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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Common Stock [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Contributed Surplus [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | Total Equity before NCI [Member] | Non-controlling Interest [Member]
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Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | $ 10,063 |  | $ 3,306 | $ 1,956 | $ 53 | $ 3,198 | $ 9,521 | $ 542
Beginning Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2016 |  | 1,008,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income | (6) |  |  |  | (6) |  | (6) |
Share based compensation charge | 4 |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |
Dividend to non-controlling interests in VIEs | (14) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (14)
Net loss | (101) |  |  |  |  | (78) | (78) | (23)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2017 | 9,946 |  | 3,310 | 1,956 | 47 | 3,120 | 9,441 | 505
Ending Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2017 |  | 1,008,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 6,959 |  | 3,313 | 1,956 | 58 | 225 | 6,560 | 399
Beginning Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017 | 504,518,940 | 1,008,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Adoption of new accounting standards | Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member] |  |  |  |  | (31) | 31 |  |
Adoption of new accounting standards | Accounting standards update 2016-16 | $ (84) |  |  |  |  | (59) | (59) | (25)
Adoption of new accounting standards | Accounting standards update 2014-09 | 7 |  |  |  |  | 7 | 7 |
Other comprehensive income | 14 |  |  |  | 14 |  | 14 |
Share based compensation charge | 3 |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |
Reclassification to redeemable non-controlling interest | (150) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (150)
Fair value adjustment of redeemable non-controlling interest | 127 |  |  |  |  | 127 | 127 |
Net loss | (635) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss | (637) |  |  |  |  | (477) | (477) | (160)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2018 | $ 6,239 |  | $ 3,316 | $ 1,956 | $ 41 | $ (146) | $ 6,175 | $ 64
Ending Balance, Shares at Jun. 30, 2018 | 504,518,940 | 1,008,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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