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Earnings per share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Summary of Earnings Per Share |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Earnings/(loss) attributable to BHP shareholders (US$M) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Continuing operations |  |  | 6,652 |  |  |  | 6,375 |  |  |  | (539 | )
- Total |  |  | 3,705 |  |  |  | 5,890 |  |  |  | (6,385 | )
Weighted average number of shares (Million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Basic |  |  | 5,323 |  |  |  | 5,323 |  |  |  | 5,322 |
- Diluted |  |  | 5,337 |  |  |  | 5,336 |  |  |  | 5,322 |
Basic earnings/(loss) per ordinary share (US cents) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Continuing operations |  |  | 125.0 |  |  |  | 119.8 |  |  |  | (10.2 | )
- Total |  |  | 69.6 |  |  |  | 110.7 |  |  |  | (120.0 | )
Diluted earnings/(loss) per ordinary share (US cents) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
- Continuing operations |  |  | 124.6 |  |  |  | 119.5 |  |  |  | (10.2 | )
- Total |  |  | 69.4 |  |  |  | 110.4 |  |  |  | (120.0 | )

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