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The financial guarantee of residual value.

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The amount of financial assets that are classified as financial assets available-for-sale, held-to-maturity investments or loans and receivables.

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Guarantee deposits assets.

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Loans and financing.

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Loans and Lease financing

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Trade and miscellaneous payables and other current liabilities.

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The amount of cash on hand and demand deposits, along with short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. [Refer: Cash; Cash equivalents]

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The amount of an entity’s right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the entity has transferred to a customer, when that right is conditioned on something other than the passage of time (for example, the entity’s future performance).

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The amount of loans and advances the entity has made to customers.

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Financial Instruments - Summary of Financial Instrument by Category (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,280.9	$ 1,270.8	$ 1,241.5	$ 1,241.5	$ 2,165.5
Financial investments	1,926.9	2,617.3	1,948.7
Guarantee Deposits	349.7	393.9
Collateralized accounts receivable	235.9	288.7
Contract assets	358.0	447.5		370.6
Trade accounts receivable, net	318.0	297.0
Customer and commercial financing	11.7	16.4
Derivative financial instruments	9.5	34.3
Other Assets	66.2	82.2
Financial assets	4,556.8	5,448.1
LIABILITIES
Loans and financing	3,647.6	4,198.5	3,759.9	$ 3,759.9	$ 4,229.9
Loans and lease financing		4,198.5
Trade accounts payable and others liabilities	1,550.5	1,502.5
Financial guarantee and of residual value	140.4	139.6	$ 188.0
Derivative financial instruments	8.1	8.9
Financial liabilities	5,346.7	5,849.5
Financial Instruments at amortized cost [member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	1,280.9	1,270.8
Financial investments	48.8	50.5
Guarantee Deposits	349.7	393.9
Collateralized accounts receivable	235.9	288.7
Contract assets	358.0	447.5
Trade accounts receivable, net	318.0	297.0
Customer and commercial financing	11.7	16.4
Other Assets	66.2	82.2
Financial assets	2,669.2	2,847.0
LIABILITIES
Loans and financing	3,647.6
Loans and lease financing		4,198.5
Trade accounts payable and others liabilities	1,550.5	1,502.5
Financial guarantee and of residual value	15.0	30.7
Financial liabilities	5,213.2	5,731.7
Financial instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income [member]
ASSETS
Financial investments	507.8	1,307.6
Financial assets	507.8	1,307.6
Financial instruments measured or designated at fair value through profit or loss [member]
ASSETS
Financial investments	1,370.3	1,259.2
Derivative financial instruments	9.5	34.3
Financial assets	1,379.8	1,293.5
LIABILITIES
Financial guarantee and of residual value	125.4	108.9
Derivative financial instruments	8.1	8.9
Financial liabilities	$ 133.5	$ 117.8