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Auditors' remuneration - Auditors' remuneration (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Auditors Remuneration [Line Items] |  |  |
Audit of the Group | $ 16.4 | $ 16.7 | $ 14.3
Audit-related assurance service | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0
Other assurance services | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.3
Total assurance services | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.3
Tax compliance | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3
Tax advisory services | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2
Other non-audit services not covered above | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7
Total non-audit services | 2.8 | 4.4 | 4.5
Total Group Auditors’ remuneration | 19.2 | 21.1 | 18.8
Audit of the financial statements of the Group’s subsidiaries | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0
Fees in respect of pension scheme audits | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5
Total audit fees payable to other accounting firms | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5
Rio Tinto [member] |  |  |
Auditors Remuneration [Line Items] |  |  |
Audit of the Group | 9.6 | 9.2 | 6.2
Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |
Auditors Remuneration [Line Items] |  |  |
Audit of the Group | $ 6.8 | $ 7.5 | $ 8.1

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- Definition The amount of fees paid or payable to the entity's auditors for tax services. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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