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Net Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |
Non-current installments of loans at beginning of period | $ (26,506) |
Non-current installments of loans - Non-cash & Other | 2,431 |
Non-current installments of loans - Exchange Movements | (639) |
Non-current installments of loans at end of period | (24,714) |
Non-current installments of leases at beginning of period | (1,113) |
Non-current installments of leases - Non-cash & Other | (106) |
Non-current installments of leases - Exchange Movements | (53) |
Non-current installments of leases at end of period | (1,272) |
Total long-term debt at beginning of period | (27,619) |
Total long-term debt - Non-cash & Other | 2,325 |
Total long-term debt - Exchange Movements | (692) |
Total long-term debt at end of period | (25,986) |
Current instalments of loans at beginning of period | (2,007) |
Current instalments of loans - Cash Flow | 7 |
Current instalments of loans - Non-cash & Other | (2,461) |
Current instalments of loans at end of period | (4,461) |
Current instalments of leases at beginning of period | (339) |
Current instalments of leases - Cash Flow | 217 |
Current instalments of leases - Non-cash & Other | (218) |
Current instalments of leases - Exchange Movements | (21) |
Current instalments of leases at end of period | (361) |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings at beginning of period | (2,337) |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings at end of period | (6,492) |
Total current debt at beginning of period | (2,676) |
Total current debt - Cash Flow | (1,476) |
Total current debt - Non-cash & Other | (2,679) |
Total current debt - Exchange Movements | (22) |
Total current debt at end of period | (6,853) |
Gross borrowings at beginning of period | (30,295) |
Gross borrowings - Cash Flow | (1,476) |
Gross borrowings - Non-cash & Other | (354) |
Gross borrowings - Exchange Movements | (714) |
Gross borrowings at end of period | (32,839) |
Net derivative financial instruments at beginning of period | 71 |
Net derivative financial instruments - Cash Flow | (100) |
Net derivative financial instruments - Non-cash & Other | 533 |
Net derivative financial instruments at end of period | 504 |
Net borrowings at beginning of period | (30,224) |
Net borrowings - Cash Flow | (1,576) |
Net borrowings - Non-cash & Other | 179 |
Net borrowings - Exchange Movements | (714) |
Net borrowings at end of period | (32,335) |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 5,488 |
Cash and cash equivalents - Cash Flow | 1,515 |
Cash and cash equivalents - Exchange Movements | 55 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 7,058 |
Other investments - current at beginning of period | 166 |
Other investments, current - Cash Flow | (115) |
Other investments, current - Exchange Movements | (1) |
Other investments - current at end of period | 50 |
Cash and investments at beginning of period | 5,654 |
Cash and investments - Cash Flow | 1,400 |
Cash and investments - Exchange Movements | 54 |
Cash and investments at end of period | 7,108 |
Net debt at beginning of period | (24,570) |
Net debt - Cash Flow | (176) |
Net debt - Non-cash & Other | 179 |
Net debt - Exchange Movements | (660) |
Net debt at end of period | (25,227) |
Cash collateral on financial derivatives | 435 | $ 181
Cash collateral posted by the Group | 32 | $ 129
Increase (decrease) in net debt | 657 |
Commercial paper |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |
Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowing - Cash Flow | (1,470) |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings at end of period | (1,470) |
Collateral received from derivative counterparties |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings at beginning of period | (181) |
Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowing - Cash Flow | (254) |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings at end of period | (435) |
Other Short-term borrowings excluding overdrafts |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings at beginning of period | (90) |
Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowing - Cash Flow | (10) |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings at end of period | (100) |
Overdrafts |  |
Interest bearing loans and borrowings |  |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings at beginning of period | (59) |
Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowing - Cash Flow | 34 |
Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowing - Exchange Movements | (1) |
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings at end of period | $ (26) |

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