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Impairment charges / (reversals) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Summary of Impairment Charges / (Reversals) |
Impairment charges / (reversals) comprise: |  |  | 2019 |  |  |  | 2018 |  |  |  | 2017 |
Impairment charges on financial assets, excluding receivables |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 70 |
Impairment reversals on financial assets, excluding receivables |  |  | (73 | ) |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (32 | )
Impairment charges and reversals on non-financial assets and receivables |  |  | 109 |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total |  |  | 169 |  |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 42 |
Summary of Impairment Charges on Financial Assets, Excluding Receivables |
Impairment charges on financial assets, excluding receivables, from: |  |  | 2019 |  |  |  | 2018 |  |  |  | 2017 |
Shares |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 2 |
Debt securities and money market instruments |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 17 |
Loans |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 50 |
Total |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 70 |
Summary of Impairment Reversals on Financial Assets, Excluding Receivables |
Impairment reversals on financial assets, excluding receivables, from: |  |  | 2019 |  |  |  | 2018 |  |  |  | 2017 |
Debt securities and money market instruments |  |  | (67 | ) |  |  | (34 | ) |  |  | (17 | )
Loans |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (13 | )
Other |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (2 | )
Total |  |  | (73 | ) |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (32 | )

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