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NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Interests In Other Entities [Abstract] |
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS | NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS a) Non-Controlling Interests Continuity
| Pueblo Viejo |  | Acacia |  | Cerro Casale |  | Other |  | Total |
NCI in subsidiary at December 31, 2017 | 40 | % | 36.1 | % | 25 | % | Various |  |
At January 1, 2016 |  | $1,232 |  |  | $677 |  |  | $318 |  |  | $50 |  |  | $2,277 |
Share of income (loss) | 174 |  | 34 |  | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | 206 |
Cash contributed | — |  | — |  | 2 |  | 68 |  | 70 |
Disbursements | (95 | ) | (7 | ) | — |  | (73 | ) | (175 | )
At December 31, 2016 |  | $1,311 |  |  | $704 |  |  | $319 |  |  | $44 |  |  | $2,378 |
Share of income (loss) | 118 |  | (211 | ) | 173 |  | (2 | ) | 78 |
Cash contributed | — |  | — |  | 1 |  | 12 |  | 13 |
Decrease in non-controlling interest | — |  | — |  | (493 | ) | — |  | (493 | )
Disbursements | (139 | ) | (13 | ) | — |  | (43 | ) | (195 | )
At December 31, 2017 |  | $1,290 |  |  | $480 |  |  | $— |  |  | $11 |  |  | $1,781 |
b) Summarized Financial Information on Subsidiaries with Material Non-Controlling Interests Summarized Balance Sheets
| Pueblo Viejo | Acacia
| As at December 31, 2017 |  | As at December 31, 2016 |  | As at December 31, 2017 |  | As at December 31, 2016 |
Current assets |  | $488 |  |  | $833 |  |  | $464 |  |  | $673 |
Non-current assets | 3,489 |  | 3,703 |  | 1,333 |  | 1,725 |
Total assets |  | $3,977 |  |  | $4,536 |  |  | $1,797 |  |  | $2,398 |
Current liabilities | 907 |  | 1,357 |  | 212 |  | 71 |
Non-current liabilities | 248 |  | 603 |  | 280 |  | 381 |
Total liabilities |  | $1,155 |  |  | $1,960 |  |  | $492 |  |  | $452 |
Summarized Statements of Income
| Pueblo Viejo | Acacia
For the years ended December 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Revenue |  | $1,417 |  |  | $1,548 |  |  | $751 |  |  | $1,045 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations after tax | 293 |  | 810 |  | (630 | ) | 81 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Total comprehensive income (loss) |  | $293 |  |  | $810 |  |  | ($630 | ) |  | $81 |
Dividends paid to NCI |  | $— |  |  | $— |  |  | $13 |  |  | $7 |
Summarized Statements of Cash Flows |  |  |  |
| Pueblo Viejo | Acacia
For the years ended December 31 | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  | $283 |  |  | $602 |  |  | ($15 | ) |  | $324 |
Net cash used in investing activities | (112 | ) | (54 | ) | (160 | ) | (190 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (539 | ) | (350 | ) | (62 | ) | (49 | )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |  | ($368 | ) |  | $198 |  |  | ($237 | ) |  | $85 |

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