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SHARE CAPITAL (Details 7) - shares shares in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Share capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share |  | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share |  |  |  |  |  | 13.1 | 6.2
Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share capital [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share | [1] |  |  |  |  | 0.0 | 27.9
[1] | On June 28, 2017, New Gold’s share purchase warrants expired, unexercised.

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