Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Debt Tables [Abstract]

Schedule Of Debt Instruments [Text Block]

The Company's outstanding debt includes:
Debt carried at amortized cost
Rated bonds
On April 22, 2010, the Company announced the pricing of an offering of 10-year and 30-year notes. The offering closed on April 28, 2010. The notes were issued by AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti Limited, and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by AngloGold Ashanti Limited. The notes are unsecured and interest is payable semi-annually.
Details of the rated bonds are summarized as follows:
	At June 30, 2012
	Coupon rate	Total offering	Unamortized discount	Accrued interest	Total carrying value
	%	(unaudited)
		(in US Dollars, millions)
10-year unsecured notes	5.375	700	(1)	8	707
30-year unsecured notes	6.500	300	(5)	4	299
		1,000	(6)	12	1,006
	At December 31, 2011
	Coupon rate	Total offering	Unamortized discount	Accrued interest	Total carrying value
	%	(in US Dollars, millions)
10-year unsecured notes	5.375	700	(1)	8	707
30-year unsecured notes	6.500	300	(5)	4	299
		1,000	(6)	12	1,006

Schedule Of Line Of Credit Facilities [Text Block]

	Loan facilities
	On April 20, 2010, AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc and AngloGold Ashanti USA Inc., each a wholly-owned subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti Limited, as borrowers, and AngloGold Ashanti Limited entered into a $1.0 billion four-year revolving credit facility with a syndicate of lenders. AngloGold Ashanti Limited, AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc and AngloGold Ashanti USA Inc. each guaranteed the obligations of the borrowers and other guarantors under the facility. Amounts may be repaid and reborrowed under the facility during its four-year term. During the first half of 2012, the Company drew down $100 million under the facility and drew down a further $100 million in mid-July 2012. On July 20, 2012, the Company entered into a $1.0 billion five-year unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of lenders which will replace its existing $1.0 billion syndicated revolving credit facility maturing in April 2014. See note O.
	Details of the syndicated revolving credit facility are summarized as follows:
		At June 30, 2012
		Interest	Commitment	Total	Undrawn	Total drawn
		rate (1)	fee (2)	facility	facility	facility
		%	%	(unaudited)
				(in US Dollars, millions)
	$1.0 billion syndicated revolving credit facility	LIBOR + 1.75	0.7	1,000	900	100
		At December 31, 2011
		Interest	Commitment	Total	Undrawn	Total drawn
		rate (1)	fee (2)	facility	facility	facility
		%	%	(in US Dollars, millions)
	$1.0 billion syndicated revolving credit facility	LIBOR + 1.75	0.7	1,000	1,000	-
(1)	Outstanding amounts bear interest at a margin over the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR").
(2)	Commitment fees are payable quarterly in arrears on the undrawn portion of the facility.

	Debt carried at amortized cost (continued)
	Syndicated revolving credit facility (A$600 million)
	On December 22, 2011, AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited entered into a four-year revolving credit facility of A$600 million with a syndicate of banks. AngloGold Ashanti Limited together with AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc each guaranteed all payments and other obligations of AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited under the facility. Amounts may be repaid and reborrowed under the facility during its four-year term. An amount of $51 million was drawn down during the six months ended June 30, 2012 under the facility and a further $88 million was drawn down in mid-July 2012.
		At June 30, 2012
		Interest	Commitment	Total	Undrawn	Total drawn
		rate (3)	fee (4)	facility	facility	facility
		%	%	(unaudited)
				(in US Dollars, millions)
	A$600 million syndicated revolving credit facility	BBSY + 2	1	613	562	51
		At December 31, 2011
		Interest	Commitment	Total	Undrawn	Total drawn
		rate (3)	fee (4)	facility	facility	facility
		%	%	(in US Dollars, millions)
	A$600 million syndicated revolving credit facility	BBSY + 2	1	617	617	-
(3)	Outstanding amounts bear interest at a margin over the Bank Bill Swap Bid Rate ("BBSY").
(4)	A commitment fee of 50 percent of the applicable margin is payable quarterly in arrears on the undrawn portion of the facility.

Schedule Of Convertible Debt [Text Block]

	At June 30,	At December 31,
	2012	2011
	(unaudited)
	(in US Dollars, millions)
Convertible bonds
Senior unsecured fixed rate bonds	671	656
Accrued interest	3	3
	674	659
Convertible bond derivative liability
Balance at beginning of period	92	176
Fair value movements on conversion features of convertible bonds	(67)	(84)
Balance at end of period	25	92

Schedule Of Mandatory Convertible Debt [Text Block]

	At June 30,	At December 31,
	2012	2011
	(unaudited)
	(in US Dollars, millions)
Mandatory convertible bonds
Long-term debt at fair value	645	758
Accrued interest included in short-term debt at fair value	2	2
	647	760