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Accounts receivable (Details 1) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Iron Ore [Member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Thousand metric tons	29,594
Provisional price	139
Variation	10.00%
Effect on revenue	$ 412
Copper [Member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Thousand metric tons	95
Provisional price	8,026
Variation	10.00%
Effect on revenue	$ 76

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- Definition

The amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value measurement of assets, recognised in profit or loss after tax, due to a reasonably possible increase in an unobservable input. [Refer: Tax income (expense)]

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The percentage of a reasonably possible increase in an unobservable input used in fair value measurement of assets.

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