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Rio Tinto financial information by business unit - Schedule of financial information by business unit (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | $ 33,083 | $ 19,362 |
EBITDA | 17,993 | 5,929 |
Impairment charges | 0 | (1,163) |
Depreciation and amortisation in subsidiaries excluding capitalised depreciation | 2,253 | 1,974 |
Finance items | 56 | (650) |
Profit before taxation | 18,049 | 5,279 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 12,313 | 3,316 |
Capital expenditure | 3,310 | 2,665 |
Add back: Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 26 | 28 |
Capital expenditure | 3,336 | 2,693 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 2,307 | 2,092 |
Operating assets | 49,835 |  | $ 47,718
Less: Net cash/(debt) | 3,140 |  | (664)
Equity attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 52,975 |  | 47,054
Other operations |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 85 | 158 |
Capital expenditure | 0 | 1 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 92 | 99 |
Product group |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 34,628 | 20,333 |
EBITDA | 21,420 | 10,004 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 12,466 | 5,022 |
Capital expenditure | 3,395 | 2,802 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 2,514 | 2,367 |
Central pensions, share-based payments, insurance and derivatives |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
EBITDA | 119 | 102 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 120 | 97 |
Restructuring, project and one-off costs |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
EBITDA | (36) | (72) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (23) | (53) |
Central costs |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
EBITDA | (346) | (273) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (294) | (233) |
Central exploration and evaluation |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
EBITDA | (120) | (121) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (100) | (97) |
Net interest |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (3) | 14 |
Underlying EBITDA/earnings |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
EBITDA | 21,037 | 9,640 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 12,166 | 4,750 |
Items excluded from underlying EBITDA/earnings |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
EBITDA | (177) | (119) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 147 | (1,434) |
Other items |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Capital expenditure | 35 | 22 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 42 | 39 |
Operating assets | (1,224) |  | (2,165)
Share of equity accounted unit sales and intra-subsidiary/equity accounted unit sales |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Share of equity accounted unit sales and intra-subsidiary/equity accounted unit sales | (1,545) | (971) |
Depreciation and amortisation in equity accounted units | (249) | (314) |
Taxation and finance items in equity accounted units | (365) | (141) |
Capital expenditure | (120) | (159) |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | (249) | (314) |
Operating segments |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Capital expenditure | 3,395 | 2,802 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 2,514 | 2,367 |
Operating assets | 51,059 |  | 49,883
Operating segments | Iron Ore |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 21,707 | 11,465 |
EBITDA | 16,060 | 7,698 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 10,216 | 4,563 |
Capital expenditure | 1,912 | 1,185 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 1,022 | 840 |
Operating assets | 17,209 |  | 16,650
Operating segments | Aluminium |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 5,932 | 4,487 |
EBITDA | 1,924 | 925 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 921 | 193 |
Capital expenditure | 524 | 482 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 645 | 594 |
Operating assets | 15,457 |  | 15,365
Operating segments | Copper |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 3,779 | 1,983 |
EBITDA | 2,048 | 686 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 885 | 111 |
Capital expenditure | 750 | 987 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 523 | 568 |
Operating assets | 13,972 |  | 13,362
Operating segments | Minerals |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 3,270 | 2,322 |
EBITDA | 1,398 | 712 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 498 | 190 |
Capital expenditure | 209 | 147 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 232 | 266 |
Operating assets | 5,305 |  | 4,927
Operating segments | Other operations |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 85 | 158 |
EBITDA | (4) | 1 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (51) | (29) |
Capital expenditure | 0 | 1 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 92 | 99 |
Operating assets | (848) |  | (550)
Inter-segment transactions |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | (145) | (82) |
EBITDA | (6) | (18) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (3) | (6) |
Operating assets | (36) |  | 129
Pilbara | Operating segments | Iron Ore |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 21,476 | 11,246 |
EBITDA | 16,207 | 7,702 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 10,348 | 4,628 |
Capital expenditure | 1,907 | 1,179 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 1,011 | 831 |
Operating assets | $ 16,558 |  | 16,253
Dampier Salt | Operating segments | Iron Ore |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Rio Tinto interest (as a percent) | 68.40% |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | $ 145 | 112 |
EBITDA | 21 | 25 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 5 | 8 |
Capital expenditure | 5 | 6 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 11 | 9 |
Operating assets | $ 169 |  | 163
Rio Tinto Kennecott | Operating segments | Copper |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Rio Tinto interest (as a percent) | 100.00% |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | $ 1,318 | 635 |
EBITDA | 676 | 193 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 323 | (12) |
Capital expenditure | 203 | 320 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 249 | 223 |
Operating assets | $ 2,282 |  | 2,317
Escondida | Operating segments | Copper |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Rio Tinto interest (as a percent) | 30.00% |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | $ 1,486 | 941 |
EBITDA | 1,033 | 564 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 537 | 204 |
Capital expenditure | 83 | 118 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 174 | 239 |
Operating assets | 2,663 |  | 2,726
Iron Ore Company of Canada |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 1,718 | 1,011 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 383 | 151 |
Equity attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | $ 1,285 |  | 1,144
Iron Ore Company of Canada | Operating segments | Minerals |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Rio Tinto interest (as a percent) | 58.70% |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | $ 1,807 | 1,086 |
EBITDA | 1,105 | 473 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 398 | 156 |
Capital expenditure | 90 | 51 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 96 | 88 |
Operating assets | 1,052 |  | 1,009
Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium | Operating segments | Minerals |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 973 | 773 |
EBITDA | 305 | 222 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 146 | 80 |
Capital expenditure | 83 | 60 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 109 | 95 |
Operating assets | $ 3,538 |  | 3,390
Rio Tinto Borates | Operating segments | Minerals |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Rio Tinto interest (as a percent) | 100.00% |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | $ 300 | 293 |
EBITDA | 64 | 83 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 34 | 47 |
Capital expenditure | 17 | 16 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 25 | 25 |
Operating assets | 487 |  | 502
Oyu Tolgoi and Turquoise Hill | Operating segments | Copper |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 844 | 409 |
EBITDA | 528 | 89 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 152 | 11 |
Capital expenditure | 460 | 548 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 98 | 104 |
Operating assets | 8,854 |  | 8,111
Evaluation projects/other | Operating segments | Iron Ore |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 1,003 | 252 |
EBITDA | 161 | (37) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 110 | (77) |
Capital expenditure | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 0 | 0 |
Operating assets | 833 |  | 338
Evaluation projects/other | Operating segments | Aluminium |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 0 | 0 |
EBITDA | (64) | (29) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (49) | (14) |
Evaluation projects/other | Operating segments | Copper |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 131 | (2) |
EBITDA | (183) | (158) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (125) | (91) |
Capital expenditure | 4 | 3 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 2 | 2 |
Operating assets | 154 |  | 192
Evaluation projects/other | Operating segments | Minerals |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 30 | 29 |
EBITDA | (92) | (54) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (85) | (53) |
Capital expenditure | 8 | 0 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 0 | 0 |
Operating assets | 37 |  | 33
Bauxite | Operating segments | Aluminium |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 1,082 | 1,170 |
EBITDA | 338 | 514 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 105 | 257 |
Capital expenditure | 67 | 53 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 165 | 139 |
Operating assets | 2,551 |  | 2,593
Alumina | Operating segments | Aluminium |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 1,359 | 1,096 |
EBITDA | 295 | 115 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 155 | 38 |
Capital expenditure | 113 | 74 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 80 | 59 |
Operating assets | 2,116 |  | 2,294
Primary Metal | Operating segments | Aluminium |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 3,193 | 2,111 |
EBITDA | 1,101 | 284 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 564 | (59) |
Capital expenditure | 285 | 303 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 347 | 325 |
Operating assets | 9,506 |  | 9,361
Pacific Aluminium | Operating segments | Aluminium |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 1,285 | 965 |
EBITDA | 273 | 5 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 174 | (50) |
Capital expenditure | 58 | 54 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 53 | 71 |
Operating assets | 409 |  | 455
Integrated operations | Operating segments | Aluminium |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 5,528 | 4,080 |
EBITDA | 1,971 | 951 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 958 | 210 |
Other product group Items | Operating segments | Aluminium |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 404 | 407 |
EBITDA | 17 | 3 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 12 | (3) |
Product group operations | Operating segments | Aluminium |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 5,932 | 4,487 |
EBITDA | 1,988 | 954 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 970 | 207 |
Product group operations | Operating segments | Copper |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 3,648 | 1,985 |
EBITDA | 2,237 | 846 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 1,012 | 203 |
Capital expenditure | 746 | 986 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 521 | 566 |
Operating assets | 13,799 |  | 13,154
Product group operations | Operating segments | Minerals |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 3,240 | 2,293 |
EBITDA | 1,490 | 766 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 583 | 243 |
Capital expenditure | 201 | 147 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 232 | 266 |
Operating assets | 5,268 |  | 4,894
Diamonds |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 160 | 141 |
Diamonds | Operating segments | Minerals |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 160 | 141 |
EBITDA | 16 | (12) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | 5 | (40) |
Capital expenditure | 11 | 20 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 2 | 58 |
Operating assets | 191 |  | (7)
Simandou iron ore project | Operating segments | Copper |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | 0 | 0 |
EBITDA | (6) | (2) |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (2) | (1) |
Capital expenditure | 0 | (2) |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 0 | 0 |
Operating assets | 19 |  | 16
Intra-segment and other | Operating segments | Iron Ore |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | (917) | (145) |
EBITDA | (329) | 8 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (247) | 4 |
Capital expenditure | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 0 | 0 |
Operating assets | (351) |  | (104)
Intra-segment and other | Operating segments | Aluminium |  |  |
Disclosure of operating segments [line items] |  |  |
Consolidated sales revenue | (1,391) | (1,262) |
EBITDA | (36) | 33 |
Profit/(loss) after tax – attributable to owners of Rio Tinto | (40) | 24 |
Capital expenditure | 1 | (2) |
Depreciation and amortisation expense | 0 | $ 0 |
Operating assets | $ 875 |  | $ 662

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