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Finance Costs - Summary of Financial Income and Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure Of Detailed Finance (Income) Costs Explanatory [line items] |  |  |
Financial income on deposits and money market funds | $ 2 | $ 3 | $ 2
Interest income on loans and other assets | 2 | 3 | 3
Financial income | 4 | 6 | 5
Interest expense on bonds and syndicated facility | 102 | 78 | 61
Interest expense on lease liabilities | 37 | 41 | 39
Capitalised interest | (1) | (5) | (5)
Unwind of discount on deferred purchase consideration | 1 | 1 | 1
Other charges | 5 | 6 | 5
Financial expenses | 144 | 121 | 101
Financial expenses before exceptional items | 130 | 121 | 101
Financial expenses | 144 | $ 121 | $ 101
Exceptional items [member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Detailed Finance (Income) Costs Explanatory [line items] |  |  |
Financial expenses | 14 |  |
Financial expenses | $ 14 |  |

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- Definition The amount of interest costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset and which form part of the cost of that asset. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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