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Group balance sheet - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jun. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Non-current assets    
Goodwill $ 945 $ 946
Intangible assets 2,809 2,755
Property, plant and equipment 63,835 62,882
Investments in equity accounted units 3,660 3,764
Inventories 174 174
Deferred tax assets 3,400 3,385
Receivables and other assets 2,139 1,796
Tax recoverable 27 4
Other financial assets 687 829
Total non-current assets 77,676 76,535
Current assets    
Inventories 4,448 3,917
Receivables and other assets 4,322 3,644
Tax recoverable 55 62
Other financial assets 2,913 2,851
Cash and cash equivalents 14,027 10,381
Total current assets 25,765 20,855
Total assets 103,441 97,390
Current liabilities    
Borrowings and other financial liabilities (704) (607)
Trade and other payables (7,523) (7,421)
Tax payable (2,015) (1,850)
Provisions including post-retirement benefits (1,834) (1,729)
Total current liabilities (12,076) (11,607)
Non-current liabilities    
Borrowings and other financial liabilities (13,210) (13,408)
Trade and other payables (796) (820)
Tax payable (613) (477)
Deferred tax liabilities (3,501) (3,239)
Provisions including post-retirement benefits (15,076) (15,936)
Total non-current liabilities (33,196) (33,880)
Total liabilities (45,272) (45,487)
Net assets 58,169 51,903
Capital and reserves    
Share premium account 4,320 4,314
Other reserves 11,509 11,960
Retained earnings 33,240 26,792
Equity attributable to owners of Rio Tinto 52,975 47,054
Attributable to non-controlling interests 5,194 4,849
Total equity 58,169 51,903
Rio Tinto Plc    
Capital and reserves    
Share capital [1] 207 207
Rio Tinto Limited    
Capital and reserves    
Share capital [1] $ 3,699 $ 3,781
[1] At 30 June 2021, Rio Tinto plc had 1,247.8 million ordinary shares in issue and held by the public, and Rio Tinto Limited had 371.2 million shares in issue and held by the public. There were no cross holdings of shares between Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc in either period presented.