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Net Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017
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Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Total long-term debt | $ (15,452) | $ (15,560) | $ (16,792)
Current instalments of loans | (1,397) | (1,397) |
Current instalments of finance leases |  | (5) |
Current debt | (4,215) | (2,247) | (2,933)
Gross borrowings | (19,667) | (17,807) |
Net derivative financial instruments | 465 | 504 |
Net Borrowings | (19,202) | (17,303) |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,978 | 3,324 | 5,239
Other investments - current | 799 | 1,230 | 998
Other investments - non-current | 82 | 70 |
Cash and investments | 3,859 | 4,624 |
Net funds/(debt) | (15,343) | (12,679) |
Other investments - non-current | 1,089 | 933 | $ 989
Cash flow |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Current debt | (1,976) |  |
Gross borrowings | (1,976) |  |
Net derivative financial instruments | 47 |  |
Net Borrowings | (1,929) |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | (316) |  |
Other investments - current | (415) |  |
Cash and investments | (731) |  |
Net funds/(debt) | (2,660) |  |
Other non-cash changes |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Total long-term debt | 6 |  |
Current instalments of finance leases | 5 |  |
Current debt | 5 |  |
Gross borrowings | 11 |  |
Net derivative financial instruments | (86) |  |
Net Borrowings | (75) |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0 |  |
Other investments - current | (16) |  |
Other investments - non-current | 12 |  |
Cash and investments | (4) |  |
Net funds/(debt) | (79) |  |
Exchange movements |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Total long-term debt | 102 |  |
Current debt | 3 |  |
Gross borrowings | 105 |  |
Net Borrowings | 105 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | (30) |  |
Cash and investments | (30) |  |
Net funds/(debt) | 75 |  |
Put option |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Potential payable | 1,900 |  |
Due after more than one year |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Total long-term debt | (15,452) | (15,560) |
Due after more than one year | Other non-cash changes |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Total long-term debt | 6 |  |
Due after more than one year | Exchange movements |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Total long-term debt | 102 |  |
Commercial paper |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Current debt | (2,160) | (180) |
Commercial paper | Cash flow |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Current debt | (1,980) |  |
Bank collateral |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Current debt | (446) | (513) |
Bank collateral | Cash flow |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Current debt | 67 |  |
Overdrafts |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Current debt | (212) | $ (152) |
Overdrafts | Cash flow |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Current debt | (63) |  |
Overdrafts | Exchange movements |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Current debt | $ 3 |  |

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