Income taxes - Deferred tax assets not recognized (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Undistributed reserves of subsidiaries for which no deferred tax liability is recognized	$ 10,155
Unrecognised deferred tax assets	4,631
Canada
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Unrecognised deferred tax assets	1,371
France
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Unrecognised deferred tax assets	1,197
United States
Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Unrecognised deferred tax assets	$ 307

The aggregate amount of temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates and interests in joint arrangements, for which deferred tax liabilities have not been recognised as a result of satisfying both of the following conditions: (a) the parent, investor, joint venturer or joint operator is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference; and (b) it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. [Refer: Associates [member]; Subsidiaries [member]; Temporary differences [member]; Investments in subsidiaries]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 12
-IssueDate 2020-01-01
-Paragraph 81
-Subparagraph f
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=12&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_81_f&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2020-01-01

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