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DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 10, 2017 | Sep. 06, 2017 | Aug. 18, 2017 | May 15, 2017 | Apr. 12, 2017 | Feb. 16, 2017 | Jan. 25, 2017 | Dec. 07, 2016 | Sep. 02, 2016 | Aug. 06, 2016 | Aug. 02, 2016 | Dec. 07, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend (per share) |  | $ 0.11 |  |  | $ 0.195 |  |  | $ 0.035 |  |  |  | $ 0.035 |  |
Total dividend payment |  | $ 193 |  |  | $ 343 |  |  | $ 61 |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate withholdings on dividend paid to company's ADS depositary (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |
VIP Kazakhstan Holding AG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid to non controlling interest | $ 11 |  |  |  |  | $ 55 |  |  |  |  | $ 18 |  |  |
Omnium Telecom Algeria S.p.A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid to non controlling interest |  |  | $ 82 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 69 |  |  |  |
TNS Plus LLP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid to non controlling interest |  |  |  | $ 12 |  |  | $ 7 |  | $ 18 |  |  |  |  |
Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DIVIDENDS PAID AND PROPOSED |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid to non controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7
Dividend declared to the non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 54 | 7
Dividend payable to non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26 | $ 7

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