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Non-current and current financial debts (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Disclosure Of Borrowings [Abstract] |
Schedule of financial debts | The below table summarizes non-current and current Financial debts outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
($ millions) |  | June 30, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Non-current financial debts |  |  |  |
Facility B |  | 637 |  |  | 796 |
Facility C |  | — |  |  | 395 |
Local facilities (Japan) |  | — |  |  | 47 |
Series 2026 notes |  | 497 |  |  | 496 |
Series 2028 notes |  | 517 |  |  | — |
Series 2029 notes |  | 993 |  |  | 993 |
Series 2030 notes |  | 745 |  |  | 745 |
Series 2049 notes |  | 494 |  |  | 494 |
Revolving facility |  | — |  |  | — |
Total non-current financial debts |  | 3,883 |  |  | 3,966 |
Current financial debts |  |  |  |
Local facilities: |  |  |  |
Japan |  | 70 |  |  | 84 |
All others |  | 9 |  |  | 17 |
Other short-term financial debts |  | 7 |  |  | 6 |
Derivatives |  | 1 |  |  | 7 |
Total current financial debts |  | 87 |  |  | 114 |
Total financial debts |  | 3,970 |  |  | 4,080 |

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