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PROVISIONS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES - Narrative (Details)
৳ in Millions, $ in Millions
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 12, 2026
USD ($)
Sep. 25, 2025
USD ($)
Feb. 20, 2018
Apr. 27, 2016
action
Aug. 13, 2015
May 18, 2015
USD ($)
sim_card
Apr. 01, 2012
USD ($)
operator
sim_card
Mar. 31, 2026
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Jun. 26, 2023
USD ($)
Jun. 26, 2023
BDT (৳)
Nov. 20, 2017
USD ($)
Nov. 20, 2017
BDT (৳)
May 18, 2015
BDT (৳)
Apr. 01, 2012
BDT (৳)
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                                  
Other provisions                 $ 304 $ 121 $ 125            
Tax and interest claim amount                       $ 74 ৳ 8,231,000        
Interest claim                       $ 39 ৳ 4,307,000        
Threshold value of other individual contingencies for disclosure                 5                
Total value of all other individual contingencies above threshold other than amounts already disclosed                 227 211              
Legal provision                                  
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                                  
Other provisions                 191 9 $ 9            
VEON - Securities Class Action                                  
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                                  
Number of class action lawsuits filed against the company | action       2                          
Damages awarded   $ 20                              
VEON - Securities Class Action | Settlement of lawsuit                                  
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                                  
Damages paid into escrow $ 20                                
ADG Arbitration Claim | Legal provision                                  
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                                  
Other provisions                 $ 170                
ADG Arbitration Claim | Pakistan Mobile Communications Ltd (PMCL)                                  
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                                  
Proportion of ownership interests held by non-controlling interests                 15.00%                
ADG Arbitration Claim | Settlement of lawsuit                                  
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                                  
Damages awarded               $ 120                  
ADS payment               30                  
Damages awarded, payment deferred for 24 months               $ 60                  
VAT on Replacement SIMs | Banglalink Digital Communications Limited                                  
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                                  
Legal provisions                 $ 7 $ 8              
VAT on Replacement SIMs | Banglalink Digital Communications Limited | NBR                                  
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                                  
Unpaid SIM tax             $ 63                   ৳ 7,740
Number of random SIM cards purchased by NBR | sim_card             5                    
Total number of SIM cards issued | sim_card             7,021,834                    
Number of other operators that received notices | operator             3                    
Percentage of exposure of the original demand             8.50%                    
Assessed SIM tax liability             $ 62                   ৳ 7,620
VAT on Replacement SIMs | Banglalink Digital Communications Limited | LTU                                  
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]                                  
Unpaid SIM tax                           $ 14 ৳ 1,690    
Number of random SIM cards purchased by Review Committee | sim_card             1,200                    
Percentage of incorrectly registered SIM cards             4.83%                    
Number of SIM cards incorrectly issued | sim_card           6,887,633                      
SIM tax payable on incorrectly issued SIM cards           $ 44                   ৳ 5,320  
Percentage of SIM tax deposited     10.00%   10.00%