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Details of Income Statement Items | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Note 23 - Details of Income Statement Items | Note 23 - Details of Income Statement Items
| For the year ended December 31
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
| $ millions | $ millions | $ millions
Sales | 5,418 | 5,363 | 5,405
Cost of sales |  |  |
Materials | 1,504 | 1,546 | 1,576
Cost of labor | 777 | 753 | 694
Energy | 343 | 315 | 305
Other | 1,122 | 1,089 | 1,027
| 3,746 | 3,703 | 3,602
Note 23 - Details of Income Statement Items (cont’d)
| For the year ended December 31
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
| $ millions | $ millions | $ millions
Selling, transport and marketing expenses |  |  |
Transport | 497 | 475 | 417
Cost of labor | 122 | 119 | 113
Other | 127 | 128 | 123
| 746 | 722 | 653
General and administrative expenses |  |  |
Cost of labor | 170 | 188 | 150
Professional Services | 49 | 77 | 103
Other | 42 | 56 | 97
| 261 | 321 | 350
Research and development expenses, net |  |  |
Cost of labor | 40 | 48 | 54
Other | 15 | 25 | 20
| 55 | 73 | 74
| For the year ended December 31
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
| $ millions | $ millions | $ millions
Other income |  |  |
Capital gain from divestitures of subsidiaries and loss of control | 54 | - | 215
Insurance compensation | 30 | 30 | 20
Retroactive electricity charges | 6 | 16 | -
Past service cost | - | 14 | -
Other | 19 | 11 | 15
Other income recorded in the income statements | 109 | 71 | 250
Other expenses |  |  |
Write-down and impairment of assets | 32 | 489 | 90
Provision for legal claims | 25 | 8 | 8
Provision for early retirement and dismissal of employees | 20 | 39 | 48
Environment related provisions | 7 | - | -
Provision in respect of prior periods resulting from an arbitration decision | 6 | 13 | 10
Provision for historical waste removal | - | 51 | 20
Retroactive electricity charges | - | - | 20
Other | - | 18 | 15
Other expenses recorded in the income statements | 90 | 618 | 211
Note 23 - Details of Income Statement Items (cont’d)
| For the year ended December 31
| 2017 | 2016 | 2015
| $ millions | $ millions | $ millions
Financing income and expenses |  |  |
Financing income: |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivative financial instruments | 104 | 24 | -
Net gain from changes in exchange rates and interest income | 1 | 1 | 52
| 105 | 25 | 52
Financing expenses: |  |  |
Interest expenses to banks and others | 120 | 151 | 101
Financing expenses in relation to employee benefits | 38 | 17 | 18
Banks and finance institutions commissions | 16 | 4 | 5
Net change in fair value of derivative financial instruments | - | - | 57
Net loss from changes in exchange rates | 78 | 7 | -
Financing expenses | 252 | 179 | 181
Net of borrowing costs capitalized | 23 | 22 | 21
| 229 | 157 | 160
Net financing expenses recorded in the income statements | 124 | 132 | 108

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