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Financial Expenses-Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Financial Expenses |
|  | Year ended December, 31 |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
|  | (U.S. $ in millions) |
Venezuela devaluation (1) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 746 |
Interest expenses and other bank charges |  |  | 920 |  |  |  | 875 |  |  |  | 546 |
Income from investments |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (84 | ) |  |  | (51 | )
Foreign exchange (gains) losses—net |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | (49 | )
Other, net (2) |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 2 |
Other-than-temporary impairment (3) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 136 |
Total finance expense—net |  | $ | 959 |  |  | $ | 895 |  |  | $ | 1,330 |
(1) | For further information regarding the Venezuela devaluation, refer to note 1a.
(2) | Other, net comprised mainly of a make-whole payment of $46 million following early redemption of senior notes during 2018.
(3) | Other-than-temporary impairment relates mainly to equity securities.

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