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Trade and other payables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Trade And Other Payables [Abstract] |
Summary of trade and other payables |
| Non-current |  | Current |  | Total |  | Non-current |  | Current |  | Total |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2016 |
| US$m |  | US$m |  | US$m |  | US$m |  | US$m |  | US$m |
Trade payables |  | - |  |  | 3,255 |  |  | 3,255 |  |  | - |  |  | 2,787 |  |  | 2,787 |
Deferred income |  | 246 |  |  | 246 |  |  | 492 |  |  | 234 |  |  | 197 |  |  | 431 |
Accruals |  | 13 |  |  | 1,347 |  |  | 1,360 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 973 |  |  | 974 |
Other payables |  | 352 |  |  | 964 |  |  | 1,316 |  |  | 309 |  |  | 1,072 |  |  | 1,381 |
Employee entitlements |  | - |  |  | 734 |  |  | 734 |  |  | - |  |  | 720 |  |  | 720 |
Royalties and mining taxes |  | 4 |  |  | 492 |  |  | 496 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 516 |  |  | 519 |
Amounts owed to equity accounted units |  | 156 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 175 |  |  | 151 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 243 |
Government grants deferred |  | 85 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 91 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 95 |
|  | 856 |  |  | 7,061 |  |  | 7,917 |  |  | 789 |  |  | 6,361 |  |  | 7,150 |

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