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Related party disclosures - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |
Financial guarantee on bank loan | $ 12 | $ 12
Outstanding commitments made by entity, related party transactions | 10 | 10
Barclay associate [member] |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |
Loan to and from material associate investment (offset in accordance with IAS32) | $ 237 | $ 237
Average interest rate on interest payable and receivable relating to loan to and from material associate investment | 0.80% | 2.10%

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- Definition The amount of outstanding commitments made by the entity in related party transactions. [Refer: Related parties [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 24 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 18 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=24&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_18_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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