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IMPAIRMENT AND REVERSAL OF NON-CURRENT ASSETS - Narrative (Details)
 3 Months Ended 5 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 7 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 09, 2017
USD ($)
Mar. 28, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
May 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
$ / pound
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
$ / pound
$ / ounce
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
$ / ounce
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       $ (212,000,000) $ (250,000,000)  
Estimated change in WACC (as percent)                       1.00%    
Cerro Casale                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment loss (reversal of loss)       $ (1,120,000,000)                    
Implied fair value from consideration received in deconsolidation   $ 1,200,000,000                        
Non-current assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       $ (224,000,000) (250,000,000)  
Goodwill                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges         $ 0                  
Zaldívar                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Economic interest in subsidiary           50.00%                
Zaldívar | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Recoverable amount                           $ 950,000,000
Zaldívar | Non-current assets | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges           $ 49,000,000                
Zaldívar | Goodwill | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges           $ 427,000,000                
Bulyanhulu                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Estimated change in WACC (as percent)                       1.00%    
Bulyanhulu | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       $ 740,000,000 0  
Veladero | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges     $ (259,000,000)                      
Recoverable amount     747,000,000   1,600,000,000       $ 747,000,000   $ 1,600,000,000 747,000,000 1,600,000,000  
Veladero | Non-current assets | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges         $ (275,000,000)                  
Lagunas Norte | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       3,000,000 (28,000,000)  
Recoverable amount             $ 630,000,000              
Lagunas Norte | Non-current assets | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges             $ (28,000,000)              
Pascua-Lama | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       407,000,000 $ 0  
Pascua-Lama | Non-current assets | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges     (429,000,000)                      
Recoverable amount     850,000,000           850,000,000     $ 850,000,000    
Copper                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Royalty tax rate               15.00%            
Estimated change in mineral price (gold, in dollars per ounce; copper, in dollars per pound) | $ / pound                       0.25    
Gold                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Estimated mineral price in year two and more measurement of fair value less costs of disposal | $ / ounce                         1,200  
Estimated change in mineral price (gold, in dollars per ounce; copper, in dollars per pound) | $ / ounce                       100    
Gold | Bulyanhulu                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Estimated change in mineral price (gold, in dollars per ounce; copper, in dollars per pound) | $ / ounce                       100    
Acacia Mining PLC                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Economic interest in subsidiary                       63.90%    
Acacia Mining PLC | Bulyanhulu | Non-current assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges     (740,000,000)                 $ 0    
Recoverable amount     $ 600,000,000           $ 600,000,000     $ 600,000,000    
Recoverable amount of asset or cash generating unit, percent of asset basis     100.00%           100.00%     100.00%    
Pascua-Lama                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Estimated change in mineral price used in current measurement of fair value less cost of disposal (as a percent)     (10.00%)           (10.00%)     (10.00%)    
Pueblo Viejo                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Economic interest in subsidiary                       60.00%    
Cerro Casale                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Proportion of ownership interest sold 25.00% 25.00%                   25.00%    
Proportion of ownership in joint operation 50.00%                     50.00%    
Implied fair value from consideration received in deconsolidation $ 1,200,000,000                          
Economic interest in subsidiary 50.00%                          
Price Range One | Copper                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Royalty tax rate                     4.00%      
Copper price | $ / pound                     2.04      
Price Range Two | Copper                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Royalty tax rate                     5.00%      
Price Range Three | Copper                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Royalty tax rate                     6.00%      
Copper price | $ / pound                     2.72      
Minimum | Lumwana | Non-current assets | Individual assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       $ (303,000,000)    
Minimum | Price Range Two | Copper                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Copper price | $ / pound                     2.04      
Maximum | Price Range Two | Copper                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Copper price | $ / pound                     2.72      
$100 Decrease in Gold Price | Gold | Bulyanhulu                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       172,000,000    
$100 Decrease in Gold Price | Gold | Lagunas Norte                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       (311,000)    
$100 Decrease in Gold Price | Pueblo Viejo | Gold                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       (651,000)    
$100 Decrease in Gold Price | Pueblo Viejo | Gold | Non-current assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       425,000,000    
$100 Increase in Gold Price | Gold | Bulyanhulu                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       (172,000,000)    
$100 Increase in Gold Price | Gold | Bulyanhulu | Non-current assets                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       63,000,000    
$100 Increase in Gold Price | Pueblo Viejo | Gold                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Impairment (reversals) charges                       546,000    
Cash-generating units | Bulyanhulu                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Carrying Value     $ 600,000,000           $ 600,000,000     600,000,000    
Cash-generating units | Lumwana                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Carrying Value     849,000,000           849,000,000     849,000,000    
Cash-generating units | Lagunas Norte                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Carrying Value     458,000,000           458,000,000     458,000,000    
Cash-generating units | Pascua-Lama                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Carrying Value     38,000,000           38,000,000     38,000,000    
Cash-generating units | Pueblo Viejo                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Carrying Value     3,077,000,000           3,077,000,000     3,077,000,000    
Cash-generating units | At fair value | Pascua-Lama                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Carrying Value     $ 750,000,000           $ 750,000,000     $ 750,000,000   $ 850,000,000
Tax contingent liability | Tanzanian Revenue Authority Assessment | Acacia Mining PLC                            
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit [line items]                            
Royalty tax rate                 4.00% 6.00%        
Clearing fee on minerals exported                 1.00%