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Financial Risk Management - Additional Information (Detail) t in Thousands, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2018 AUD ($) t | Jun. 30, 2017 AUD ($) t | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) t | Jun. 30, 2018 CLP ($) t | Jun. 30, 2018 EUR (€) t | Jun. 30, 2018 GBP (£) t | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) t | Jun. 30, 2017 CLP ($) t | Jun. 30, 2017 EUR (€) t | Jun. 30, 2017 GBP (£) t
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Flow at Risk period of worst expected loss relative to projected business plan cash flows | 1 year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal measurement of risk, confidence level | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of borrowings exposed to floating interest rate | 89.00% | 90.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  |  | $ 26,003 |  |  |  | $ 29,577 |  |  |
Fixed interest rate not swapped to floating rate [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  |  | 3,019 |  |  |  | 3,019 |  |  |
Fixed interest rate not swapped to floating rate [member] | At fair value [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  |  | $ 3,434 |  |  |  | $ 3,523 |  |  |
Interest rate risk [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reasonable possible change in risk, percentage | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00%
Effect on equity and profit after taxation, due to reasonable possible change in risk |  |  | $ 54 |  |  |  | $ 92 |  |  |
Currency risk [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect on equity and profit after taxation, due to reasonable possible change in risk |  |  | $ 10 |  |  |  | $ 16 |  |  |
Percentage of net financial liabilities denominated in currency | 88.00% | 86.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reasonable possible change in risk, amount | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |  | $ 10 | € 0.01 | £ 0.01 |  | $ 10 | € 0.01 | £ 0.01
Commodity price risk [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reasonable possible change in risk, percentage | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00%
Effect on equity and profit after taxation, due to reasonable possible change in risk |  |  | $ 9 |  |  |  | $ 62 |  |  |
Commodity price risk [member] | Forward commodity and other derivative contracts [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net asset fair value |  |  | 210 |  |  |  | 358 |  |  |
Commodity price risk [member] | Significant financial instruments [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net asset fair value |  |  | $ 216 |  |  |  | $ 370 |  |  |
Commodity price risk [member] | Provisionally priced contract [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reasonable possible change in risk, percentage | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00%
Effect on equity and profit after taxation, due to reasonable possible change in risk |  |  | $ 178 |  |  |  | $ 90 |  |  |
Tonnes of copper exposure | t | 356 | 213 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 213

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