1.0.0.3 false Statements of Consolidated Income (Loss) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data false 1 $ false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 2 $ false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 false 3 $ false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 3 Revenues 1 us-gaap_RevenuesAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 4 Sales - gold, net 2 us-gaap_GoldProductsAndServicesRevenue us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 true true 6386000000 6386 false false 2 true true 5372000000 5372 false false 3 true true 4244000000 4244 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 5 Sales - copper, net 2 nem_SalesCopperNet nem false credit duration monetary Sales Copper Net false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1319000000 1319 false false 2 false true 752000000 752 false false 3 false true 1221000000 1221 false false Sales Copper Net No authoritative reference available. true 6 Total revenues, net 2 us-gaap_RevenueMineralSales us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 7705000000 7705 false false 2 false true 6124000000 6124 false false 3 false true 5465000000 5465 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 7 Costs and expenses 1 us-gaap_CostsAndExpensesAbstract us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false No definition available. false 8 Costs applicable to sales - gold 2 us-gaap_CostOfGoldProductsAndServices us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 2726000000 2726 [2] false false 2 false true 2681000000 2681 [2] false false 3 false true 2376000000 2376 [2] false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 9 Costs applicable to sales - copper 2 nem_CostCopperProductsServices nem false debit duration monetary Cost Copper Products Services false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 323000000 323 [1] false false 2 false true 399000000 399 [1] false false 3 false true 450000000 450 [1] false false Cost Copper Products Services No authoritative reference available. false 10 Loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts (Note 3) 2 nem_LossOnSettlementOfPriceCappedForwardSalesContracts nem false debit duration monetary Loss on settlement of price capped forward sales contracts. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 0 0 false false 2 false true 0 0 false false 3 false true 531000000 531 false false Loss on settlement of price capped forward sales contracts. No authoritative reference available. false 11 Midas redevelopment (Note 4) 2 nem_Redevelopment nem false debit duration monetary Redevelopment. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 0 0 false false 2 false true 0 0 false false 3 false true 11000000 11 false false Redevelopment. No authoritative reference available. false 12 Amortization 2 us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 806000000 806 false false 2 false true 738000000 738 false false 3 false true 685000000 685 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 13 Accretion 2 us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 34000000 34 false false 2 false true 31000000 31 false false 3 false true 27000000 27 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 14 Exploration 2 nem_ExplorationCostsRelatedToMiningActivities nem false debit duration monetary Exploration Costs Related To Mining Activities false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 187000000 187 false false 2 false true 213000000 213 false false 3 false true 177000000 177 false false Exploration Costs Related To Mining Activities No authoritative reference available. false 15 Advanced projects, research and development (Note 5) 2 us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 135000000 135 false false 2 false true 166000000 166 false false 3 false true 62000000 62 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 16 General and administrative 2 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 159000000 159 false false 2 false true 144000000 144 false false 3 false true 142000000 142 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 17 Write-down of goodwill 2 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 0 0 false false 2 false true 0 0 false false 3 false true 1122000000 1122 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 18 Write-down of property, plant and mine development 2 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 7000000 7 false false 2 false true 137000000 137 false false 3 false true 10000000 10 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 19 Other expense, net (Note 6) 2 us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 383000000 383 false false 2 false true 351000000 351 false false 3 false true 243000000 243 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 20 Total costs and expenses 2 us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 4760000000 4760 false false 2 false true 4860000000 4860 false false 3 false true 5836000000 5836 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 21 Other income (expense) 1 nem_OtherIncomeExpenseAbstract nem false na duration string Other income expense abstract false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false Other income expense abstract false 22 Other income, net (Note 7) 2 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncome us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 88000000 88 false false 2 false true 123000000 123 false false 3 false true 100000000 100 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 23 Interest expense, net of capitalized interest of $111, $47 and $50, respectively 2 us-gaap_InterestExpense us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -120000000 -120 false false 2 false true -135000000 -135 false false 3 false true -118000000 -118 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 24 Total other income (expense) 2 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -32000000 -32 false false 2 false true -12000000 -12 false false 3 false true -18000000 -18 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 25 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax and other items 1 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 2913000000 2913 false false 2 false true 1252000000 1252 false false 3 false true -389000000 -389 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 26 Income tax expense (Note 8) 1 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -788000000 -788 false false 2 false true -100000000 -100 false false 3 false true -190000000 -190 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 27 Equity income (loss) of affiliates (Note 9) 1 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -16000000 -16 false false 2 false true -5000000 -5 false false 3 false true -1000000 -1 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 28 Income (loss) from continuing operations 1 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 2109000000 2109 false false 2 false true 1147000000 1147 false false 3 false true -580000000 -580 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 29 Income (loss) from discontinued operations (Note 10) 1 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -16000000 -16 false false 2 false true 13000000 13 false false 3 false true -905000000 -905 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 30 Net income (loss) 1 us-gaap_ProfitLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 2093000000 2093 false false 2 false true 1160000000 1160 false false 3 false true -1485000000 -1485 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 31 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (Note 11) 1 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest us-gaap true debit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -796000000 -796 false false 2 false true -329000000 -329 false false 3 false true -410000000 -410 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 32 Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders 1 us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1297000000 1297 false false 2 false true 831000000 831 false false 3 false true -1895000000 -1895 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 33 Net income (loss) attributable to Newmont stockholders: 1 nem_NetIncomeAttributableToNewmontStockholdersAbstract nem false na duration string Net income attributable to Newmont stockholders abstract false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false Net income attributable to Newmont stockholders abstract false 34 Continuing operations 2 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true 1308000000 1308 false false 2 false true 816000000 816 false false 3 false true -988000000 -988 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false 35 Discontinued operations 2 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false true -11000000 -11 false false 2 false true 15000000 15 false false 3 false true -907000000 -907 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 36 Net income attributable to Newmont common stockholders 2 us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic us-gaap true credit duration monetary No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 true true 1297000000 1297 false false 2 true true 831000000 831 false false 3 true true -1895000000 -1895 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 38 Basic and diluted: 2 nem_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDilutedAbstract nem false na duration string Earnings per share basic and diluted. false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false 2 false false 0 0 false false 3 false false 0 0 false false Earnings per share basic and diluted. false 39 Continuing operations 3 nem_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicAndDilutedShare nem false na duration decimal Income loss from continuing operations per basic and diluted share. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 2.68 2.68 false false 2 true true 1.8 1.8 false false 3 true true -2.18 -2.18 false false Income loss from continuing operations per basic and diluted share. No authoritative reference available. false 40 Discontinued operations 3 nem_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicAndDilutedShare nem false na duration decimal Income loss from discontinued operations net of tax per basic and diluted share. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true -0.02 -0.02 false false 2 true true 0.03 0.03 false false 3 true true -2.01 -2.01 false false Income loss from discontinued operations net of tax per basic and diluted share. No authoritative reference available. true 41 Total income per common share, Basic and diluted 3 nem_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted nem false na duration decimal Earnings per share basic and diluted. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 2.66 2.66 false false 2 true true 1.83 1.83 false false 3 true true -4.19 -4.19 false false Earnings per share basic and diluted. No authoritative reference available. true 42 Cash dividends declared per common share 1 us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid us-gaap true na duration decimal No definition available. false false false false false false false false true 1 true true 0.4 0.4 false false 2 true true 0.4 0.4 false false 3 true true 0.4 0.4 false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. true 1 Exclusive of Amortization and Accretion. 2 Exclusive of Loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts, Midas redevelopment, Amortization and Accretion. false 3 39 false Millions UnKnown Hundreds false true