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Other financial assets (including non-quasi equity loans to equity accounted units) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Disclosure Of Other Financial Assets [Abstract]

Summary of other financial assets including non-quasi equity loans to equity accounted units

	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
Derivative financial instruments		238			29			267			508			24			532
Equity shares and quoted funds		45			91			136			73			83			156
Other investments, including loans (a)		188			964			1,152			202			252			454
Loans to equity accounted units		39			-			39			39			-			39
		510			1,084			1,594			822			359			1,181

(a) Current “Other investments, including loans” comprise US$958 million (2016: US$250 million) of highly liquid financial assets held in managed investment funds classified as held for trading.

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