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Trade and other payables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Trade And Other Payables [Abstract] |
Summary of trade and other payables |
| Non-current |  | Current |  | Total |  | Non-current |  | Current |  | Total |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2017 |
| US$m |  | US$m |  | US$m |  | US$m |  | US$m |  | US$m |
Trade payables |  | - |  |  | 3,180 |  |  | 3,180 |  |  | - |  |  | 3,255 |  |  | 3,255 |
Other financial payables |  | 256 |  |  | 653 |  |  | 909 |  |  | 265 |  |  | 867 |  |  | 1,132 |
Other payables |  | 165 |  |  | 114 |  |  | 279 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 184 |
Deferred income (a) |  | 176 |  |  | 234 |  |  | 410 |  |  | 246 |  |  | 246 |  |  | 492 |
Accruals |  | 11 |  |  | 1,229 |  |  | 1,240 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 1,347 |  |  | 1,360 |
Employee entitlements |  | - |  |  | 630 |  |  | 630 |  |  | - |  |  | 734 |  |  | 734 |
Royalties and mining taxes |  | 1 |  |  | 487 |  |  | 488 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 492 |  |  | 496 |
Amounts owed to equity accounted units |  | 156 |  |  | 67 |  |  | 223 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 175 |
Government grants deferred |  | 76 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 82 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 89 |
Total |  | 841 |  |  | 6,600 |  |  | 7,441 |  |  | 856 |  |  | 7,061 |  |  | 7,917 |
(a) | Deferred income includes contract liabilities of US$198 million.

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