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Non-current and current financial debts (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Disclosure Of Borrowings [Abstract] |
Schedule of financial debts | The below table summarizes non-current and current Financial debts outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
($ millions) |  | June 30, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
Non-current financial debts |  |  |  |
Facility B |  | 794 |  |  | 793 |
Facility C |  | 391 |  |  | 391 |
Local facilities (Japan) |  | — |  |  | 55 |
Series 2026 notes |  | 495 |  |  | 495 |
Series 2029 notes |  | 991 |  |  | 991 |
Series 2030 notes |  | 744 |  |  | — |
Series 2049 notes |  | 494 |  |  | 493 |
Revolving facility |  | — |  |  | — |
Total non-current financial debts |  | 3,909 |  |  | 3,218 |
Current financial debts |  |  |  |
Local facilities: |  |  |  |
Japan |  | 137 |  |  | 115 |
All others |  | 71 |  |  | 101 |
Other short-term financial debts |  | 26 |  |  | 29 |
Derivatives |  | 1 |  |  | 16 |
Total current financial debts |  | 235 |  |  | 261 |
Total financial debts |  | 4,144 |  |  | 3,479 |

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