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1047 2417402 - Disclosure - Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures (Details) Network

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1053 2417403 - Disclosure - Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures - Interests in Associates (Details) Network

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1054 Disclosure of associates [table] Table

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1060 Operating costs and expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OperatingExpense
1061 Taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
1062 Profit (loss) for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
1063 Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year, net of tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
1064 2417404 - Disclosure - Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures - Investments in Joint Ventures (Details) Network

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1065 Disclosure of joint ventures [table] Table

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1081 Investments in joint ventures Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInJointVentures
1082 Reversal (impairment) of investments in joint ventures Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
1083 Recovery of a loan previously impaired Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ReversalOfImpairmentLoss
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1093 Total comprehensive income (loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
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1097 Current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentAssets
1098 Cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
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1101 Other non-current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentLiabilities
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1103 Other current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentLiabilities
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1105 Net assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NetAssetsLiabilities
1106 2418402 - Disclosure - Other Investments (Details) Network

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1107 Disclosure of financial assets [table] Table

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1144 Balance at end of year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssets
1145 2419402 - Disclosure - Inventories (Details) Network

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1146 Implied Table Table

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1158 - by-products Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit au:CurrentFinishedGoodsByproducts
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1164 2420402 - Disclosure - Trade, other receivables and other assets (Details) Network

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1165 Disclosure of operating segments [table] Table

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1174 Total Claims For 2018 Member au:TotalClaimsFor2018Member
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1180 Recoverable fuel duties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit au:FuelDutiesReceivable
1181 Appeal deposits Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit au:TaxAppealDepositsReceivable
1182 Receivables from taxes other than income tax Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:ReceivablesFromTaxesOtherThanIncomeTax
1183 2420402 - Disclosure - Trade, other receivables and other assets (Details) Network

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1184 Implied Table Table

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1187 Prepayments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentPrepayments
1188 Recoverable tax, rebates, levies and duties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentReceivablesFromTaxesOtherThanIncomeTax
1189 Non-current Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentTradeReceivables
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1192 Prepayments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentPrepaymentsAndCurrentAccruedIncome
1193 Recoverable tax, rebates, levies and duties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentReceivablesFromTaxesOtherThanIncomeTax
1194 Other receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentReceivables
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1198 2421402 - Disclosure - Cash Restricted for Use (Details) Network

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1202 Cash restricted by prudential solvency requirements and other Member au:CashRestrictionsPrudentialSolvencyRequirementsMember
1203 Cash balances held by the Tropicana - joint venture Member au:RestrictedCashHeldByTropicanaJointVentureMember
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1206 Current restricted cash Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
1207 Total cash restricted for use (note 33 and 34) Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
1208 2422402 - Disclosure - Cash and cash equivalents (Details) Network

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1209 Implied Table Table

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1210 Disclosure Of Additional Information [Abstract] Abstract au:DisclosureOfAdditionalInformationAbstract
1211 Cash and deposits on call Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Cash
1212 Money market instruments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:ShorttermInvestmentsClassifiedAsCashEquivalents
1213 Total cash and cash equivalents (note 33 and note 34) Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
1214 2424402 - Disclosure - Share Capital and Premium (Details) Network

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1215 Disclosure of classes of share capital [table] Table

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1229 Share capital Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:IssuedCapital
1230 Number of shares authorised Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesAuthorised
1231 Par value per share Concept (Share) As Of ifrs-full:ParValuePerShare
1232 Number of shares issued and fully paid Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesIssuedAndFullyPaid
1233 Treasury shares held within the group Concept (Shares) As Of ifrs-full:SharesInEntityHeldByEntityOrByItsSubsidiariesOrAssociates
1234 Balance at beginning of year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:SharePremium
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1241 2425402 - Disclosure - Borrowings (Details) Network

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1242 Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [table] Table

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1305 Unsecured facilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:UnsecuredBankLoansReceived
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1310 Current borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ShorttermBorrowings
1311 Total current borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentBorrowingsAndCurrentPortionOfNoncurrentBorrowings
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1333 2426402 - Disclosure - Environmental Rehabilitation and Other Provisions (Details) Network

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1334 Disclosure of other provisions [table] Table

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1345 Change in estimates Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangeInDiscountRateOtherProvisions
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1347 Unwinding of obligation Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTimeValueOfMoneyAdjustmentOtherProvisions
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1361 2426403 - Disclosure - Environmental Rehabilitation and Other Provisions - Provision for Silicosis Settlement (Details) Network

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1369 2427402 - Disclosure - Provision for Pension and Post-retirement Benefits (Details) Network

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1370 Disclosure of defined benefit plans [table] Table

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1411 2428402 - Disclosure - Deferred Taxation (Details) Network

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1412 Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [table] Table

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1432 2429402 - Disclosure - Trade, Other Payables and Deferred Income (Details) Network

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1433 Implied Table Table

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1445 2430402 - Disclosure - Taxation (Details) Network

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1446 Implied Table Table

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1459 2431402 - Disclosure - Cash Generated From Operations (Details) Network

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1481 2432402 - Disclosure - Related Parties - Related Party Transactions (Details) Network

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1482 Disclosure of transactions between related parties [table] Table

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1492 2432403 - Disclosure - Related Parties - Directors and Key Management Personnel (Details) Network

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1493 Disclosure of transactions between related parties [table] Table

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1569 2432404 - Disclosure - Related Parties - Directors’ and Prescribed Officers’ interests in AngloGold Ashanti Shares (Details) Network

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1570 Disclosure of transactions between related parties [table] Table

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1616 2433402 - Disclosure - Contractual Commitments and Contingencies - Contractual Commitments (Details) Network

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1617 Disclosure of finance lease and operating lease by lessee [table] Table

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1686 2434402 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management Activities - Non-hedge Derivatives (Details) Network

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1717 2434404 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management Activities - Credit Risk Exposure (Details) Network

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1737 2434405 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management Activities - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) Network

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1738 Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [table] Table

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1753 Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets [table] Table

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1767 Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [table] Table

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1788 Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [table] Table

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1806 Disclosure of other provisions [table] Table

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1898 2436401 - Disclosure - Recent Developments (Details) Network

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1909 Disclosure of subsidiaries [table] Table

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1924 IOMco (the “Issuer”) Member au:SubsidiaryIssuer1Member
1925 Other subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) Member au:NonGuarantorSubsidiaries1Member
1926 Condensed Income Statement [Line Items] LineItems au:CondensedIncomeStatementLineItems
1927 Revenue from product sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromContractsWithCustomers
1928 Cost of sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CostOfSales
1929 Gain (loss) on non-hedge derivatives and other commodity contracts Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives
1930 Gross profit (loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GrossProfit
1931 Corporate administration, marketing and other expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
1932 Exploration and evaluation costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseArisingFromExplorationForAndEvaluationOfMineralResources
1933 Other operating income (expenses) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherOperatingIncomeExpense
1934 Special items Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit au:OtherIncomeExpensesIncludedSeparatelyAsSpecialItems
1935 Operating profit (loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities
1936 Dividend income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromDividends
1937 Interest income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromInterest
1938 Other gains (losses) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
1939 Finance costs and unwinding of obligations Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit au:FinanceCostsandUnwindingofObligations
1940 Fair value adjustments Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:GainsLossesRecognisedInProfitOrLossFairValueMeasurementLiabilities
1941 Share of associates and joint ventures’ profit (loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAndJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
1942 Equity gain (loss) in subsidiaries Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit au:EquityGainLossInSubsidiaries
1943 Profit (loss) before taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
1944 Taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
1945 Profit (loss) after taxation Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromContinuingOperations
1946 Preferred stock dividends Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsPaidOtherShares
1947 Profit (loss) for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
1948 Equity shareholders Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntity
1949 Non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
1950 Comprehensive income (loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
1951 Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
1952 Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to AngloGold Ashanti Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToOwnersOfParent
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1954 Condensed Balance Sheet Statement [Table] Table

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1957 AngloGold Ashanti (the “Guarantor”) Member ifrs-full:ParentMember
1958 IOMco (the “Issuer”) Member au:SubsidiaryIssuer1Member
1959 Other subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) Member au:NonGuarantorSubsidiaries1Member
1960 Segment consolidation items [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis
1961 Entity's total for segment consolidation items [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSegmentConsolidationItemsMember
1962 Reportable Legal Entities Member au:ReportableLegalEntities1Member
1963 Consolidation adjustments Member au:ConsolidationEliminations1Member
1964 Condensed Balance Sheet Statement [Line Items] LineItems au:CondensedBalanceSheetStatementLineItems
1965 ASSETS Abstract ifrs-full:AssetsAbstract
1966 Non-current assets Abstract ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssetsAbstract
1967 Tangible assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
1968 Intangible assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
1969 Investments in associates and joint ventures Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInSubsidiariesJointVenturesAndAssociates
1970 Other investments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinancialAssets
1971 Inventories Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentInventories
1972 Trade, other receivables and other assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentTradeReceivables
1973 Deferred taxation Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
1974 Cash restricted for use Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
1975 Other non current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentNonfinancialAssets
1976 Total Non-current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssets
1977 Current assets Abstract ifrs-full:CurrentAssetsAbstract
1978 Other investments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentFinancialAssets
1979 Inventories, trade and other receivables, intergroup balances and other current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit au:Inventoriestradeandotherreceivablesintergroupbalancesandotherassets
1980 Cash restricted for use Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
1981 Cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
1982 Current assets other than non-current assets held for sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentAssetsOtherThanAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSaleOrAsHeldForDistributionToOwners
1983 Non-current assets held for sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssetsOrDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale
1984 Total Current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
1985 Total assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
1986 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Abstract ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilitiesAbstract
1987 Share capital and premium Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit au:IssuedCapitalandSharePremium
1988 Accumulated losses and other reserves Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit au:RetainedEarningsandOtherReserves
1989 Shareholders’ equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1990 Non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterests
1991 Equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
1992 Non-current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
1993 Current liabilities including intergroup balances Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilitiesOtherThanLiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale
1994 Non-current liabilities held for sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilitiesIncludedInDisposalGroupsClassifiedAsHeldForSale
1995 Total liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Liabilities
1996 Total equity and liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
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1998 Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table] Table

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1999 Consolidated and separate financial statements [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ConsolidatedAndSeparateFinancialStatementsAxis
2000 Consolidated [member] Member ifrs-full:ConsolidatedMember
2001 AngloGold Ashanti (the “Guarantor”) Member ifrs-full:ParentMember
2002 Subsidiaries [member] Member ifrs-full:SubsidiariesMember
2003 IOMco (the “Issuer”) Member au:SubsidiaryIssuer1Member
2004 Other subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) Member au:NonGuarantorSubsidiaries1Member
2005 Segment consolidation items [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis
2006 Entity's total for segment consolidation items [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSegmentConsolidationItemsMember
2007 Reportable Legal Entities Member au:ReportableLegalEntities1Member
2008 Consolidation adjustments Member au:ConsolidationEliminations1Member
2009 Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Line Items] LineItems au:CondensedCashFlowStatementLineItems
2010 Cash flows from operating activities Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract
2011 Cash generated from (used by) operations Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperations
2012 Net movement in intergroup receivables and payables Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit au:NetMovementinIntergroupReceivablesandPayables
2013 Dividends received from joint ventures Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsReceivedClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
2014 Taxation refund Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxesRefundClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
2015 Taxation paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxesPaidClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
2016 Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities
2017 Cash flows from investing activities Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract
2018 Capital expenditure Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
2019 Expenditure on intangible assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PurchaseOfIntangibleAssetsClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
2020 Dividends from other investments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DividendsReceivedClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
2021 Proceeds from disposal of assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromSalesOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
2022 Other investments acquired Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PurchaseOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
2023 Proceeds from disposal of other investments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentsOtherThanInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
2024 Investments in associates and joint ventures Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit au:PurchaseofInterestinAssociatesandJointVenturesClassifiedasInvestingActivities
2025 Proceeds from disposal of associates and joint ventures Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit au:ProceedsfromSaleofInterestsinAssociatesandJointVenturesClassifiedasInvestingActivities
2026 Net loans repaid by (advanced to) associates and joint ventures Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit au:CashAdvancesandLoansMadetoReceiptsFromRelatedParties
2027 Cash advances and loans made to other parties, classified as investing activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:CashAdvancesAndLoansMadeToOtherPartiesClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
2028 Cash payment to settle the sale of environmental trust fund Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
2029 Reduction in investment in subsidiary Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentsAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
2030 Net proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries and investments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit au:CashFlowsFromLosingControlofSubsidiariesorOtherBusinessesNetofDisposalCosts
2031 Cash balances in assets disposed Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsInSubsidiaryOrBusinessesAcquiredOrDisposed2013
2032 Disposal (acquisition) of subsidiaries Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit au:AcquisitionDisposalofSubsidiaryandLoanReceivable
2033 Decrease (increase) in cash restricted for use Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInDecreaseIncreaseInRestrictedCashAndCashEquivalents
2034 Interest received Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:InterestReceivedClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
2035 Net cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities
2036 Cash flows from financing activities Abstract ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract
2037 Reduction in share capital Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromIssuingShares
2038 Proceeds from borrowings Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
2039 Repayment of borrowings Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
2040 Finance costs paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InterestPaidClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
2041 Bond settlement premium, RCF and bond transaction costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit au:PaymentofDebtSettlementCosts
2042 Dividends paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DividendsPaidClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
2043 Intergroup dividends received (paid) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit au:IntergroupDividendsPaidReceived
2044 Net cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities
2045 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalentsBeforeEffectOfExchangeRateChanges
2046 Translation Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents
2047 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
2048 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
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2050 Disclosure Of Information For Individual Asset Or Cash generating Unit [Table] Table

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2051 Individual Assets Or Cash Generating Units With Marginal Headroom [Axis] Axis au:IndividualAssetsOrCashGeneratingUnitsWithMarginalHeadroomAxis
2052 Individual Assets Or Cash Generating Units With Marginal Headroom [Domain] Member au:IndividualAssetsOrCashGeneratingUnitsWithMarginalHeadroomDomain
2053 Mponeng CGU Member au:MponengCashGeneratingUnitMember
2054 Kibali CGU Member au:KibaliCashGeneratingUnitMember
2055 DisclosureOfInformationForIndividualAssetOrCashgeneratingUnitLineItem [Line Items] LineItems au:DisclosureOfInformationForIndividualAssetOrCashgeneratingUnitLineItemLineItems
2056 Carrying value Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit au:MarginalHeadroomCashGeneratingUnitCarryingAmount
2057 Value in use Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:RecoverableAmountOfAssetOrCashgeneratingUnit

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