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Exceptional Items - Summary of Exceptional Items (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Cost of sales: |  |  |
Derecognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities | $ 22 |  |
Gain on lease termination | 30 |  |
Provisions charged to income statement (incl onerous contracts) | (34) | $ (43) |
Administrative expenses: |  |  |
Administrative expenses | (267) | (385) | $ (415)
Impairment loss on financial assets | (88) | (8) | (17)
Other impairment charges: |  |  |
Other impairment charges | (226) | (131) |
(Loss)/profit before tax | (280) | 542 | 482
Contract assets | (53) |  |
Property plant and equipment | (90) |  |
Financial expenses | (144) | (121) | (101)
Tax on exceptional items | 52 | 20 | 27
Tax | (20) | 156 | 132
Operating exceptional items | (270) | (186) | (104)
Fair value gains on contingent purchase consideration | 13 | 27 | (4)
Operating exceptional items analysed as: |  |  |
Operating exceptional profit befor tax | (153) | 630 | 582
Americas [member] |  |  |
Other impairment charges: |  |  |
Contract assets | (42) |  |
EMEAA [member] |  |  |
Administrative expenses: |  |  |
Impairment loss on financial assets | 9 |  |
Other impairment charges: |  |  |
Contract assets | (11) |  |
EMEAA [member] | Right-of-use assets [member] |  |  |
Other impairment charges: |  |  |
Impairment | (5) |  |
Exceptional items [member] |  |  |
Cost of sales: |  |  |
Gain on lease termination | 30 |  |
Total cost of sales | 34 |  |
Administrative expenses: |  |  |
Acquisition and integration costs | (6) | (7) | (15)
Litigation | (5) | (28) | (18)
Pension settlement cost |  |  | (15)
Administrative expenses | (30) | (55) | (104)
Impairment loss on financial assets | (48) |  |
Other impairment charges: |  |  |
Goodwill |  | (49) |
Other impairment charges | (226) | (131) |
(Loss)/profit before tax | (263) | (148) | (104)
Contract assets | (53) |  |
Property plant and equipment | (90) |  |
Financial expenses | (14) |  |
Tax on exceptional items | 52 | 20 | 22
Exceptional tax |  |  | 5
Tax | 52 | 20 | 27
Fair value gains on contingent purchase consideration | 21 | 38 |
Operating exceptional items analysed as: |  |  |
Operating exceptional profit befor tax | (270) | (186) | (104)
Exceptional items [member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Exceptional Items [line items] |  |  |
Reorganisation costs | (8) |  |
Exceptional items [member] | Administrative Expenses [member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Exceptional Items [line items] |  |  |
Reorganisation costs | (19) | (20) | (56)
Exceptional items [member] | Right-of-use assets [member] |  |  |
Other impairment charges: |  |  |
Impairment | (16) | (32) |
Exceptional items [member] | Management agreements [member] |  |  |
Other impairment charges: |  |  |
Management agreements | (48) | (50) |
Exceptional items [member] | Onerous Contracts Provisions [Member] |  |  |
Cost of sales: |  |  |
Provisions charged to income statement (incl onerous contracts) | (10) |  |
Exceptional items [member] | Associates [member] |  |  |
Other impairment charges: |  |  |
Impairment | (19) |  |
Exceptional items [member] | Americas [member] |  |  |
Operating exceptional items analysed as: |  |  |
Operating exceptional profit befor tax | (118) | (62) | (36)
Exceptional items [member] | EMEAA [member] |  |  |
Administrative expenses: |  |  |
Litigation | (14) |  |
Operating exceptional items analysed as: |  |  |
Operating exceptional profit befor tax | (128) | (109) | (12)
Exceptional items [member] | Greater China [member] |  |  |
Operating exceptional items analysed as: |  |  |
Operating exceptional profit befor tax | (5) |  | (1)
Exceptional items [member] | Central [member] |  |  |
Operating exceptional items analysed as: |  |  |
Operating exceptional profit befor tax | $ (19) | $ (15) | $ (55)

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