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Non-current and current financial debts (Tables)

6 Months Ended

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

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