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Trade and other payables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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The disclosure of additional information about trade and other payables.

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