INVENTORIES - Inventories By Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of detailed information about inventory [Line Items]
Current inventories	$ 1,734	$ 1,878
Gold [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about inventory [Line Items]
Ore in stockpiles	2,587	2,742
Ore on leach pads	663	591
Mine operating supplies	593	615
Work in process	108	117
Finished products	76	114
Inventories	4,027	4,179
Non-current ore in stockpiles and on leach pads	(2,462)	(2,452)
Current inventories	1,565	1,727
Copper [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about inventory [Line Items]
Ore in stockpiles	174	114
Ore on leach pads	0	0
Mine operating supplies	79	54
Work in process	0	0
Finished products	90	97
Inventories	343	265
Non-current ore in stockpiles and on leach pads	(174)	(114)
Current inventories	$ 169	$ 151

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A classification of non-current inventory representing the amount of ore in stockpiles and on leach pads that are not expected to be processed in the next 12 months

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A classification of current inventory representing the amount of goods that have completed the production process and are held for sale in the ordinary course of business. [Refer: Inventories]

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The amount of assets: (a) held for sale in the ordinary course of business; (b) in the process of production for such sale; or (c) in the form of materials or supplies to be consumed in the production process or in the rendering of services. Inventories encompass goods purchased and held for resale including, for example, merchandise purchased by a retailer and held for resale, or land and other property held for resale. Inventories also encompass finished goods produced, or work in progress being produced, by the entity and include materials and supplies awaiting use in the production process. [Refer: Current finished goods; Current merchandise; Current work in progress; Land]

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