Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Issued capital [member] |
Capital Reserves [Member] |
Profit Reserves [Member] |
Treasury shares [member] |
Other Reserve [Member] |
Reserve of exchange differences on translation [member] |
Retained earnings [member] |
Equity attributable to owners of parent [member] |
Non-controlling interests [member] |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning balance, value at Dec. 31, 2022 | $ 61,614 | $ 1,139 | $ 20,744 | $ (4,980) | $ (1,675) | $ (40,975) | $ 35,867 | $ 1,491 | $ 37,358 | |
| IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Net income | 7,983 | 7,983 | 122 | 8,105 | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income | 1,495 | (73) | 1,084 | 2,506 | 3 | 2,509 | ||||
| Dividends and interest on capital of Vale S.A.'s shareholders | (437) | (3,744) | (4,181) | (4,181) | ||||||
| Dividends of noncontrolling interest | (37) | (37) | ||||||||
| Transaction with noncontrolling interests (i) | 3 | 3 | (59) | (56) | ||||||
| Appropriation to undistributed retained earnings | 4,239 | (4,239) | ||||||||
| Shares buyback program | (2,714) | (2,714) | (2,714) | |||||||
| Share-based payment programs | 26 | (29) | (3) | (3) | ||||||
| Treasury shares used and canceled | (4,164) | 4,164 | ||||||||
| Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2023 | 61,614 | 1,139 | 21,877 | (3,504) | (1,774) | (39,891) | 39,461 | 1,520 | 40,981 | |
| IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Net income | 6,166 | 6,166 | (191) | 5,975 | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income | (5,007) | 144 | (3,492) | (8,355) | (93) | (8,448) | ||||
| Dividends and interest on capital of Vale S.A.'s shareholders | (2,364) | (1,996) | (4,360) | (4,360) | ||||||
| Transaction with noncontrolling interests (i) | 895 | 895 | (114) | 781 | ||||||
| Appropriation to undistributed retained earnings | 4,170 | (4,170) | ||||||||
| Shares buyback program | (409) | (409) | (409) | |||||||
| Share-based payment programs | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2024 | 61,614 | 1,139 | 18,676 | (3,911) | (729) | (43,383) | 33,406 | 1,122 | 34,528 | |
| IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Net income | 2,352 | 2,352 | (369) | 1,983 | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income | 2,377 | 2 | 1,250 | 3,629 | 91 | 3,720 | ||||
| Dividends and interest on capital of Vale S.A.'s shareholders | (4,131) | (1,792) | (5,923) | (5,923) | ||||||
| Dividends of noncontrolling interest | (3) | (3) | ||||||||
| Appropriation to undistributed retained earnings | 560 | (560) | ||||||||
| Share-based payment programs | 1 | 44 | 45 | 45 | ||||||
| Ending balance, value at Dec. 31, 2025 | $ 61,614 | $ 1,139 | $ 17,482 | $ (3,910) | $ (683) | $ (42,133) | $ 33,509 | $ 841 | $ 34,350 |