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Intangible assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
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Summary of Intangible Assets |
|  | 31 December 2021 |  |  | 31 December 2020 |
Million US dollar |  | Brands |  |  | Commercial intangibles |  |  | Software |  |  | Other |  |  | Total |  |  | Total |
Acquisition cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of previous year |  |  | 39 427 |  |  |  | 3 031 |  |  |  | 2 972 |  |  |  | 455 |  |  |  | 45 885 |  |  |  | 46 108 |
Effect of movements in foreign exchange |  |  | (1 017 | ) |  |  | (81 | ) |  |  | (185 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (1 289 | ) |  |  | (789 | )
Acquisitions through business combinations |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 162 |
Acquisitions and expenditures |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 457 |  |  |  | 259 |  |  |  | 760 |  |  |  | 557 |
Disposals through sale and derecognition |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | (47 | ) |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (98 | ) |  |  | (142 | )
Disposals through the sale of subsidiaries |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |
Transfer (to)/from other asset categories and other movements 1 |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (119 | ) |  |  | 240 |  |  |  | (353 | ) |  |  | (240 | ) |  |  | (11 | )
Balance at end of period |  |  | 38 409 |  |  |  | 2 832 |  |  |  | 3 437 |  |  |  | 337 |  |  |  | 45 015 |  |  |  | 45 885 |
Amortization and impairment losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of previous year |  |  | (41 | ) |  |  | (2 072 | ) |  |  | (2 181 | ) |  |  | (64 | ) |  |  | (4 358 | ) |  |  | (3 656 | )
Effect of movements in foreign exchange |  |  | — |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | 128 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 192 |  |  |  | (16 | )
Amortization |  |  | — |  |  |  | (218 | ) |  |  | (377 | ) |  |  | (49 | ) |  |  | (644 | ) |  |  | (715 | )
Impairment |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (153 | ) |  |  | (176 | ) |  |  | (165 | )
Disposals through sale and derecognition |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 62 |
Disposals through the sale of subsidiaries |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |
Transfer to/(from) other asset categories and other movements 1 |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | 127 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 222 |  |  |  | 326 |  |  |  | 132 |
Balance at end of period |  |  | (89 | ) |  |  | (2 082 | ) |  |  | (2 381 | ) |  |  | (33 | ) |  |  | (4 585 | ) |  |  | (4 358 | )
Carrying value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
at 31 December 2020 |  |  | 39 386 |  |  |  | 959 |  |  |  | 791 |  |  |  | 391 |  |  |  | 41 527 |  |  |  | 41 527 |
at 31 December 2021 |  |  | 38 320 |  |  |  | 750 |  |  |  | 1 056 |  |  |  | 304 |  |  |  | 40 430 |  |  |  |  |
Summary of Carrying Amount of Intangible Assets with Indefinite Useful Lives |
Million US dollar |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash-generating unit |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
United States |  |  | 22 129 |  |  |  | 22 172 |
Rest of North America |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 42 |
Mexico |  |  | 2 977 |  |  |  | 3 067 |
Colombia |  |  | 2 870 |  |  |  | 3 320 |
Rest of Middle Americas |  |  | 3 432 |  |  |  | 3 655 |
Brazil |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Rest of South America |  |  | 724 |  |  |  | 681 |
Europe |  |  | 452 |  |  |  | 461 |
South Africa |  |  | 3 029 |  |  |  | 3 289 |
Rest of Africa |  |  | 1 112 |  |  |  | 1 068 |
China |  |  | 440 |  |  |  | 427 |
Rest of Asia Pacific |  |  | 1 113 |  |  |  | 1 212 |
Total carrying amount of intangible assets with indefinite useful lives |  |  | 38 320 |  |  |  | 39 395 |

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