REVENUE FROM PRODUCT SALES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of revenue [Abstract]
Gold income (note 2)	$ 4,322	$ 3,439	$ 3,203
By-products (note 2)	105	86	133
Revenue from product sales	$ 4,427	$ 3,525	$ 3,336

The amount of revenue from contracts with customers. A customer is a party that has contracted with an entity to obtain goods or services that are an output of the entity’s ordinary activities in exchange for consideration.

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