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Property Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

	Land, roads and buildings	Installations and equipment	Dikes and evaporating ponds	Heavy mechanical equipment	Furniture, vehicles and equipment	Plants under construction and spare parts for installations (1)	Total
	$ millions	$ millions	$ millions	$ millions	$ millions	$ millions	$ millions


Cost
Balance as at January 1, 2018	844	5,788	1,888	150	242	898	9,810
Additions	42	789	100	5	20	(367)	589
Disposals	(2)	(19)	-	(2)	(7)	-	(30)
Translation differences	(23)	(76)	(13)	-	(4)	(16)	(132)
Balance as at December 31, 2018	861	6,482	1,975	153	251	515	10,237
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as at January 1, 2018	451	3,520	1,053	84	181	-	5,289
Depreciation for the year	24	234	96	7	12	-	373
Impairment	5	5	-	-	1	-	11
Disposals	(1)	(16)	-	(2)	(8)	-	(27)
Translation differences	(11)	(50)	(10)	-	(1)	-	(72)
Balance as at December 31, 2018	468	3,693	1,139	89	185	-	5,574
Depreciated balance as at December 31, 2018	393	2,789	836	64	66	515	4,663

(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.

Note 11 - Property, Plant and Equipment (cont’d)

	Land, roads and buildings	Installations and equipment	Dikes and evaporating ponds	Heavy mechanical equipment	Furniture, vehicles and equipment	Plants under construction and spare parts for installations (1)	Total
	$ millions	$ millions	$ millions	$ millions	$ millions	$ millions	$ millions


Cost
Balance as at January 1, 2017	763	5,408	1,715	149	244	879	9,158
Additions	42	302	140	7	13	(14)	490
Disposals	(6)	(28)	-	(12)	(17)	-	(63)
Translation differences	49	136	33	7	9	35	269
Reclassification to assets held for sale	(4)	(30)	-	(1)	(7)	(2)	(44)
Balance as at December 31, 2017	844	5,788	1,888	150	242	898	9,810
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as at January 1, 2017	409	3,232	944	83	181	-	4,849
Depreciation for the year	23	227	84	7	14	-	355
Impairment	-	13	-	-	-	-	13
Disposals	(4)	(23)	-	(12)	(17)	-	(56)
Translation differences	24	85	25	7	6	-	147
Reclassification to assets held for sale	(1)	(14)	-	(1)	(3)	-	(19)
Balance as at December 31, 2017	451	3,520	1,053	84	181	-	5,289
Depreciated balance as at December 31, 2017	393	2,268	835	66	61	898	4,521

(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.