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Included in Profit Before Royalties and Taxation - Schedule of Amounts Included in Profit Before Royalties and Taxation (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of information about amounts included in profit before royalties and taxation [abstract] |  |  |
Operating lease charges | $ (2.4) | $ (2.8) | $ (2.7)
Regulatory legal fees | 0.0 | 0.0 | (0.1)
Profit on buy-back of notes | 0.0 | 17.7 | 0.0
Social contributions and sponsorships | (19.6) | (19.3) | (12.2)
Global compliance costs | 0.0 | (0.1) | (3.6)
Rehabilitation income - continuing operations | 13.5 | 9.7 | 14.6
Rehabilitation income - discontinued operations | $ 0.0 | $ 0.2 | $ 0.5

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- Definition The portion of operating lease payments that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee recognised as an expense. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2019-01-01 -Name IAS -Number 17 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 35 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=17&date=2017-03-02&anchor=para_35_c&doctype=Standard&book=B -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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