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Financial items (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Finance Income Expense [Abstract] |  |  |
Foreign exchange gains (losses) derivative financial instruments | $ 132 | $ 149 | $ (920)
Other foreign exchange gains (losses) | 92 | (315) | 1,046
Net foreign exchange gains (losses) | 224 | (166) | 126
Dividends received | 75 | 150 | 63
Gains (losses) financial investments | 245 | (72) | 108
Interest income on other financial assets | 124 | 45 | 64
Interest income non-current financial receivables | 21 | 27 | 24
Interest income current financial assets and other financial items | 280 | 132 | 228
Interest income and other financial items | 746 | 283 | 487
Gains (losses) derivative financial instruments | 473 | (341) | (61)
Interest expense bonds and bank loans and net interest on related derivatives | (987) | (922) | (1,004)
Interest expense lease liabilities | (126) | (23) | (26)
Capitalised borrowing costs | 480 | 552 | 454
Accretion expense asset retirement obligations | (456) | (461) | (413)
Interest expense current financial liabilities and other finance expense | (360) | (185) | 86
Interest and other finance expenses | (1,450) | (1,040) | (903)
Net financial items | (7) | (1,263) | (351)
Interest expense from the financial liabilities at amortised cost category | 861 | 868 | 1,084
Net interest expense, fair value through profit or loss category | 129 | 55 |
Net interest income, fair value through profit or loss category |  |  | 80
Income from release of a provision |  |  | 319
Fair value gain (loss) from the trading instruments held | 457 | (357) | (77)
Net foreign exchange gain |  |  | $ 427
Net foreign exchange loss | $ 74 | $ 422 |

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