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Reconciliation of profit for the year to cash flow from operations before contract acquisition costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Summary of Reconciliation of Profit for the Year to Cash Flow From Operations Before Contract Acquisition Costs |
For the year ended 31 December 2018 |  | Note |  |  | 2018 $m |  |  | 2017 Restated $m |  |  | 2016 Restated $m |
Profit for the year |  |  |  |  |  |  | 352 |  |  |  | 541 |  |  |  | 459 |
Adjustments for: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net financial expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 80 |
Income tax charge |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | 173 |
Depreciation and amortisation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 75 |
System Fund depreciation and amortisation |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 31 |
Impairment |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 16 |
Other exceptional items (including System Fund) |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 151 |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | 13 |
Equity-settled share-based cost |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 23 |
Dividends from associates and joint ventures |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 5 |
Increase in trade and other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  | (44 | ) |  |  | (71 | ) |  |  | (27 | )
Increase in contract costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (4 | )
Increase in deferred revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  | 141 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 109 |
Increase in other trade and other payables |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 39 |
Utilisation of provisions (2016: net of insurance recovery) |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (4 | )
Retirement benefit contributions, net of costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (32 | )
Cash flows relating to exceptional items |  |  |  |  |  |  | (137 | ) |  |  | (44 | ) |  |  | (19 | )
Contract assets deduction in revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 13 |
Other items |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |
Total adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 502 |  |  |  | 308 |  |  |  | 491 |
Cash flow from operations before contract acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 854 |  |  |  | 849 |  |  |  | 950 |

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