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Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Summary of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale | On reclassification as held for sale there was no change to the carrying value.
|  | 2019 $m |
Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale |  |  |  |
Assets classified as held for sale: |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 3 |
Right-of-use assets |  |  | 15 |
Trade and other receivables |  |  | 1 |
|  |  | 19 |
Liabilities classified as held for sale: |  |  |  |
Trade and other payables |  |  | (2 | )
Lease liabilities |  |  | (20 | )
|  |  | (22 | )

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