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Property, Machinery and Equipment, Net and Assets For The Right-Of-Use, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Detailed Information About In Property Plant Equipment Right Of Use Assets | As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, property, machinery and equipment, net and assets for the right-of-use, net were summarized as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Property, machinery and equipment, net |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 10,170 |  |  |  | 10,565 |
Assets for the right-of-use, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,243 |  |  |  | 1,285 |
|  | $ |  |  |  |  | 11,413 |  |  |  | 11,850 |
Disclosure of Net Change in Property, Machinery and Equipment | As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, consolidated property, machinery and equipment, net and the changes in this line item during 2020, 2019 and 2018, were as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2020 |
|  |  |  |  | Land and mineral reserves |  |  | Building |  |  | Machinery and equipment |  |  | Construction in progress 1 |  |  | Total |
Cost at beginning of period |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 4,606 |  |  |  | 2,374 |  |  |  | 11,519 |  |  |  | 1,209 |  |  |  | 19,708 |
Accumulated depreciation and depletion |  |  |  |  |  |  | (968 | ) |  |  | (1,326 | ) |  |  | (6,849 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9,143 | )
Net book value at beginning of period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,638 |  |  |  | 1,048 |  |  |  | 4,670 |  |  |  | 1,209 |  |  |  | 10,565 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 482 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 564 |
Stripping costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18 |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 482 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 582 |
Disposals 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (30 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (63 | )
Reclassifications |  |  |  |  |  |  | (31 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (56 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (88 | )
Business combinations (note 5.1) |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11 |
Depreciation and depletion for the period |  |  |  |  |  |  | (134 | ) |  |  | (99 | ) |  |  | (515 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (748 | )
Impairment losses |  |  |  |  |  |  | (87 | ) |  |  | (54 | ) |  |  | (165 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (306 | )
Foreign currency translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139 |  |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | 217 |
Cost at end of period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,741 |  |  |  | 2,438 |  |  |  | 11,929 |  |  |  | 1,188 |  |  |  | 20,296 |
Accumulated depreciation and depletion |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,177 | ) |  |  | (1,474 | ) |  |  | (7,475 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10,126 | )
Net book value at end of period |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 3,564 |  |  |  | 964 |  |  |  | 4,454 |  |  |  | 1,188 |  |  |  | 10,170 |
|  |  |  |  | 2019 |
|  |  |  |  | Land and mineral reserves |  |  | Building |  |  | Machinery and equipment |  |  | Construction in progress 1 |  |  | Total |  |  | 2018 1, 2 |
Cost at beginning of period |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 4,789 |  |  |  | 2,633 |  |  |  | 12,185 |  |  |  | 1,035 |  |  |  | 20,642 |  |  |  | 20,653 |
Accumulated depreciation and depletion |  |  |  |  |  |  | (958 | ) |  |  | (1,371 | ) |  |  | (7,081 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9,410 | ) |  |  | (9,065 | )
Net book value at beginning of period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,831 |  |  |  | 1,262 |  |  |  | 5,104 |  |  |  | 1,035 |  |  |  | 11,232 |  |  |  | 11,588 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 663 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 737 |  |  |  | 630 |
Stripping costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 38 |
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 663 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 759 |  |  |  | 668 |
Disposals 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (50 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (96 | ) |  |  | (49 | )
Reclassifications 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (163 | ) |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | (203 | ) |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (402 | ) |  |  | 6 |
Business combinations (note 5.1) |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |
Depreciation and depletion for the period |  |  |  |  |  |  | (121 | ) |  |  | (61 | ) |  |  | (451 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (633 | ) |  |  | (657 | )
Impairment losses |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (64 | ) |  |  | (23 | )
Foreign currency translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | (133 | ) |  |  | (364 | ) |  |  | 187 |  |  |  | (231 | ) |  |  | (307 | )
Cost at end of period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,606 |  |  |  | 2,374 |  |  |  | 11,519 |  |  |  | 1,209 |  |  |  | 19,708 |  |  |  | 20,642 |
Accumulated depreciation and depletion |  |  |  |  |  |  | (968 | ) |  |  | (1,326 | ) |  |  | (6,849 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9,143 | ) |  |  | (9,410 | )
Net book value at end of period |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 3,638 |  |  |  | 1,048 |  |  |  | 4,670 |  |  |  | 1,209 |  |  |  | 10,565 |  |  |  | 11,232 |
1 | As of December 31, 2020, the Maceo plant in Colombia, finalized significantly in 2017, with an annual capacity of approximately 1.1 million tons, has not initiated commercial operations. As of the reporting date, the works related to the access road to the plant remain suspended and the beginning of commercial operations is subject to the successful conclusion of several ongoing processes for the proper operation of the assets and other legal proceedings (note 25.3). As of December 31, 2020, the carrying amount of the plant, net of impairment adjustments of certain advance payments recognized in 2016 of $23, is for an amount in Colombian pesos equivalent to $270.
2 | In 2020, includes sales of non-strategic fixed assets in the United Kingdom and the United States for $28 and $18, respectively, among others. In 2019, includes sales of non-strategic fixed assets in Germany, France and the United Kingdom for $32, $12 and $6, respectively, among others. In 2018, includes sales of non-strategic fixed assets in the United States, Spain and Mexico for $19, $8 and $6, respectively, among others.
3 | In 2019, refers to the reclassification of the assets in the United States, United Kingdom and Spain for $134, $182 and $86, respectively. In 2018, refers mainly to the reclassification of the assets in Spain (note 13.1) for $30.
Summary of Recognized Impairment Losses | During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 impairment losses of fixed assets by country are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Spain |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 135 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
United States |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 13 |
United Kingdom |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Puerto Rico |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | — |
Croatia |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Panama |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Dominican Republic |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Colombia |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |
France |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |
Poland |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |
Mexico |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Others |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ |  |  |  |  | 306 |  |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 23 |
Asset for the Right of Use,Net | As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, consolidated assets for the right-of-use, net and the changes in this caption during 2020, 2019 and 2018, were as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2020 |
|  |  |  |  | Land |  |  | Buildings |  |  | Machinery and equipment |  |  | Others |  |  | Total |
Assets for the right-of-use at beginning of period |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 366 |  |  |  | 471 |  |  |  | 1,417 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 2,265 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  | (117 | ) |  |  | (233 | ) |  |  | (625 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (980 | )
Net book value at beginning of period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 249 |  |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | 792 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 1,285 |
Additions of new leases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 127 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 213 |
Cancellations and remeasurements |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (51 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (76 | )
Business combinations (note 5.1) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13 |
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (173 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (239 | )
Foreign currency translation effects |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (20 | ) |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 47 |
Assets for the right-of-use at end of period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 409 |  |  |  | 457 |  |  |  | 1,502 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 2,389 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  | (139 | ) |  |  | (253 | ) |  |  | (744 | ) |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (1,146 | )
Net book value at end of period |  | $ |  |  |  |  | 270 |  |  |  | 204 |  |  |  | 758 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 1,243 |

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