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FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT - Liquidity risk (Details) ₽ in Millions, € in Millions, ₨ in Millions, ৳ in Millions, دج in Millions, ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions | Jan. 25, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 26, 2017 BDT (৳) tranche | Feb. 16, 2017 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2017 BDT (৳) | Dec. 31, 2017 RUB (₽) | Dec. 31, 2017 PKR (₨) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 26, 2017 USD ($) tranche | Jun. 30, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 DZD (دج) | Dec. 31, 2016 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2016 RUB (₽) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
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LIQUIDITY RISK |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of debt that will mature in less than one year |  |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  | 27.00% | 27.00% | 27.00% | 27.00%
VEON Holdings B.V. - Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  | $ 1,585.5 |  |  |  | $ 1,688.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,438.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduced facility amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,586.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of one year extensions | item |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extension period | 1 year |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Extension confirmed commitment | $ 1,586.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VEON Holdings B.V. - Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  | $ 562.5 |  | ₽ 45,000 |  | 781.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilized |  |  |  |  | 30,000 |  | 520.0 |  | € 527 |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  |  | ₽ 15,000 |  | 261.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. - Syndicated Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  | ৳ 29,300 |  | ৳ 29,300 |  |  | 353.0 | $ 353.0 |  |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  | ৳ 29,300 |  |  | 353.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of tranches | tranche |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Increased facility amount | ৳ |  | ৳ 40,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. - Syndicated Term Loan Facility tranche one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  | ৳ 10,700 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 129.0 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd. - Syndicated Term Loan Facility tranche two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  | ৳ 18,600 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 224.0 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited - Syndicated Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  |  |  |  | ₨ 26,750 | 242.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilized |  |  |  |  |  | 17,000 | 154.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  |  |  | 9,750 | 88.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited - Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000 | 90.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Utilized |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 | 45.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Available |  |  |  |  |  | ₨ 5,000 | $ 45.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
VEON Amsterdam B.V.-Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,800.0
Available |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,800.0
VEON Holdings B.V.-Vendor Financing Facility China Development Bank |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 700 |  | 101.0
Utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 149 |  | 21.0
Available |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 551 |  | 80.0
PJSC VimpelCom-Revolving Credit Facility Sberbank |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ₽ 15,000 | 247.0
Available |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ₽ 15,000 | 247.0
Optimum Telecom Algerie SpA-Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | دج 32,000 |  |  | 290.0
Available |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | دج 32,000 |  |  | $ 290.0
Multi-currency term and revolving facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available facilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility amount |  |  | $ 2,250.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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