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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, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | $ 16,083 | $ 13,516 | $ 13,735
Less: Intragroup transactions |  | (1,535) | (702) | (776)
Revenues |  | 14,548 | 12,814 | 12,959
Operating EBITDA |  | 2,861 | 2,421 | 2,338
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 1,127 | 1,110 | 1,039
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | 1,734 | 1,311 | 1,299
Other expenses, net |  | (116) | (1,767) | (334)
Financial expense |  | (662) | (777) | (711)
Other financing items, net |  | (78) | (118) | (65)
Less: Intragroup transactions, discontinued operations |  |  |  | (15)
Revenues (including intragroup transactions), continuing and discontinued operations |  | 16,268 | 13,876 | 14,494
Less: Intragroup transactions, continuing and discontinued operations |  | (1,535) | (716) | (791)
Revenues, continuing and discontinued operations |  | 14,733 | 13,160 | 13,703
Operating EBITDA, continuing and discontinued operations |  | 2,905 | 2,474 | 2,466
Less: Depreciation and amortization, continuing and discontinued operations |  | 1,136 | 1,125 | 1,096
Operating earnings before other expenses, net, continuing and discontinued operations |  | 1,769 | 1,349 | 1,370
Other expenses, net, continuing and discontinued operations |  | (128) | (1,785) | (345)
Financial expense, continuing and discontinued operations |  | (662) | (777) | (711)
Other financing items, net, continuing and discontinued operations |  | (67) | (109) | (71)
Discontinued Operations [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | 185 | 346 | 744
Revenues (including intragroup transactions), discontinued operations |  | 185 | 360 | 759
Less: Intragroup transactions, discontinued operations |  |  | (14) |
Operating EBITDA, discontinued operations |  | 44 | 53 | 128
Less: Depreciation and amortization, discontinued operations |  | 9 | 15 | 57
Operating earnings before other expenses, net, discontinued operations |  | 35 | 38 | 71
Other expenses, net, discontinued operations |  | (12) | (18) | (11)
Financial expense, discontinued operations |  |  |  | 0
Other financing items, net, discontinued operations |  | 11 | 9 | (6)
Mexico [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 3,466 | 2,812 | 2,897
Less: Intragroup transactions |  | (142) | (134) | (105)
Revenues |  | 3,324 | 2,678 | 2,792
Operating EBITDA |  | 1,164 | 931 | 969
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 161 | 148 | 159
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | 1,003 | 783 | 810
Other expenses, net |  | (43) | (46) | (48)
Financial expense |  | (29) | (31) | (36)
Other financing items, net |  | 2 | (4) | (1)
United States [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 4,359 | 3,994 | 3,780
Less: Intragroup transactions |  | (4) | (1) |
Revenues |  | 4,355 | 3,993 | 3,780
Operating EBITDA |  | 778 | 747 | 629
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 464 | 440 | 392
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | 314 | 307 | 237
Other expenses, net |  | (127) | (1,350) | (22)
Financial expense |  | (47) | (53) | (64)
Other financing items, net |  | (19) | (20) | (13)
United Kingdom [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 940 | 739 | 749
Revenues |  | 940 | 739 | 749
Operating EBITDA |  | 141 | 88 | 119
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 69 | 67 | 69
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | 72 | 21 | 50
Other expenses, net |  | (3) | (73) | (2)
Financial expense |  | (8) | (9) | (11)
Other financing items, net |  | (17) | (77) | (17)
France [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 863 | 754 | 825
Revenues |  | 863 | 754 | 825
Operating EBITDA |  | 93 | 71 | 89
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 50 | 48 | 48
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | 43 | 23 | 41
Other expenses, net |  | (6) | (1) | (5)
Financial expense |  | (11) | (12) | (11)
Other financing items, net |  |  | 3 | 1
Germany [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 472 | 489 | 439
Less: Intragroup transactions |  | (43) | (37) | (25)
Revenues |  | 429 | 452 | 414
Operating EBITDA |  | 69 | 67 | 65
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 28 | 28 | 28
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | 41 | 39 | 37
Other expenses, net |  |  | (3) | 3
Financial expense |  | (2) | (2) | (3)
Other financing items, net |  | (2) | (3) | (4)
Spain [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 359 | 319 | 319
Less: Intragroup transactions |  | (25) | (16) | (25)
Revenues |  | 334 | 303 | 294
Operating EBITDA |  | (6) | 25 | 16
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 33 | 39 | 34
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | (39) | (14) | (18)
Other expenses, net |  | (331) | (195) | (8)
Financial expense |  | (3) | (3) | (2)
Other financing items, net |  | 51 | (9) | 2
Poland [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 405 | 377 | 350
Less: Intragroup transactions |  | (6) | (7) | (2)
Revenues |  | 399 | 370 | 348
Operating EBITDA |  | 73 | 74 | 56
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 25 | 25 | 24
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | 48 | 49 | 32
Other expenses, net |  | (4) | (1) |
Financial expense |  | (2) | (2) | (2)
Other financing items, net |  | 1 | 1 |
Rest of EMEAA [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 618 | 582 | 608
Less: Intragroup transactions |  | (5) | (9) | (12)
Revenues |  | 613 | 573 | 596
Operating EBITDA |  | 87 | 75 | 74
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 56 | 56 | 46
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | 31 | 19 | 28
Other expenses, net |  | (110) | (26) | (7)
Financial expense |  | (3) | (3) | (5)
Other financing items, net |  | 1 | (22) | 26
Colombia [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | [1] | 437 | 404 | 504
Revenues | [1] | 437 | 404 | 504
Operating EBITDA | [1] | 87 | 86 | 90
Less: Depreciation and amortization | [1] | 26 | 25 | 29
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | [1] | 61 | 61 | 61
Other expenses, net | [1] | (19) | (14) | (21)
Financial expense | [1] | (7) | (5) | (4)
Other financing items, net | [1] | (12) | (13) | (3)
Panama [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | [1] | 121 | 80 | 181
Less: Intragroup transactions | [1] | (23) | (7) | (2)
Revenues | [1] | 98 | 73 | 179
Operating EBITDA | [1] | 31 | 12 | 48
Less: Depreciation and amortization | [1] | 16 | 16 | 17
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | [1] | 15 | (4) | 31
Other expenses, net | [1] | (2) | (19) | (9)
Financial expense | [1] |  | (1) | (1)
Other financing items, net | [1] |  | 1 |
Caribbean TCL [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | [2] | 280 | 251 | 248
Less: Intragroup transactions | [2] | (7) | (7) | (8)
Revenues | [2] | 273 | 244 | 240
Operating EBITDA | [2] | 65 | 65 | 56
Less: Depreciation and amortization | [2] | 19 | 22 | 23
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | [2] | 46 | 43 | 33
Other expenses, net | [2] | (1) | (9) | (2)
Financial expense | [2] | (6) | (6) | (6)
Other financing items, net | [2] | (6) | (8) | (4)
Dominican Republic [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 299 | 229 | 245
Less: Intragroup transactions |  | (8) | (11) | (17)
Revenues |  | 291 | 218 | 228
Operating EBITDA |  | 128 | 84 | 84
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 7 | 8 | 9
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | 121 | 76 | 75
Other expenses, net |  | 3 | (5) | (1)
Financial expense |  |  | (1) |
Other financing items, net |  | (1) | 4 |
Rest of South, Central America and the Caribbean [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | [1] | 465 | 393 | 383
Less: Intragroup transactions | [1] | (21) | (3) | (3)
Revenues | [1] | 444 | 390 | 380
Operating EBITDA | [1] | 110 | 100 | 68
Less: Depreciation and amortization | [1] | 13 | 15 | 15
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | [1] | 97 | 85 | 53
Other expenses, net | [1] | (5) | (38) | (57)
Financial expense | [1] | (2) | (2) | (3)
Other financing items, net | [1] | (3) | 7 | 1
Philippines [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) | [3] | 424 | 398 | 458
Revenues | [3] | 424 | 398 | 458
Operating EBITDA | [3] | 114 | 118 | 117
Less: Depreciation and amortization | [3] | 40 | 46 | 38
Operating earnings before other expenses, net | [3] | 74 | 72 | 79
Other expenses, net | [3] | (1) | (1) | 1
Financial expense | [3] | 17 | 2 | 6
Other financing items, net | [3] | (2) | 2 | 4
Israel [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 785 | 754 | 660
Revenues |  | 785 | 754 | 660
Operating EBITDA |  | 114 | 115 | 89
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 45 | 28 | 23
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | 69 | 87 | 66
Other expenses, net |  | (1) |  |
Financial expense |  | (4) | (4) | (2)
Other financing items, net |  | 2 | 1 | 1
Other Locations [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |
Revenues (including intragroup transactions) |  | 1,790 | 941 | 1,089
Less: Intragroup transactions |  | (1,251) | (470) | (577)
Revenues |  | 539 | 471 | 512
Operating EBITDA |  | (187) | (237) | (231)
Less: Depreciation and amortization |  | 75 | 99 | 85
Operating earnings before other expenses, net |  | (262) | (336) | (316)
Other expenses, net |  | 534 | 14 | (156)
Financial expense |  | (555) | (645) | (567)
Other financing items, net |  | $ (73) | $ 19 | $ (58)
[1] | CEMEX Latam Holdings, S.A. (“CLH”), a company incorporated in Spain, trades its ordinary shares on the Colombian Stock Exchange. CLH is the indirect holding company of CEMEX’s operations in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador. At year end 2021 and 2020, there is a non-controlling interest in CLH of 7.74% and 7.63%, respectively, of its ordinary shares, excluding shares held in CLH’s treasury (note 22.4).
[2] | The shares of TCL trade on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there is a non-controlling interest in TCL of 30.17% of its ordinary shares in both years (note 22.4).
[3] | CEMEX’s operations in the Philippines are mainly conducted through CEMEX Holdings Philippines, Inc. (“CHP”), a Philippine company whose shares trade on the Philippines Stock Exchange. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there is a non-controlling interest in CHP of 22.16% of its ordinary shares (note 22.4).

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