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Property, plant and equipment - Right-of-use assets (Leases) (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Ports [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Beginning balance | $ 680
Additions and contract modifications | 23
Depreciation | (54)
Translation adjustment | 8
Ending balance | 657
Ships [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Beginning balance | 492
Depreciation | (44)
Translation adjustment | 5
Ending balance | 453
Pelletizing Plants [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Beginning balance | 215
Additions and contract modifications | 20
Depreciation | (45)
Translation adjustment | 14
Ending balance | 204
Properties [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Beginning balance | 84
Additions and contract modifications | 22
Depreciation | (28)
Translation adjustment | 9
Ending balance | 87
Energy Plants [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Beginning balance | 49
Depreciation | (7)
Translation adjustment | (3)
Ending balance | 39
Mning Equipment And Locomotives [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Beginning balance | 17
Additions and contract modifications | 12
Depreciation | (7)
Translation adjustment | (7)
Ending balance | 15
Property, plant and equipment [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Beginning balance | 1,537
Additions and contract modifications | 77
Depreciation | (185)
Translation adjustment | 26
Ending balance | $ 1,455

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- Definition The amount of additions to right-of-use assets. [Refer: Right-of-use assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph h -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_53_h&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of depreciation of right-of-use assets. [Refer: Depreciation and amortisation expense; Right-of-use assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph a -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_53_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of assets that represent a lessee's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. Underlying asset is an asset that is the subject of a lease, for which the right to use that asset has been provided by a lessor to a lessee. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph j -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_53_j&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The increase (decrease) in right-of-use assets resulting from net exchange differences arising on the translation of the financial statements from the functional currency into a different presentation currency, including the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency of the reporting entity. + References No definition available. + Details
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