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Intangible assets (Table) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [abstract] |
Continuity schedule of intangible assets [text block] |
(in USD million) | Exploration expenses | Acquisition costs - oil and gas prospects | Goodwill | Other | Total
Cost at 31 December 2018 | 2,685 | 5,854 | 565 | 797 | 9,901
Additions through business combinations | 0 | 0 | 1,070 | 10 | 1,080
Additions | 515 | 900 | 0 | 155 | 1,571
Disposals at cost | (7) | (361) | 0 | (0) | (367)
Transfers | (71) | (143) | 0 | 0 | (213)
Expensed exploration expenditures previously capitalised | (120) | (657) | 0 | 0 | (777)
Impairment of goodwill | 0 | 0 | (164) | 0 | (164)
Effect of changes in foreign exchange | 11 | 5 | (12) | (1) | 3
Cost at 31 December 2019 | 3,014 | 5,599 | 1,458 | 962 | 11,033
Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses at 31 December 2018 |  |  |  | (229) | (229)
Amortisation and impairments for the year |  |  |  | (60) | (60)
Amortisation and impairment losses disposed intangible assets |  |  |  | (6) | (6)
Effect of changes in foreign exchange |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses at 31 December 2019 |  |  |  | (295) | (295)
Carrying amount at 31 December 2019 | 3,014 | 5,599 | 1,458 | 667 | 10,738
(in USD million) | Exploration expenses | Acquisition costs - oil and gas prospects | Goodwill | Other | Total
Cost at 31 December 2017 | 2,715 | 5,363 | 339 | 419 | 8,836
Additions through business combinations | 0 | 116 | 265 | 392 | 773
Additions | 392 | 917 | 0 | (7) | 1,302
Disposals at cost | (272) | (89) | 0 | (4) | (364)
Transfers | (13) | (148) | 0 | 0 | (161)
Expensed exploration expenditures previously capitalised | (68) | (289) | 0 | 0 | (357)
Effect of changes in foreign exchange | (70) | (17) | (39) | (2) | (128)
Cost at 31 December 2018 | 2,685 | 5,854 | 565 | 797 | 9,901
Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses at 31 December 2017 |  |  |  | (215) | (215)
Amortisation and impairments for the year |  |  |  | (13) | (13)
Amortisation and impairment losses disposed intangible assets |  |  |  | (2) | (2)
Effect of changes in foreign exchange |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses at 31 December 2018 |  |  |  | (229) | (229)
Carrying amount at 31 December 2018 | 2,685 | 5,854 | 565 | 568 | 9,672
Aging of capitalised exploration expenditures [text block] |
The table below shows the aging of capitalised exploration expenditures.
(in USD million) | 2019 | 2018
Less than one year | 1,274 | 392
Between one and five years | 1,056 | 1,406
More than five years | 684 | 887
Total | 3,014 | 2,685
Components of the exploration expenses [text block] |
The table below shows the components of the exploration expenses.
| Full year
(in USD million) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
Exploration expenditures | 1,584 | 1,438 | 1,234
Expensed exploration expenditures previously capitalised | 777 | 357 | (8)
Capitalised exploration | (507) | (390) | (167)
Exploration expenses | 1,854 | 1,405 | 1,059

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