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Short-Term And Long-Term Loans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Long-Term Loans

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
- $500 million syndicated revolving credit facility a			—				—
- $200 million non-revolving senior secured term loan b			—				70.0
- La Cima revolving senior secured credit facility c			42.0				—
- $1 billion notes issue d			991.3				990.0
- $1 billion syndicated revolving credit facility e			—				—
- $70 million senior secured revolving credit facility f			35.0				35.0
- $1,510 million term loan and revolving credit facility g			626.0				773.5
- R1,500 million Nedbank revolving credit facility h			129.8				145.1
- Other loans i			86.8				46.5
			1,910.9				2,060.1
Short-term loans and current portion of long-term loans			(140.2	)			(121.5	)
Total long-term loans			1,770.7				1,938.6

Combined Aggregate Maturities of Short and Long-Terms Loans

The combined aggregate maturities of short and long-term loans for each of the next five years at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is tabulated below:

Maturity		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
1 year			140.2				121.5
2 years			21.6				750.0
3 years			628.0				—
4 years			129.8				53.5
5 years and thereafter			991.3				1,135.1
			1,910.9				2,060.1

$500 million syndicated revolving credit facility

Long-Term Loans

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Opening balance			—				104.0
Loans repaid			—				(104.0	)
Closing balance			—				—

$200 million non-revolving senior secured term loan

Long-Term Loans

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Opening balance			70.0				110.0
Loans repaid			(70.0	)			(40.0	)
Closing balance			—				70.0

La Cima Revolving Senior Secured Credit Facility

Long-Term Loans

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Loans advanced			42.0				—
Closing balance			42.0				—

$1 billion notes issue

Long-Term Loans

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Opening balance			990.0				988.8
Unwinding of transaction costs			1.3				1.2
Closing balance			991.3				990.0

$1 billion syndicated revolving credit facility

Long-Term Loans

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Opening balance			—				666.0
Loans repaid			—				(666.0	)
Closing balance			—				—

$70 million senior secured revolving credit facility

Long-Term Loans

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Opening balance			35.0				—
Loans advanced			35.0				35.0
Loans repaid			(35.0	)			—
Closing balance			35.0				35.0

$1,510 million term loan and revolving credit facility

Long-Term Loans

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Opening balance			773.5				—
Loans advanced			41.5				893.0
Loans repaid			(189.0	)			(119.5	)
Closing balance			626.0				773.5

R1,500 million Nedbank revolving credit facility

Long-Term Loans

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Opening balance			145.1				—
Loans advanced			—				155.5
Translation adjustment			(15.3	)			(10.4	)
Closing balance			129.8				145.1

Other loans

Long-Term Loans

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
Opening balance			46.5				492.4
Loans advanced
- continuing operations			345.4				2,094.2
- discontinued operations			—				542.4
Loans repaid
- continuing operations			(297.8	)			(2,041.8	)
- discontinued operations			—				(503.4	)
Spin-off of Sibanye Gold			—				(531.4	)
Translation			(7.3	)			(5.9	)
Closing balance			86.8				46.5

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