28 | 28
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 39 | 37 | 9
Other expenses, net | (3) | 3 | (8)
Financial expense | (2) | (3) | (3)
Other financing items, net | (3) | (4) | (4)
Spain [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 319 | 319 | 334
Less: Intragroup transactions | (16) | (25) | (47)
Revenues | 303 | 294 | 287
Operating EBITDA | 25 | 16 | 13
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 39 | 34 | 33
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | (14) | (18) | (20)
Other expenses, net | (195) | (8) | (16)
Financial expense | (3) | (2) | (3)
Other financing items, net | (9) | 2 | 3
Rest of EMEAA [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 959 | 958 | 1,090
Less: Intragroup transactions | (16) | (14) | (51)
Revenues | 943 | 944 | 1,039
Operating EBITDA | 149 | 132 | 157
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 81 | 71 | 72
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 68 | 61 | 85
Other expenses, net | (27) | (7) | (12)
Financial expense | (5) | (7) | (6)
Other financing items, net | (22) | 26 | (5)
Colombia [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 404 | 504 | 524
Revenues | 404 | 504 | 524
Operating EBITDA | 86 | 90 | 97
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 25 | 29 | 29
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 61 | 61 | 68
Other expenses, net | (14) | (21) | 6
Financial expense | (5) | (4) | (7)
Other financing items, net | (13) | (3) | (22)
Panama [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 80 | 181 | 222
Less: Intragroup transactions | (7) | (2) |
Revenues | 73 | 179 | 222
Operating EBITDA | 12 | 48 | 66
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 16 | 17 | 17
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | (4) | 31 | 49
Other expenses, net | (19) | (9) | (3)
Financial expense | (1) | (1) | (1)
Other financing items, net | 1 |  |
Caribbean TCL [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 251 | 248 | 254
Less: Intragroup transactions | (7) | (8) | (5)
Revenues | 244 | 240 | 249
Operating EBITDA | 65 | 56 | 58
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 22 | 23 | 19
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 43 | 33 | 39
Other expenses, net | (9) | (2) | (15)
Financial expense | (6) | (6) | (3)
Other financing items, net | (8) | (4) | (2)
Dominican Republic [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 229 | 245 | 218
Less: Intragroup transactions | (11) | (17) | (16)
Revenues | 218 | 228 | 202
Operating EBITDA | 84 | 84 | 61
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 8 | 9 | 10
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 76 | 75 | 51
Other expenses, net | (5) | (1) | (1)
Financial expense | (1) |  | (1)
Other financing items, net | 4 |  | 2
Rest of South, Central America and the Caribbean [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 508 | 511 | 590
Less: Intragroup transactions | (17) | (17) | (20)
Revenues | 491 | 494 | 570
Operating EBITDA | 124 | 107 | 133
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 19 | 20 | 21
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 105 | 87 | 112
Other expenses, net | (41) | (60) | (7)
Financial expense | (2) | (3) | (3)
Other financing items, net | 15 | (6) | 14
Philippines [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 398 | 458 | 448
Revenues | 398 | 458 | 448
Operating EBITDA | 118 | 117 | 93
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 46 | 38 | 36
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 72 | 79 | 57
Other expenses, net | (1) | 1 | (3)
Financial expense | 2 | 6 | (2)
Other financing items, net | 2 | 4 | (4)
Israel [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 754 | 660 | 630
Revenues | 754 | 660 | 630
Operating EBITDA | 115 | 89 | 87
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 28 | 23 | 21
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | 87 | 66 | 66
Other expenses, net |  |  | 0
Financial expense | (4) | (2) | (3)
Other financing items, net | 1 | 1 | (1)
Other Locations [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | 957 | 1,104 | 1,247
Less: Intragroup transactions | (472) | (579) | (734)
Revenues | 485 | 525 | 513
Operating EBITDA | (227) | (237) | (228)
Less: Depreciation and amortization | 101 | 85 | 62
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | (328) | (322) | (290)
Other expenses, net | 5 | (167) | (132)
Financial expense | (645) | (567) | (580)
Other financing items, net | $ 20 | $ (56) | $ 53

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