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Non-current and current financial debts (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Disclosure Of Borrowings [Abstract] |
Schedule of financial debts | The below table summarizes non-current and current Financial debts outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
($ millions) |  | June 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
Non-current financial debts |  |  |  |
Local facilities (Japan), floating rate debt due 2025 |  | 27 |  |  | — |
2.750% Series 2026 Notes |  | 498 |  |  | 497 |
2.375% Series 2028 Notes |  | 538 |  |  | 527 |
3.000% Series 2029 Notes |  | 994 |  |  | 994 |
2.600% Series 2030 Notes |  | 746 |  |  | 746 |
5.375% Series 2032 Notes |  | 693 |  |  | 692 |
3.800% Series 2049 Notes |  | 494 |  |  | 494 |
5.750% Series 2052 Notes |  | 591 |  |  | 591 |
Revolving facility, floating rate due 2026 |  | — |  |  | — |
Total non-current financial debts |  | 4,581 |  |  | 4,541 |
Current financial debts |  |  |  |
Local facilities, floating rate: |  |  |  |
Japan |  | 52 |  |  | 69 |
All others |  | 40 |  |  | 2 |
Other short-term financial debts, floating rate |  | 7 |  |  | 26 |
Derivatives |  | 1 |  |  | 10 |
Total current financial debts |  | 100 |  |  | 107 |
Total financial debts |  | 4,681 |  |  | 4,648 |

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