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Property Plant and Equipment (Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ 4,521 |
Balance at end of year |  | 4,663 | $ 4,521
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 4,663 | 4,521
Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 9,810 | 9,158
Additions |  | 589 | 490
Disposals |  | (30) | (63)
Translation differences |  | (132) | 269
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | (44)
Balance at end of year |  | 10,237 | 9,810
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 9,810 | 9,810
Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 5,289 | 4,849
Depreciation for the year |  | 373 | 355
Disposals |  | (27) | (56)
Impairment |  | 11 | 13
Translation differences |  | (72) | 147
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | (19)
Balance at end of year |  | 5,574 | 5,289
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 5,289 | 5,289
Land roads and buildings [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 393 |
Balance at end of year |  | 393 | 393
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 393 | 393
Land roads and buildings [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 844 | 763
Additions |  | 42 | 42
Disposals |  | (2) | (6)
Translation differences |  | (23) | 49
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | (4)
Balance at end of year |  | 861 | 844
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 844 | 844
Land roads and buildings [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 451 | 409
Depreciation for the year |  | 24 | 23
Disposals |  | (1) | (4)
Impairment |  | 5 | 0
Translation differences |  | (11) | 24
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | (1)
Balance at end of year |  | 468 | 451
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 451 | 451
Installations and equipment [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 2,268 |
Balance at end of year |  | 2,789 | 2,268
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 2,789 | 2,268
Installations and equipment [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 5,788 | 5,408
Additions |  | 789 | 302
Disposals |  | (19) | (28)
Translation differences |  | (76) | 136
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | (30)
Balance at end of year |  | 6,482 | 5,788
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 5,788 | 5,788
Installations and equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 3,520 | 3,232
Depreciation for the year |  | 234 | 227
Disposals |  | (16) | (23)
Impairment |  | 5 | 13
Translation differences |  | (50) | 85
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | (14)
Balance at end of year |  | 3,693 | 3,520
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 3,520 | 3,520
Dikes and evaporating ponds [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 835 |
Balance at end of year |  | 836 | 835
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 836 | 835
Dikes and evaporating ponds [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 1,888 | 1,715
Additions |  | 100 | 140
Disposals |  | 0 | 0
Translation differences |  | (13) | 33
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | 0
Balance at end of year |  | 1,975 | 1,888
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 1,888 | 1,888
Dikes and evaporating ponds [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 1,053 | 944
Depreciation for the year |  | 96 | 84
Disposals |  | 0 | 0
Impairment |  | 0 | 0
Translation differences |  | (10) | 25
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | 0
Balance at end of year |  | 1,139 | 1,053
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 1,053 | 1,053
Heavy mechanical equipment [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 66 |
Balance at end of year |  | 64 | 66
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 64 | 66
Heavy mechanical equipment [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 150 | 149
Additions |  | 5 | 7
Disposals |  | (2) | (12)
Translation differences |  | 0 | 7
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | (1)
Balance at end of year |  | 153 | 150
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 150 | 150
Heavy mechanical equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 84 | 83
Depreciation for the year |  | 7 | 7
Disposals |  | (2) | (12)
Impairment |  | 0 | 0
Translation differences |  | 0 | 7
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | (1)
Balance at end of year |  | 89 | 84
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 84 | 84
Furniture, vehicles and equipment [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 61 |
Balance at end of year |  | 66 | 61
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 66 | 61
Furniture, vehicles and equipment [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 242 | 244
Additions |  | 20 | 13
Disposals |  | (7) | (17)
Translation differences |  | (4) | 9
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | (7)
Balance at end of year |  | 251 | 242
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 242 | 242
Furniture, vehicles and equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 181 | 181
Depreciation for the year |  | 12 | 14
Disposals |  | (8) | (17)
Impairment |  | 1 | 0
Translation differences |  | (1) | 6
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  | (3)
Balance at end of year |  | 185 | 181
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 181 | 181
Plants under construction and spare parts for installations [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | [1] | 898 |
Balance at end of year | [1] | 515 | 898
Depreciated balance at end of year | [1] | 515 | 898
Plants under construction and spare parts for installations [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | [1] | 898 | 879
Additions | [1] | (367) | (14)
Disposals | [1] | 0 | 0
Translation differences | [1] | (16) | 35
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment | [1] |  | (2)
Balance at end of year | [1] | 515 | 898
Depreciated balance at end of year | [1] | 898 | 898
Plants under construction and spare parts for installations [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | [1] | 0 | 0
Depreciation for the year | [1] | 0 | 0
Disposals | [1] | 0 | 0
Impairment | [1] | 0 | 0
Translation differences | [1] | 0 | 0
Reclassification to assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment | [1] |  | 0
Balance at end of year | [1] | 0 | 0
Depreciated balance at end of year | [1] | $ 0 | $ 0
[1] | The additions for the year are presented net of items the construction of which were completed and accordingly were recorded in other categories in the “property, plant and equipment” section.

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