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Non-current and current financial debts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of financial debts

The below table summarizes non-current and current Financial debts outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

($ millions)			2020			2019
Non-current financial debts
Facility B			794			793
Facility C			429			391
Local facilities (Japan)			—			55
Series 2026 notes			496			495
Series 2029 notes			992			991
Series 2030 notes			744			—
Series 2049 notes			494			493
Revolving facility			—			—
Total non-current financial debts			3,949			3,218
Current financial debts
Local facilities:
Japan			101			115
All others			49			101
Other short-term financial debts			12			29
Derivatives			7			16
Total current financial debts			169			261
Total financial debts			4,118			3,479

Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [text block]

The contractual maturities of the undiscounted lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, are as follows:

			Lease liabilities undiscounted
($ millions)			2020			2019
Not later than one year			82			73
Between one and five years			203			176
Later than five years			203			200
Total lease liabilities undiscounted			488			449

			Lease liabilities
($ millions)			2020			2019
Not later than one year			70			61
Between one and five years			168			140
Later than five years			147			140
Total lease liabilities			385			341

The following table provides details on the maturity of the contractual undiscounted cash flows for Alcon's borrowings as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

			2020												2019
($ millions)			Nominal amount - Current and non-current financial debt			Derivatives			Total						Nominal amount - Current and non-current financial debt			Derivatives			Total
Not later than one year			162			7			169						245			16			261
Between one and five years			1,231			—			1,231						1,247			—			1,247
Later than five years			2,750			—			2,750						2,000			—			2,000
Total cash flows			4,143			7			4,150						3,492			16			3,508
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs			(32)			—			(32)						(29)			—			(29)
Total carrying value			4,111			7			4,118						3,463			16			3,479

The following table provides details on the maturity of the future contractual interest payments commitments as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:

($ millions)			2020			2019
Not later than one year			96			94
Between one and five years			357			336
Later than five years			687			653
Total cash flows			1,140			1,083

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The disclosure of detailed information about borrowings. [Refer: Borrowings]

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The disclosure of a maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities (including issued financial guarantee contracts) that shows the remaining contractual maturities. [Refer: Derivative financial liabilities]

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