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Trade receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] |
Summary of trade receivables | The following table provides details related to Trade receivables as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
($ millions) | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Total gross trade receivables | 1,438 |  |  | 1,307 |
Provisions for doubtful trade receivables | (48 | ) |  | (54 | )
Total trade receivables, net | 1,390 |  |  | 1,253 |
Movement in the provision for doubtful trade receivables | The following table summarizes the movement in the provision for doubtful trade receivables:
($ millions) | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
January 1 | (54 | ) |  | (77 | ) |  | (55 | )
Transfers with former parent | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Provisions for doubtful trade receivables charged to the consolidated income statement | (17 | ) |  | (17 | ) |  | (28 | )
Utilization of provisions for doubtful trade receivables | 7 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 2 |
Reversal of provisions for doubtful trade receivables | 15 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 6 |
Currency translation effects | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (2 | )
December 31 | (48 | ) |  | (54 | ) |  | (77 | )
Summary of trade receivables overdue status | The following sets forth the trade receivables that are not overdue as specified in the payment terms and conditions established with Alcon's customers, as well as an analysis of overdue amounts and related provisions for doubtful trade receivables:
($ millions) | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Not overdue | 1,135 |  |  | 1,018 |
Past due for not more than one month | 118 |  |  | 118 |
Past due for more than one month but less than three months | 81 |  |  | 70 |
Past due for more than three months but less than six months | 47 |  |  | 34 |
Past due for more than six months but less than one year | 21 |  |  | 20 |
Past due for more than one year | 36 |  |  | 47 |
Provisions for doubtful trade receivables | (48 | ) |  | (54 | )
Total trade receivables, net | 1,390 |  |  | 1,253 |
Summary of trade receivables from closely monitored countries | The following table shows the gross trade receivables balance from these closely monitored countries as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the amounts that are past due for more than one year and the related amount of the provisions for doubtful trade receivables that have been recorded:
($ millions) | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Total balance of gross trade receivables from closely monitored countries | 209 |  |  | 216 |
Past due for more than one year | 10 |  |  | 14 |
Provisions for doubtful trade receivables | (13 | ) |  | (16 | )
Summary of trade receivables by major currencies | Trade receivables include amounts denominated in the following major currencies:
($ millions) | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
US dollar (USD) | 463 |  |  | 449 |
Euro (EUR) | 243 |  |  | 215 |
Japanese yen (JPY) | 168 |  |  | 152 |
Chinese yuan (CNY) | 102 |  |  | 74 |
Indian rupee (INR) | 33 |  |  | 34 |
Canadian dollar (CAD) | 30 |  |  | 30 |
Australian dollar (AUD) | 29 |  |  | 27 |
British pound (GBP) | 24 |  |  | 25 |
Russian ruble (RUB) | 34 |  |  | 24 |
South Korean won (KRW) | 29 |  |  | 23 |
Other currencies | 235 |  |  | 200 |
Total trade receivables, net | 1,390 |  |  | 1,253 |

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