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SEGMENT INFORMATION - Capital Expenditures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | $ 526 | $ 403 | $ 962 | $ 851 |
Capital commitments | 206 |  | 206 |  | $ 383
Cash expenditures | 509 | 379 | 960 | 753 |
Increase/decrease in accrued capital expenditures | 1 | 14 | 29 | 78 |
Purchase Obligations for Supplies and Consumables | 1,484 |  | 1,484 |  | $ 1,681
Other |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 510 | 393 | 931 | 831 |
Operating segments |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 469 | 384 | 871 | 800 |
Operating segments | Carlin [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 103 | 64 | 196 | 119 |
Operating segments | Cortez1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 91 | 88 | 178 | 165 |
Operating segments | Turquoise Ridge |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 23 | 21 | 53 | 47 |
Operating segments | Pueblo Viejo |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 32 | 26 | 60 | 58 |
Operating segments | Loulo Gounkoto [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 70 | 39 | 109 | 89 |
Operating segments | Kibali [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 16 | 10 | 31 | 20 |
Operating segments | Veladero |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 16 | 19 | 42 | 48 |
Operating segments | Porgera |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 3 | 20 | 11 | 29 |
Operating segments | North Mara1 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 21 | 15 | 36 | 28 |
Operating segments | Other |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 94 | 82 | 155 | 197 |
Other items not allocated to segments |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | 57 | 19 | 91 | 51 |
Material reconciling items [member] | Other |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures | $ (16) | $ (10) | $ (31) | $ (20) |

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