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INCOME TAXES - Deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
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