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Property, plant and equipment - Summary of owned and leased assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment – owned | $ 67,345 | $ 65,290 |
Right-of-use assets – leased | 1,228 | 1,178 | $ 1,003
Net book value | $ 68,573 | $ 66,468 |

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- Definition The amount of assets that represent a lessee's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term that do not meet the definition of investment property. Underlying asset is an asset that is the subject of a lease, for which the right to use that asset has been provided by a lessor to a lessee. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2024-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph j -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2024-en-r&anchor=para_53_j&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2024-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2024-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph a -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2024-en-r&anchor=para_47_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2024-03-27 + Details
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- Definition Property, Plant and Equipment, Owned + References No definition available. + Details
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