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Financial expenses-net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Financial Expenses-Net | NOTE 17—Financial expenses — net:
|  | Year ended December, 31 |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | (U.S. $ in millions) |
Venezuela devaluation (1) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 42 |
Interest expenses and other bank charges |  |  | 881 |  |  |  | 920 |  |  |  | 875 |
Income from investments |  |  | (41 | ) |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (84 | )
Foreign exchange (gains) losses — net |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 65 |
Other, net (2) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | (3 | )
Total finance expense—net |  | $ | 822 |  |  | $ | 959 |  |  | $ | 895 |
(1) | For further information regarding the Venezuela devaluation, refer to note 1a.
(2) | In 2018 , Other, net comprised mainly of a make-whole payment of $46 million following early redemption of senior notes during 2018.

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