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Transactions with related parties (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [abstract] |
Executive Officers and Non-Executive Directors Compensation |
|  | Executive Officers |  | Non-Executive Directors |  | Total |
(USD millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Cash and other compensation |  | 25.6 |  | 20.7 |  | 22.5 |  | 4.6 |  | 4.1 |  | 4.0 |  | 30.2 |  | 24.8 |  | 26.5 |
Post-employment benefits |  | 2.7 |  | 2.6 |  | 2.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.7 |  | 2.6 |  | 2.5 |
Equity-based compensation |  | 41.1 |  | 40.6 |  | 42.5 |  | 5.2 |  | 4.6 |  | 4.8 |  | 46.3 |  | 45.2 |  | 47.3 |
Total |  | 69.4 |  | 63.9 |  | 67.5 |  | 9.8 |  | 8.7 |  | 8.8 |  | 79.2 |  | 72.6 |  | 76.3 |
Transactions with former members of the Board of Directors |
|  | Currency |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Dr. Krauer |  | CHF |  | 60 000 |  | 60 000 |  | 60 000 |
Dr. Vasella |  | CHF |  |  |  |  |  | 18 228 |

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