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Information by business segment and by geographic area - Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Information by business segment and by geographic area |  |  |  |  |  |
Product inventory | $ 3,780 |  | $ 3,780 |  | $ 3,273 |
Investments in associates and joint ventures | 2,197 | $ 2,071 | 2,197 | $ 2,071 | 2,031 | $ 2,798
Property, plant and equipment and intangible | 54,881 |  | 54,881 |  | 50,444 |
Capital expenditures - Sustaining capital | 929 | 843 | 1,786 | 1,822 |  |
Capital expenditures - Project execution | 210 | 124 | 362 | 269 |  |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 849 | 807 | 1,580 | 1,622 |  |
Ferrous minerals |  |  |  |  |  |
Information by business segment and by geographic area |  |  |  |  |  |
Product inventory | 2,403 |  | 2,403 |  | 2,017 |
Investments in associates and joint ventures | 1,250 |  | 1,250 |  | 1,154 |
Property, plant and equipment and intangible | 30,567 |  | 30,567 |  | 29,436 |
Capital expenditures - Sustaining capital | 535 | 482 | 1,061 | 1,018 |  |
Capital expenditures - Project execution | 113 | 59 | 195 | 150 |  |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 455 | 478 | 852 | 900 |  |
Goodwill | 1,426 |  | 1,426 |  | 1,373 |
Base metals |  |  |  |  |  |
Information by business segment and by geographic area |  |  |  |  |  |
Product inventory | 1,288 |  | 1,288 |  | 1,231 |
Investments in associates and joint ventures | 17 |  | 17 |  | 18 |
Property, plant and equipment and intangible | 20,155 |  | 20,155 |  | 19,549 |
Capital expenditures - Sustaining capital | 357 | 295 | 648 | 595 |  |
Capital expenditures - Project execution | 69 | 63 | 137 | 115 |  |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 367 | 309 | 684 | 651 |  |
Goodwill | 1,975 |  | 1,975 |  | 1,926 |
Coal |  |  |  |  |  |
Information by business segment and by geographic area |  |  |  |  |  |
Product inventory | 89 |  | 89 |  | 25 |
Property, plant and equipment and intangible | 2,342 |  | 2,342 |  |  |
Capital expenditures - Sustaining capital | 36 | 31 | 65 | 111 |  |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 17 |  | 17 | 19 |  |
Others |  |  |  |  |  |
Information by business segment and by geographic area |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in associates and joint ventures | 930 |  | 930 |  | 859 |
Property, plant and equipment and intangible | 1,817 |  | 1,817 |  | $ 1,459 |
Capital expenditures - Sustaining capital | 1 | 35 | 12 | 98 |  |
Capital expenditures - Project execution | 28 | 2 | 30 | 4 |  |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | $ 10 | 20 | $ 27 | 52 |  |
Reclassification of VNC to others |  |  |  |  |  |
Information by business segment and by geographic area |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures - Sustaining capital |  | 34 |  | 95 |  |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |  | $ 8 |  | $ 26 |  |

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