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Right-of-use assets and Lease liabilities - Maturity of Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease payments [Line Items]
Lease liabilities	$ 273	$ 286
Less than one year [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease payments [Line Items]
Lease liabilities	53
Between one and two years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease payments [Line Items]
Lease liabilities	37
Between two and three years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease payments [Line Items]
Lease liabilities	32
Between three and four years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease payments [Line Items]
Lease liabilities	26
Between four and five years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease payments [Line Items]
Lease liabilities	15
After five years [member]
Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease payments [Line Items]
Lease liabilities	$ 110

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[Line Items] for Disclosure of maturity analysis of lease payments [Table]

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The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Note Effective 2019-01-01
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