Other reserves                    
    Share
capital and
share
premium
Rm
Shares
repurchased
Rm
  Share-
based
payment
reserve
Rm
Hedge
accounting
reserve
Rm
Statutory
reserve
Rm
  Foreign
currency
translation
reserve
Rm
Premium
paid on
purchase
of non-
controlling
interests
Rm
Valuation
reserve
Rm
Changes
in net asset
of
associates
and joint
ventures
Rm
  Retained
earnings
Rm
Attributable
to owners
of Imperial
Rm
  *Put
arrangement
over non-
controlling
interests
Rm
**Non-
controlling
interests
Rm
Total
equity
Rm
Balance at 30 June 2012   22 (220)   (112) 343 152   259 (145) 6     14 361 14 666     1 223 15 889
Adjustments resulting from the adoption of amendments to IAS 19 – Employee Benefits (Refer to Note 2)                           (40) (40)     (2) (42)
Net attributable profit for the year – Restated                           3 296 3 296     392 3 688
Other comprehensive income           (26)     692         (125) 541     30 571
Total comprehensive income for the year           (26)     692         3 171 3 837     422 4 259
Movements in statutory reserve             21             (21)          
Repurchase and cancellation of 4 003 074 ordinary shares from open market at an average price of R 185,29                           (742) (742)       (742)
1 861 850 ordinary shares issued in settlement of share incentive scheme obligations   360     (271)                   89     (14) 75
Share-based equity reserve charged to profit or loss         113                   113     3 116
Share-based equity reserve transferred to retained earnings on vesting         196                 (196)          
Share-based equity reserve hedging cost utilisation         (193)                   (193)     2 (191)
Dividend of 380 cents per ordinary share in October 2012                           (743) (743)       (743)
Dividend of 380 cents per ordinary share in April 2013                           (735) (735)       (735)
Realisation on disposal of subsidiaries                   (1)       1          
Non-controlling interests disposed, net of acquisitions and shares issued                                   (64) (64)
Net increase in non-controlling interests                   (11)         (11)     2 (9)
Non-controlling interests share of dividends                                   (277) (277)
Balance at 30 June 2013 - restated (Refer to Note 2)   382 (220)   (267) 317 173   951 (157) 6     15 056 16 241     1 295 17 536
Net attributable profit for the year                           3 272 3 272     355 3 627
Other comprehensive income           (385)     519   36     44 214     (37) 177
Total comprehensive income for the year           (385)     519   36     3 316 3 486     318 3 804
Movements in statutory reserve             10             (10)          
Share-based equity reserve charged to profit or loss         101                   101     3 104
Share-based equity reserve transferred to retained earnings on vesting         (16)                 16          
Share-based equity reserve hedging cost utilisation         (96)             1     (95)     (5) (100)
Charge for amending the conversion profile of deferred ordinary shares         70                   70       70
Dividend of 440 cents per ordinary share in September 2013                           (854) (854)       (854)
Dividend of 400 cents per ordinary share in March 2014                           (764) (764)       (764)
Repurchase and cancellation of 2 971 808 ordinary shares from the open market at an average price of R168,85                           (502) (502)       (502)
Initial recognition of put options written over non-controlling interests                                 (1 289)   (1 289)
Share of changes in net assets in associates and joint ventures                       91     91       91
Non-controlling interests disposed, net of acquisitions and shares issued                   (9)         (9)     376 367
Net decrease in non-controlling interests                   (225)         (225)   289 (96) (32)
Realisation on disposal of subsidiaries                   27 2     (29)          
Non-controlling interests share of dividends                                   (322) (322)
Balance at 30 June 2014   382 (220)   (208) (68) 183   1 470 (364) 44 92   16 229 17 540   (1 000) 1 569 18 109