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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Classification of Pre-Payroll Tax and Social Contribution Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included in Consolidated Statements of Income | The following table illustrates the classification of pre-payroll tax and social contribution stock-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
|  | December 31, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Cost of sales |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 23 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 67 |
Research and development |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 35 |
Total pre-payroll tax and social contribution compensation |  |  | 155 |  |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | 125 |
Changes in AOCI Attributable to Stockholders | The table below details the changes in AOCI attributable to the company’s stockholders by component, net of tax, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
|  | Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |  |  | Gains (Losses) on Available- For-Sale Securities |  |  | Defined Benefit Pension Plan Items |  |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (“CTA”) |  |  | Total |
December 31, 2017 |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (166 | ) |  |  | 768 |  |  |  | 647 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 41 |
December 31, 2017, net of tax |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (125 | ) |  |  | 768 |  |  |  | 688 |
OCI before reclassifications |  |  | (83 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | (87 | ) |  |  | (196 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10 |
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2018 |  |  | (84 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (87 | ) |  |  | (186 | )
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7 |
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2018, net of tax |  |  | (80 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (87 | ) |  |  | (179 | )
December 31, 2018 |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (179 | ) |  |  | 681 |  |  |  | 461 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 48 |
December 31, 2018, net of tax |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (135 | ) |  |  | 681 |  |  |  | 509 |
OCI before reclassifications |  |  | (43 | ) |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | (58 | ) |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (133 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 93 |
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2019 |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | (44 | ) |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (40 | )
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2019, net of tax |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | (34 | ) |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (34 | )
December 31, 2019 |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (223 | ) |  |  | 646 |  |  |  | 421 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 54 |
December 31, 2019, net of tax |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (169 | ) |  |  | 646 |  |  |  | 475 |
OCI before reclassifications |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | 203 |  |  |  | 245 |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14 |
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | 203 |  |  |  | 259 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11 | )
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2020, net of tax |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 203 |  |  |  | 248 |
December 31, 2020 |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (231 | ) |  |  | 849 |  |  |  | 680 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 43 |
December 31, 2020, net of tax |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (180 | ) |  |  | 849 |  |  |  | 723 |
Schedule of Items Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Items reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are listed in the table below:
Details about AOCI components |  | Amounts reclassified from AOCI in the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  | Amounts reclassified from AOCI in the year ended December 31, 2019 |  |  | Amounts reclassified from AOCI in the year ended December 31, 2018 |  |  | Affected line item in the statement where net income (loss) is presented
Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (51 | ) |  |  | 4 |  |  | Cost of sales
Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative
Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  | Research and development
|  |  | — |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  | Income tax benefit (expense)
|  |  | — |  |  |  | (69 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  | Net of tax
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of actuarial gains (losses) |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (10 | ) |  | Other components of pension benefit costs
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  | Other components of pension benefit costs
|  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | Income tax benefit (expense)
|  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (9 | ) |  | Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the year |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (80 | ) |  |  | (8 | ) |  |
Attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |
Attributable to the parent company stockholders |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (80 | ) |  |  | (8 | ) |  |
Supervisory Board [Member] |
Summary of Grants Under Outstanding Stock Award Plans | The table below summarizes grants under the outstanding stock award plans, as authorized by the Compensation Committee:
Year of grant |  | Options granted and vested |  |  | Options waived at grant |
2010 |  |  | 172,500 |  |  |  | (7,500 | )
2011 |  |  | 172,500 |  |  |  | (30,000 | )
2012 |  |  | 180,000 |  |  |  | (22,500 | )
2013 to 2020 |  | No options granted |
Summary of Nonvested Share Activity | A summary of the options’ activity by plan for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 is presented below:
Year of grant |  | Outstanding as of December 31, 2018 |  |  | Exercised |  |  | Expired / Cancelled |  |  | Outstanding as of December 31, 2019 |  |  | Exercised |  |  | Expired / Cancelled |  |  | Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 |
2010 |  |  | 22,500 |  |  |  | (22,500 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2011 |  |  | 52,500 |  |  |  | (7,500 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 45,000 |  |  |  | (37,500 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,500 |
2012 |  |  | 65,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 65,000 |  |  |  | (15,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 50,000 |
Employees [Member] |
Summary of Grants Under Outstanding Stock Award Plans | The table below summarizes grants under the outstanding stock award plans in 2020, as authorized by the Compensation Committee:
Date of grant |  | Plan name |  | Number of shares granted |  |  | Number of shares waived |  |  | Number of shares lost on performance conditions |
July 25, 2017 |  | 2017 Employee Plan |  |  | 7,634,475 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
December 22, 2017 |  | 2017 Employee Plan |  |  | 347,160 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
July 24, 2018 |  | 2018 Employee Plan |  |  | 7,552,410 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
December 20, 2018 |  | 2018 Employee Plan |  |  | 443,200 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
May 23, 2019 |  | 2019 CEO Special Bonus |  |  | 34,960 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
July 24, 2019 |  | 2019 Employee Plan |  |  | 7,752,940 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,161,966 | )
December 26, 2019 |  | 2019 Employee Plan |  |  | 246,750 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (17,013 | )
July 23, 2020 |  | 2020 Employee Plan |  |  | 7,437,580 |  |  |  | — |  |  | (*) |
December 24, 2020 |  | 2020 Employee Plan |  |  | 562,350 |  |  |  | — |  |  | (*) |
| (*) | As at December 31, 2020, a final determination of the achievement of the performance conditions had not yet been made by the Compensation Committee of the Supervisory Board.
Summary of Nonvested Share Activity | A summary of the unvested share activity by plan for the year ended December 31, 2020 is presented below:
Unvested Shares |  | Unvested as at December 31, 2019 |  |  | Granted |  |  | Forfeited / waived |  |  | Cancelled on failed vesting conditions |  |  | Vested |  |  | Unvested as at December 31, 2020 |
2017 Employee Plan |  |  | 2,648,379 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (14,634 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,633,745 | ) |  |  | — |
2018 Employee Plan |  |  | 5,197,924 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (36,912 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,442,327 | ) |  |  | 2,718,685 |
2019 CEO Special Bonus |  |  | — |  |  |  | 34,960 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11,654 | ) |  |  | 23,306 |
2019 Employee Plan |  |  | 7,977,370 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (51,111 | ) |  |  | (1,178,979 | ) |  |  | (2,172,160 | ) |  |  | 4,575,120 |
2020 Employee Plan |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,999,930 |  |  |  | (28,385 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (600 | ) |  |  | 7,970,945 |
Total |  |  | 15,823,673 |  |  |  | 8,034,890 |  |  |  | (131,042 | ) |  |  | (1,178,979 | ) |  |  | (7,260,486 | ) |  |  | 15,288,056 |

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