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Consolidated Cash Flow Statement - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Jun. 30, 2018
Operating activities      
Profit before taxation $ 6,800 $ 6,507 $ 14,751
Adjustments for:      
Depreciation and amortisation expense 2,888 3,206 6,288
Impairments of property, plant and equipment, financial assets and intangibles 168 299 333
Net finance costs 533 658 1,245
Profit from equity accounted investments, related impairments and expenses (116) (213) (147)
Other 84 321 597
Changes in assets and liabilities:      
Trade and other receivables 298 (672) (662)
Inventories (108) (279) (182)
Trade and other payables (297) 331 719
Provisions and other assets and liabilities (232) (123) 7
Cash generated from operations 10,018 10,035 22,949
Dividends received 281 370 709
Interest received 240 79 290
Interest paid (676) (557) (1,177)
Settlement of cash management related instruments 167 (275) (292)
Net income tax and royalty-related taxation refunded 3 39 17
Net income tax and royalty-related taxation paid (3,324) (2,698) (4,935)
Net operating cash flows from Continuing operations 6,709 6,993 17,561
Net operating cash flows from Discontinued operations 565 350 900
Net operating cash flows 7,274 7,343 18,461
Investing activities      
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (2,661) (2,078) (4,979)
Exploration expenditure (397) (464) (874)
Exploration expenditure expensed and included in operating cash flows 222 192 641
Net investment and funding of equity accounted investments (356) 271 204
Proceeds from sale of assets 102 72 89
Other investing (61) (138) (141)
Net investing cash flows from Continuing operations (3,151) (2,145) (5,060)
Net investing cash flows from Discontinued operations (443) (301) (861)
Proceeds from divestment of Onshore US, net of its cash 6,924    
Net investing cash flows 3,330 (2,446) (5,921)
Financing activities      
Proceeds from interest bearing liabilities 150 500 528
Settlements of debt related instruments (160) (227) (218)
Repayment of interest bearing liabilities (1,739) (4,008) (4,188)
Purchase of shares by Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) Trusts (82) (96) (171)
Share buy-back - BHP Group Limited (5,220)    
Dividends paid (3,411) (2,276) (5,220)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests (623) (925) (1,582)
Net financing cash flows from Continuing operations (11,085) (7,032) (10,851)
Net financing cash flows from Discontinued operations (13) (27) (40)
Net financing cash flows (11,098) (7,059) (10,891)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents from Continuing operations (7,527) (2,184) 1,650
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents from Discontinued operations 109 22 (1)
Proceeds from divestment of Onshore US, net of its cash 6,924    
Cash and cash equivalents, net of overdrafts, at the beginning of the period 15,813 14,108 14,108
Foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (220) 331 56
Cash and cash equivalents, net of overdrafts, at the end of the period $ 15,099 $ 12,277 $ 15,813