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Interest expense and other financial income and expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Interest expense [abstract] |  |  |
Interest expense | $ (669) | $ (651) | $ (708)
Interest expense on lease liabilities | (60) | (62) | (67)
Expense arising from discounting long-term liabilities and capitalized borrowing costs | (108) | (98) | (94)
Total interest expense | $ (837) | $ (811) | $ (869)

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- Definition The amount of expense recognised due to the unwinding of the discount on provisions other than provisions from employee benefits, resulting from the effect of the passage of time. [Refer: Other provisions] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of expense arising from interest. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 8 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph e -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=8&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_28_e&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 8 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 23 -Subparagraph d -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=8&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_23_d&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 12 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph B13 -Subparagraph f -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=12&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_B13_f&doctype=Appendix&subtype=B -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of interest expense on lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph b -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_53_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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