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Provisions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Provisions | Composition and changes in the provision
| Restoration's site and equipment's dismantling | Legal claims | Other | Total
| $ millions | $ millions | $ millions | $ millions
Balance as at January 1, 2017 | 172 | 17 | 79 | 268
Provisions recorded during the period (1) | 17 | 19 | 4 | 40
Provisions reversed during the period | - | (2) | (3) | (5)
Payments during the period | (6) | (7) | (31) | (44)
Translation differences | 11 | 1 | - | 12
Balance as at December 31, 2017 | 194 | 28 | 49 | 271
For additional information, see Note 21 regarding concessions and contingent liabilities

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