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Related parties - Summary of Remuneration to Related Parties (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | $ 392,800,000 | $ 414,700,000 | $ 388,100,000
Share - based expense | 37,500,000 | 26,800,000 | $ 14,000,000
Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 912,600 | 878,100 |
Committee fees | 341,300 | 349,800 |
Total remuneration | 1,253,900 | 1,227,900 |
Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 6,427,500 | 6,233,200 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 557,400 | 511,900 |
Cash Incentive | 3,368,700 | 4,280,000 |
other | 580,800 | 669,800 |
Share - based expense | 5,980,200 | 4,647,500 |
LTIP expense | 129,400 | 744,200 |
Total remuneration | 17,044,000 | 17,086,600 |
C Carolus [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 231,300 | 216,000 |
Committee fees | 0 | 0 |
Total remuneration | 231,300 | 216,000 |
R Menell [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 150,500 | 140,500 |
Committee fees | 0 | 0 |
Total remuneration | 150,500 | 140,500 |
D Ncube [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 30,700 | 70,900 |
Committee fees | 21,300 | 49,100 |
Total remuneration | 52,000 | 120,000 |
Y Suleman [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 75,900 | 70,900 |
Committee fees | 72,400 | 53,300 |
Total remuneration | 148,300 | 124,200 |
P Bacchus [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 80,600 | 76,500 |
Committee fees | 61,100 | 53,100 |
Total remuneration | 141,700 | 129,600 |
S Reid [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 80,600 | 76,500 |
Committee fees | 55,400 | 54,100 |
Total remuneration | 136,000 | 130,600 |
T Goodlace [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 75,900 | 70,900 |
Committee fees | 38,400 | 40,600 |
Total remuneration | 114,300 | 111,500 |
A Andani [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 80,600 | 76,500 |
Committee fees | 40,200 | 53,300 |
Total remuneration | 120,800 | 129,800 |
C Letton [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 80,600 | 51,000 |
Committee fees | 49,800 | 20,000 |
Total remuneration | 130,400 | 71,000 |
P Mahanyele Dabengwa [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees | 25,900 |  |
Committee fees | 2,700 |  |
Total remuneration | 28,600 |  |
G Wilson [Member] | Non Executive Directors [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Directors fees |  | 28,400 |
Committee fees |  | 26,300 |
Total remuneration |  | 54,700 |
N Holland [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 1,251,600 | 1,186,900 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 26,500 | 26,300 |
Cash Incentive | 661,500 | 1,002,200 |
other | 0 | 0 |
Share - based expense | 1,654,800 | 1,264,300 |
LTIP expense | 25,500 | 158,800 |
Total remuneration | 3,619,900 | 3,638,500 |
P Schmidt [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 626,600 | 588,600 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 48,200 | 48,200 |
Cash Incentive | 306,200 | 542,700 |
other | 2,100 | 4,000 |
Share - based expense | 876,200 | 674,800 |
LTIP expense | 25,300 | 141,800 |
Total remuneration | 1,884,600 | 2,000,100 |
Executive Directors [member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 1,878,200 | 1,775,500 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 74,700 | 74,500 |
Cash Incentive | 967,700 | 1,544,900 |
other | 2,100 | 4,000 |
Share - based expense | 2,531,000 | 1,939,100 |
LTIP expense | 50,800 | 300,600 |
Total remuneration | 5,504,500 | 5,638,600 |
L Rivera [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 668,800 | 626,300 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 72,800 | 48,400 |
Cash Incentive | 132,900 | 270,400 |
other | 386,800 | 253,300 |
Share - based expense | 202,600 | 156,800 |
LTIP expense | 0 | 0 |
Total remuneration | 1,463,900 | 1,355,200 |
A Baku [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 808,000 | 784,700 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 185,800 | 180,500 |
Cash Incentive | 634,800 | 719,800 |
other | 68,000 | 150,200 |
Share - based expense | 990,400 | 784,300 |
LTIP expense | 25,500 | 146,800 |
Total remuneration | 2,712,500 | 2,766,300 |
R Butcher [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 384,500 | 353,000 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 37,300 | 37,900 |
Cash Incentive | 192,400 | 278,500 |
other | 0 | 0 |
Share - based expense | 238,500 | 178,900 |
LTIP expense | 0 | 0 |
Total remuneration | 852,700 | 848,300 |
N Chohan [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 367,200 | 342,800 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 26,500 | 26,300 |
Cash Incentive | 213,900 | 288,300 |
other | 1,800 | 3,300 |
Share - based expense | 341,100 | 261,400 |
LTIP expense | 6,900 | 40,300 |
Total remuneration | 957,400 | 962,400 |
B Mattison [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 453,600 | 426,700 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 26,500 | 26,300 |
Cash Incentive | 271,900 | 369,900 |
other | 2,500 | 1,000 |
Share - based expense | 545,100 | 426,900 |
LTIP expense | 16,400 | 93,900 |
Total remuneration | 1,316,000 | 1,344,700 |
T Harmse [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 369,700 | 344,700 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 26,500 | 26,300 |
Cash Incentive | 215,300 | 290,100 |
other | 7,800 | 6,800 |
Share - based expense | 433,500 | 342,200 |
LTIP expense | 13,900 | 78,200 |
Total remuneration | 1,066,700 | 1,088,300 |
A Nagaser [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 243,300 | 228,100 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 27,000 | 25,300 |
Cash Incentive | 131,100 | 192,000 |
other | 400 | 700 |
Share - based expense | 185,800 | 143,700 |
LTIP expense | 5,000 | 24,900 |
Total remuneration | 592,600 | 614,700 |
S Mathews [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 438,200 | 397,500 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 29,500 | 21,200 |
Cash Incentive | 289,400 | 326,100 |
other | 4,900 | 10,000 |
Share - based expense | 399,200 | 316,400 |
LTIP expense | 10,900 | 59,500 |
Total remuneration | 1,172,100 | 1,130,700 |
M Preece [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 541,700 | 338,200 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 26,500 | 16,600 |
Cash Incentive | 168,800 | 0 |
other | 400 | 0 |
Share - based expense | 113,000 | 63,500 |
LTIP expense | 0 | 0 |
Total remuneration | 850,400 | 418,300 |
R Bardien [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 274,300 |  |
Pension Fund Contribution | 24,300 |  |
Cash Incentive | 150,500 |  |
other | 106,100 |  |
Share - based expense | 0 |  |
LTIP expense | 0 |  |
Total remuneration | 555,200 |  |
Prescribed Officers [member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary | 4,549,300 | 4,457,700 |
Pension Fund Contribution | 482,700 | 437,400 |
Cash Incentive | 2,401,000 | 2,735,100 |
other | 578,700 | 665,800 |
Share - based expense | 3,449,200 | 2,708,400 |
LTIP expense | 78,600 | 443,600 |
Total remuneration | $ 11,539,500 | 11,448,000 |
L Samuel [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary |  | 384,300 |
Pension Fund Contribution |  | 17,500 |
Cash Incentive |  | 0 |
other |  | 198,900 |
Share - based expense |  | 0 |
LTIP expense |  | 0 |
Total remuneration |  | 600,700 |
R Weston [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary |  | 102,000 |
Pension Fund Contribution |  | 4,500 |
Cash Incentive |  | 0 |
other |  | 7,600 |
Share - based expense |  | 34,400 |
LTIP expense |  | 0 |
Total remuneration |  | 148,500 |
N Muller [Member] | Key management personnel of entity or parent [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |  |
Salary |  | 129,400 |
Pension Fund Contribution |  | 6,600 |
Cash Incentive |  | 0 |
other |  | 34,000 |
Share - based expense |  | 0 |
LTIP expense |  | 0 |
Total remuneration |  | $ 170,000 |

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