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INCOME TAXES - Deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - assets | $ 12 |
Opening balance - liabilities |  | $ (254)
Net income statement movement | (103) | (23)
Changes in composition of the group |  | 306
Other comprehensive income and other | 36 | 4
Currency translation | (49) | (21)
Ending balance - assets |  | 12
Ending balance - liabilities | (104) |
Total Deferred tax assets and liabilities before adjustments |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - liabilities | (409) | (590)
Net income statement movement | (56) | 82
Changes in composition of the group |  | 73
Other comprehensive income and other | (30) | 62
Currency translation | 1 | (37)
Ending balance - liabilities | (494) | (409)
Property and equipment |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - liabilities | (420) | (499)
Net income statement movement | (6) | 32
Changes in composition of the group |  | 74
Other comprehensive income and other | (13) | 26
Currency translation | (4) | (54)
Tax rate changes |  | 1
Ending balance - liabilities | (443) | (420)
Intangible assets |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - liabilities | (166) | (228)
Net income statement movement |  | 32
Changes in composition of the group |  | (3)
Other comprehensive income and other | (4) | 37
Currency translation | 5 | (3)
Tax rate changes |  | (1)
Ending balance - liabilities | (165) | (166)
Trade receivables |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - assets | 30 | 21
Net income statement movement | 19 | 13
Other comprehensive income and other | (4) | (1)
Currency translation | (9) | (3)
Ending balance - assets | 36 | 30
Other assets |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - liabilities | (3) | (5)
Net income statement movement | (12) | 3
Other comprehensive income and other | 1 |
Currency translation | 6 | (1)
Ending balance - liabilities | (8) | (3)
Provisions |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - assets | 29 | 23
Net income statement movement | 3 | 3
Changes in composition of the group |  | 3
Other comprehensive income and other | (3) | (1)
Currency translation | 4 | 1
Ending balance - assets | 33 | 29
Long-term debt |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - assets | 25 | 9
Net income statement movement | (6) | 9
Other comprehensive income and other | (7) | (1)
Currency translation | 1 | 8
Ending balance - assets | 13 | 25
Accounts payable |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - assets | 94 | 71
Net income statement movement | 38 | 8
Other comprehensive income and other | 28 | 1
Currency translation | (27) | 14
Ending balance - assets | 133 | 94
Other liabilities |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - assets | 53 | 45
Net income statement movement | (27) | 7
Changes in composition of the group |  | 1
Other comprehensive income and other | (33) | (2)
Currency translation | 30 | 2
Ending balance - assets | 23 | 53
Other movements and temporary differences |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - assets | 23 | 20
Net income statement movement | (24) |
Other comprehensive income and other |  | 1
Currency translation |  | 1
Ending balance - assets |  | 23
Ending balance - liabilities | (1) |
Deferred subnational income taxes and other |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - liabilities | (1) | (2)
Net income statement movement | 2 | 1
Changes in composition of the group |  | (2)
Other comprehensive income and other | 4 | 2
Currency translation | (4) |
Ending balance - assets | 1 |
Ending balance - liabilities |  | (1)
Withholding tax on undistributed earnings |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - liabilities | (73) | (45)
Net income statement movement | (43) | (26)
Other comprehensive income and other | 1 |
Currency translation | (1) | (2)
Ending balance - liabilities | (116) | (73)
Tax losses and other balances carry forwards |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - assets | 2,270 | 2,613
Net income statement movement | (47) | (89)
Changes in composition of the group |  | 233
Other comprehensive income and other | 197 | (14)
Currency translation | (50) | (298)
Tax rate changes |  | (174)
Ending balance - assets | 2,370 | 2,270
Non recognized deferred tax assets on losses and credits |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - liabilities | (1,822) | (2,263)
Other comprehensive income and other | (158) | (44)
Currency translation |  | 311
Tax rate changes |  | 174
Ending balance - liabilities | (1,980) | (1,822)
Non recognized deferred tax assets on temporary differences |  |
Income taxes |  |
Opening balance - liabilities | (27) | (14)
Net income statement movement |  | (16)
Other comprehensive income and other | $ 27 |
Currency translation |  | 3
Ending balance - liabilities |  | (27)
Georgia |  |
Income taxes |  |
Amount of deductible temporary differences for which no deferred tax asset is recognized amounts |  | 27
Wind Telecom S.p.A. | Non recognized deferred tax assets on losses and credits |  |
Income taxes |  |
Other comprehensive income and other |  | $ 3

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