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Remeasurement items affecting operating profit - Summary of Significant Impairment of Assets (Details) - ZAR (R) R in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | R 28,732 | R 112,736 | R 18,919
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 28,533 |  |
Right of use assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 33 |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 54 |  |
Other assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 112 |  |
Other cash-generating units |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 314 | 2,172 | 600
Other cash-generating units | Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 196 |  |
Other cash-generating units | Right of use assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 5 |  |
Other cash-generating units | Other intangible assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 1 |  |
Other cash-generating units | Other assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 112 |  |
Fuels | Sasolburg liquid fuels refinery |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) |  | 8,594 |
Fuels | Secunda liquid fuels refinery |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 24,456 | 3,834 |
Recoverable amount of the CGU | 23,232 |  |
Fuels | Secunda liquid fuels refinery | Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 24,456 |  |
Chemicals Africa | South Africa Wax value chain |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 7,863 | 3,777 |
Recoverable amount of the CGU | 2,748 |  |
Chemicals Africa | South Africa Wax value chain | Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 7,863 |  |
Chemicals Africa | Chlor Alkali and PVC |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 1,094 |  |
Recoverable amount of the CGU | 393 |  |
Chemicals Africa | Chlor Alkali and PVC | Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 1,094 |  |
Chemicals Africa | Ammonia value chain |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) |  | 2,736 | 3,509
Chemicals Africa | Acrylates & Butanol value chain |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) |  | 6,766 |
Chemicals Africa | Polyethylene value chain |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) |  | 5,814 |
Chemicals Africa | Chlor Vinyls value chain |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) |  | 1,979 |
Chemicals Africa | Chemical Work Up & Heavy Alcohols value chain |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) |  | R 1,668 |
Percentage of increase (decrease) in solvent prices |  | 12.00% |
Chemicals America | US Chemicals assets held for sale |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) |  | R 72,558 |
Chemicals America | US phenolics |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 460 |  |
Chemicals America | US phenolics | Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 351 |  |
Chemicals America | US phenolics | Right of use assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 30 |  |
Chemicals America | US phenolics | Other intangible assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | 79 |  |
Chemicals America | EO/EG |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | (4,934) |  | 5,460
Recoverable amount of the CGU | 110,113 |  |
Chemicals America | EO/EG | Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | (4,906) |  |
Chemicals America | EO/EG | Right of use assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | (2) |  |
Chemicals America | EO/EG | Other intangible assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | (26) |  |
Chemicals America | Sasol Canada - Shale gas assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) |  |  | 1,947
Chemicals America | Tetramerization value chain |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) |  |  | R 7,403
Chemicals Eurasia | Wax |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) |  | R 2,838 |
Gas | Sasol Canada - Shale gas assets |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | (521) |  |
Recoverable amount of the CGU | 357 |  |
Gas | Sasol Canada - Shale gas assets | Property, plant and equipment |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |
Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) | R (521) |  |

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