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Long Term Note Receivable, Interest Rate

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Mitigation Of Exposure To Credit Risk, Percentage Increase (Decrease)

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Note Receivable, Period For Paid In Kind Interest

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Sensitivity Analysis For Types Of Market Risk, Reasonably Possible Change In Risk Variable, Percent

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Short Term Deposits, Maturity Term

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The interest rate on borrowings. [Refer: Borrowings]

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The cash inflow (outflow) due to a decrease (increase) in short-term deposits and investments.

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The amount of current financial assets. [Refer: Financial assets]

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of liabilities that are: (a) a contractual obligation: (i) to deliver cash or another financial asset to another entity; or (ii) to exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially unfavourable to the entity; or (b) a contract that will, or may be, settled in the entity’s own equity instruments and is: (i) a non-derivative for which the entity is, or may be, obliged to deliver a variable number of the entity’s own equity instruments; or (ii) a derivative that will, or may be, settled other than by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the entity’s own equity instruments. For this purpose, rights, options or warrants to acquire a fixed number of the entity’s own equity instruments for a fixed amount of any currency are equity instruments if the entity offers the rights, options or warrants pro rata to all of its existing owners of the same class of its own non-derivative equity instruments. Also, for those purposes the entity’s own equity instruments do not include puttable financial instruments that are classified as equity instruments in accordance with paragraphs 16A-16B of IAS 32, instruments that impose on the entity an obligation to deliver to another party a pro rata share of the net assets of the entity only on liquidation and are classified as equity instruments in accordance with paragraphs 16C-16D of IAS 32, or instruments that are contracts for the future receipt or delivery of the entity’s own equity instruments. As an exception, an instrument that meets the definition of a financial liability is classified as an equity instrument if it has all the features and meets the conditions in paragraphs 16A-16B or paragraphs 16C-16D of IAS 32. [Refer: Classes of financial instruments [domain]; Financial assets; Derivatives [member]]

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The fair value of financial liabilities. [Refer: At fair value [member]; Financial liabilities]

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The amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value measurement of assets, recognised in other comprehensive income before tax, due to a reasonably possible decrease in an unobservable input. [Refer: Tax income (expense)]

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The amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value measurement of assets, recognised in profit or loss after tax, due to a reasonably possible decrease in an unobservable input. [Refer: Tax income (expense)]

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The amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value measurement of liabilities, recognised in profit or loss before tax, due to a reasonably possible decrease in an unobservable input. [Refer: Tax income (expense)]

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The amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value measurement of assets, recognised in other comprehensive income before tax, due to a reasonably possible increase in an unobservable input. [Refer: Tax income (expense)]

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The amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value measurement of liabilities, recognised in profit or loss before tax, due to a reasonably possible increase in an unobservable input. [Refer: Tax income (expense)]

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The amount that best represents the maximum exposure to credit risk without taking into account any collateral held or other credit enhancements (for example, netting agreements that do not qualify for offset in accordance with IAS 32). [Refer: Credit risk [member]]

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The amount of non-current financial assets. [Refer: Financial assets]

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The percentage of a reasonably possible decrease in an unobservable input used in fair value measurement of assets.

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The percentage of a reasonably possible decrease in an unobservable input used in fair value measurement of liabilities.

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The amount of short-term deposits held by the entity that are not classified as cash equivalents. [Refer: Cash equivalents]

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Financial instruments - additional disclosures - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	May 22, 2023	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Financial liabilities, at carrying value		$ 6,009	$ 6,046
Contingent amounts		780	395
Purchase of time deposits		$ 150	0	$ 0
Time deposits , maturity term		6 months
Time deposits		$ 153	0
Long term note receivable and capitalized transaction costs	$ 150
Long term note receivable	142
Capitalized transaction costs	$ 4
Long term note receivable, interest rate (as a percent)	10.00%
Borrowings, period for PIK interest	3 years
Long term note receivable, effective interest rate (as a percent)		10.00%
Debt at fixed interest rates (as a percent)		98.00%
Non-current financial assets		$ 652	$ 517
Interest rate risk
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Reasonably possible change in risk variable and short-term financial investments (as a percent)		1.00%
Reasonably possible change in risk variable and short-term financial investments, impact on loss before taxes		$ 11
Commodity price risk
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Reasonably possible change in risk variable and short-term financial investments (as a percent)		10.00%
Cash Interest Rate
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Long term note receivable, interest rate (as a percent)	3.00%
Paid In Kind Interest Rate
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Long term note receivable, interest rate (as a percent)	7.00%
Minimum
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Success probability (as a percent)		0.00%	3.00%
Maximum
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Success probability (as a percent)		55.00%	55.00%
Contingent consideration liabilities \| Level 3
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Financial liabilities, at carrying value		$ 96	$ 90	$ 98
Adjustments for changes in assumptions		7	17
Long-term note receivable and other financial assets \| Financial assets - measured at amortized cost
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Maximum exposure to credit risk		176
Non-current financial assets		175
Current financial assets		1
Collateral held, amount		$ 320
Percentage decrease in estimated amount of collateral		15.00%
Pricing, measurement input \| Long-term financial investments
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Percentage of possible increase in unobservable input, assets (as a percent)		10.00%
Percentage of reasonably possible decrease in unobservable input, assets (as a percent)		10.00%
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to increase in unobservable input, profit or loss, assets		$ 20
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to increase in unobservable input, comprehensive income, assets		20
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to decrease in unobservable input, comprehensive income, assets		20
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to decrease in unobservable input, profit or loss, assets		$ 20
Probability of success, measurement input \| Contingent consideration liabilities
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Percentage of reasonably possible increase in unobservable input, liabilities		10.00%
Percentage of reasonably possible decrease in unobservable input, liabilities		10.00%
Increase (decrease) in fair value due to possible increase in unobservable input, recognised in profit or loss, before tax, liabilities		$ 18
Increase (decrease) in fair value measurement due to reasonably possible decrease in unobservable input, recognised in profit or loss, before tax, liabilities		18
Financial liabilities - measured at amortized cost or cost
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Financial liabilities, at carrying value		5,909	5,946
Senior notes due 2026, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2032, 2049 and 2052
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Financial liabilities, at fair value		4,240	4,347
Senior notes due 2026, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2032, 2049 and 2052 \| Financial liabilities - measured at amortized cost or cost
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Financial liabilities, at carrying value		$ 4,538	$ 4,566
Series 2026 Notes
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items]
Borrowings, interest rate (as a percent)		2.75%