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Salient features - Reconciliation of headline earnings (Details)
R / shares in Units, R in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions
 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
ZAR (R)
R / shares
Dec. 31, 2017
ZAR (R)
R / shares
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
CAD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
ZAR (R)
R / shares
Salient features          
Earnings attributable to owners of Sasol Limited R 14,740 R 6,901     R 8,729
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations [1] (599) 4,244     9,901
Reversal of impairment [2] (957) (69)     (354)
(Profit)/loss on disposal of non-current assets (27) (36)     7
Loss/(profit) on disposal of investment in businesses   83     (833)
Scrapping of non-current assets 376 1,453     1,654
Write-off of unsuccessful exploration wells 7 36     312
Realisation of foreign currency translation reserve   (3)      
Tax effect and non-controlling interest 168 (339)     (1,843)
Effect of remeasurement items for equity accounted investments 15 (1)     11
Headline earnings R 14,324 R 10,805     R 16,798
Headline earnings per share (HEPS)          
Headline earnings per share | R / shares R 23.25 R 17.67     R 27.44
Diluted headline earnings per share | R / shares R 23.08 R 17.60     R 27.27
Canadian shale gas asset          
Salient features          
Impairment loss       $ 281 R 2,800
US Gas-To-Liquids (GTL)          
Headline earnings per share (HEPS)          
Scrapping of assets     $ 83   1,100
Mining          
Salient features          
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations R 7 R (7)     34
Exploration And Production International          
Salient features          
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations 7 2,835     4,241
Energy          
Salient features          
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations 122 1,249     971
Base Chemicals          
Salient features          
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations (820) 148     4,499
Performance Chemicals          
Salient features          
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations 85 1     116
Group Functions          
Salient features          
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations   18     40
Property, plant and equipment          
Salient features          
Impairment loss R 2 2,715     7,623
Assets under construction          
Salient features          
Impairment loss   50     R 1,492
Other assets          
Salient features          
Impairment loss   R 15      
[1] Included in the prior period is the scrapping of our US gas-to-liquids (GTL) project amounting to R1.1 billion (US$83 million) and a partial impairment of our Canadian shale gas assets of R2.8 billion (CAD281 million).
[2] Includes the impact of the partial reversal of the previous impairment of the Chlor Vinyls cash generating unit as a result of the Sasolburg useful life structural change in the integrated ethylene value chain. The performance of this CGU is highly sensitive to the rand/US dollar exchange rate and US$ product prices. Macroeconomic factors are outside of the control of management and as such we continue to monitor these assets.