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Net Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Non-current installments of loans | $ (17,359) |  |
Non-current installments of loans - Non-cash & Other | (15) |  |
Non-current installments of loans - Exchange Movements | 19 |  |
Non-current installments of loans | (17,355) |  |
Non-current installments of leases - Non-cash & Other | 45 |  |
Non-current installments of leases - Exchange Movements | (2) |  |
Non-current installments of leases | (514) |  |
Total long-term debt | (17,359) |  |
Total long-term debt - Non-cash & Other | 30 |  |
Total long-term debt - Exchange Movements | 17 |  |
Total long-term debt | (17,869) |  |
Current instalments of loans | (999) |  |
Current instalments of loans - Non-cash & Other | (1) |  |
Current instalments of loans | (1,000) |  |
Current instalments of leases - Cash Flow | 96 |  |
Current instalments of leases - Non-cash & Other | (138) |  |
Current instalments of leases - Exchange Movements | (1) |  |
Current instalments of leases | (206) |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | (1,754) |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | (1,629) |  |
Total current debt | (1,754) |  |
Total current debt - Cash Flow | 219 |  |
Total current debt - Non-cash & Other | (139) |  |
Total current debt - Exchange Movements | 2 |  |
Total current debt | (1,835) |  |
Gross borrowings | (19,113) |  |
Gross borrowings - Cash Flow | 219 |  |
Gross borrowings - Non-cash & Other | (109) |  |
Gross borrowings - Exchange Movements | 19 |  |
Gross borrowings | (19,704) |  |
Net derivative financial instruments | 384 |  |
Net derivative financial instruments - Cash Flow | (26) |  |
Net derivative financial instruments - Non-cash & Other | (37) |  |
Net derivative financial instruments | 321 |  |
Net Borrowings | (18,729) |  |
Net borrowings - Cash Flow | 193 |  |
Net borrowings - Non-cash & Other | (146) |  |
Net borrowings - Exchange Movements | 19 |  |
Net Borrowings | (19,383) |  |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 4,831 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents - Cash Flow | 584 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents - Exchange Movements | 13 |  |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 5,428 |  |
Other investments - current | 849 |  |
Other investments, current - Cash Flow | (21) |  |
Other investments, current - Non-cash & Other | (9) |  |
Other investments - current | 819 |  |
Other investments - non-current | 46 |  |
Other investments, non-current - Non-cash & Other | 10 |  |
Other investments - non-current | 56 |  |
Cash and investments | 5,726 |  |
Cash and investments - Cash Flow | 563 |  |
Cash and investments - Non-cash & Other | 1 |  |
Cash and investments - Exchange Movements | 13 |  |
Cash and investments | 6,303 |  |
Net debt | (13,003) |  |
Net debt - Cash Flow | 756 |  |
Net debt - Non-cash & Other | (145) |  |
Net debt - Exchange Movements | 32 |  |
Net debt | (13,080) |  |
Other investments - non-current | 1,362 | $ 833 | $ 1,089
Potential payable |  | $ 1,838 |
Put option |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Potential payable | 2,057 |  |
Commercial paper |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | (211) |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | (211) |  |
Bank collateral |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | (384) |  |
Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowing - Cash Flow | 66 |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | (318) |  |
Other Short-term borrowings excluding overdrafts |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowing - Cash Flow | (2) |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | (2) |  |
Overdrafts |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | (160) |  |
Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowing - Cash Flow | 59 |  |
Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowing - Exchange Movements | 3 |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings | (98) |  |
IFRS 16 |  |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |  |
Non-current installments of leases | (557) |  |
Total long-term debt | (557) |  |
Current instalments of leases | (163) |  |
Total current debt | (163) |  |
Gross borrowings | (720) |  |
Net Borrowings | (720) |  |
Net debt | $ (720) |  |

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