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EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD (Details) $ / shares in Units, ₴ in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 13, 2018 $ / shares | Feb. 22, 2018 $ / shares | Feb. 13, 2018 USD ($) item | Sep. 06, 2017 $ / shares | Apr. 12, 2017 $ / shares | Dec. 07, 2016 $ / shares | Dec. 07, 2015 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 item | Mar. 06, 2018 UAH (₴) item | Mar. 06, 2018 USD ($) item | Jan. 31, 2018 UAH (₴) item | Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) item
Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend (per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 0.11 | $ 0.195 | $ 0.035 | $ 0.035 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate withholdings on dividend paid to company's ADS depositary (in percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |
Dividend Approval by Supervisory Board |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Final dividend declared per share | $ / shares |  | $ 0.17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate dividend declared per share | $ / shares |  | $ 28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate withholdings on dividend paid to company's ADS depositary (in percent) | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend (per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.17 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JSC "Kyivstar" | Licenses to provide nationwide 4G/LTE services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of 4G/LTE licenses secured |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Total licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3
Frequency bands (in MHz) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,600 | 2,600
License fee |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ₴ 900 | $ 32.0
JSC "Kyivstar" | Acquisition of additional spectrum and 4G/LTE License |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Frequency bands (in MHz) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,800 | 1,800 |  |
25 MHz paired spectrum cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ₴ 1,325 | $ 47.0 |  |
Two lots of 5 MHz paired spectrum cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ₴ 1,512 | $ 54.0 |  |
Banglalink Digital Communications Limited | Acquisition of additional spectrum and 4G/LTE License |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spectrum cost | $ |  |  | $ 308.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of upfront payment |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Upfront payment term |  |  | 30 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of remaining payment |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining payment term |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount payable to convert into technology neutral spectrum | $ |  |  | $ 35.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
License fee | $ |  |  | $ 1.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Banglalink Digital Communications Limited | Acquisition of additional spectrum and 4G/LTE License | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Frequency bands (in MHz) |  |  | 1,800 |  |  |  |  | 900 |  |  |  |
Banglalink Digital Communications Limited | Acquisition of additional spectrum and 4G/LTE License | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Frequency bands (in MHz) |  |  | 2,100 |  |  |  |  | 1,800 |  |  |  |

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