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Remuneration (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Employees | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Employees | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Employees
Renumeration [abstract] |  |  |
Salaries | $ 2,625 | $ 2,766 | $ 2,863
Pension costs | 432 | 446 | 462
Payroll tax | 368 | 413 | 409
Other compensations and social costs | 283 | 330 | 318
Total payroll costs | $ 3,707 | $ 3,955 | $ 4,052
Average number of employees | Employees | 21,700 | 21,400 | 20,700
Part time employees as percentage of total employees | 2.00% | 4.00% | 3.00%
Remuneration to members of the BoD and the CEC [abstract] |  |  |
Current employee benefits | $ 8,986 | $ 10,958 | $ 12,471
Post-employment benefits | 589 | 661 | 667
Other non-current benefits | 14 | 18 | 21
Share-based payment benefits | 119 | 147 | 197
Total compensation expense | 9,708 | 11,782 | 13,356
Loans to the members of the BoD or the CEC | 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Compensation cost yet to be expensed | 164 |  |
2021 programme [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items] |  |  |
Estimated compensation expense | 79 |  |
2020 programme [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items] |  |  |
Estimated compensation expense | 74 |  |
2019 programme [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items] |  |  |
Estimated compensation expense | 73 |  |
2018 programme [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items] |  |  |
Estimated compensation expense | $ 72 |  |

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