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Income taxes - Changes in Deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Changes in net deferred tax liability during the year [abstract] |  |  |
Net deferred tax liability beginning balance | $ 5,530.0 | $ 5,367.0 | $ 5,213.0
Charged (credited) to the Consolidated statement of income | 435.0 | (381.0) | 563.0
Charged (credited) to Other comprehensive income | (19.0) | 98.0 | (22.0)
Translation differences and other | 304.0 | 446.0 | (386.0)
Net deferred tax liability ending balance | 6,250.0 | 5,530.0 | $ 5,367.0
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities [abstract] |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 4,974.0 | 3,881.0 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 11,224.0 | 9,410.0 |
Deferred tax assets recognized in entities which have suffered a loss in either the current or preceding period | $ 2,328.0 | $ 995.0 |

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- Definition The amount of deferred tax asset when: (a) the utilisation of the deferred tax asset is dependent on future taxable profits in excess of the profits arising from the reversal of existing taxable temporary differences; and (b) the entity has suffered a loss in either the current or preceding period in the tax jurisdiction to which the deferred tax asset relates. [Refer: Temporary differences [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 12 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 82 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=12&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_82&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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