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IMPAIRMENT - Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units |  |
Goodwill at beginning of period | $ 4,696 | $ 4,223
Impairment | (51) | (78)
Reclassification of Deodar as held for sale | (237) |
Acquisition |  | 201
Translation adjustment | (14) | 350
Goodwill at end of period | $ 4,394 | 4,696
Business plans coverage period (in years) | 5 years |
Russia |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units |  |
Goodwill at beginning of period | $ 2,312 | 1,924
Translation adjustment | 122 | 388
Goodwill at end of period | 2,434 | 2,312
Algeria |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units |  |
Goodwill at beginning of period | 1,393 | 1,435
Translation adjustment | (53) | (42)
Goodwill at end of period | 1,340 | 1,393
Pakistan |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units |  |
Goodwill at beginning of period | 497 | 295
Reclassification of Deodar as held for sale | (237) |
Acquisition |  | 201
Translation adjustment | (16) | 1
Goodwill at end of period | 244 | 497
Kazakhstan |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units |  |
Goodwill at beginning of period | 176 | 173
Translation adjustment | 1 | 3
Goodwill at end of period | 177 | 176
Kyrgyzstan |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units |  |
Goodwill at beginning of period | 145 | 177
Impairment | (17) | (49)
Translation adjustment |  | 17
Goodwill at end of period | 128 | 145
Uzbekistan |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units |  |
Goodwill at beginning of period | 114 | 131
Translation adjustment | (68) | (17)
Goodwill at end of period | 46 | 114
Armenia |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units |  |
Goodwill at beginning of period | 59 | 59
Impairment | (34) |
Goodwill at end of period | $ 25 | 59
Tajikistan |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units |  |
Goodwill at beginning of period |  | 21
Impairment |  | (21)
Others |  |
Carrying amount of goodwill and cash-generating units |  |
Goodwill at beginning of period |  | 8
Impairment |  | $ (8)

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- Definition The decrease in goodwill due to classification as held for sale. [Refer: Goodwill; Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 3 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph B67 -Subparagraph d -Clause iv -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=3&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_B67_d_iv&doctype=Appendix&seq=2 -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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- Definition The amount of assets representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognised. [Refer: Business combinations [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 3 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph B67 -Subparagraph d -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=3&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_B67_d&doctype=Appendix&seq=2 -URIDate 2017-03-09 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 36 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 134 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=36&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_134_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 36 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 135 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=36&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_135_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 54 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_54_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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