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Non-current and current financial debts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Schedule of financial debts | The below table summarizes current and non-current Financial debts outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
($ millions) | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Non-current financial debts |  |
Facility B | 793 |  | — |
Facility C | 391 |  | — |
Local facilities (Japan) | 55 |  | — |
Series 2026 notes | 495 |  | — |
Series 2029 notes | 991 |  | — |
Series 2049 notes | 493 |  | — |
Revolving facility | — |  | — |
Total non-current financial debts | 3,218 |  | — |
Current financial debts |  |
Local facilities: |  |
Japan | 115 |  | — |
All others | 101 |  | 32 |
Other short-term financial debts | 29 |  | 15 |
Derivatives | 16 |  | — |
Total current financial debts | 261 |  | 47 |
Total financial debts | 3,479 |  | 47 |
Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [text block] | The contractual maturities of the undiscounted lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019, are as follows:
($ millions) | Lease liabilities undiscounted |
Not later than one year | 73 |
Between one and five years | 176 |
Later than five years | 200 |
Total lease liabilities undiscounted | 449 |
($ millions) | Lease liabilities |
Not later than one year | 61 |
Between one and five years | 140 |
Later than five years | 140 |
Total lease liabilities | 341 |
The following table provides details on the maturity of the contractual undiscounted cash flows for Alcon's borrowings as of December 31, 2019:
($ millions) | Nominal amount - Current and non-current financial debt |  |  | Derivatives |  |  | Total |
Not later than one year | 245 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 261 |
Between one and five years | 1,247 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,247 |
Later than five years | 2,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,000 |
Total cash flows | 3,492 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 3,508 |
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs | (29 | ) |  | — |  |  | (29 | )
Total carrying value | 3,463 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 3,479 |
The following table provides details on the maturity of the future contractual interest payments commitments:
($ millions) | Interest |
Not later than one year | 94 |
Between one and five years | 336 |
Later than five years | 653 |
Total cash flows | 1,083 |

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