Vale S.A. (VALE) SEC Filing 20-F Annual report for the fiscal year ending Thursday, December 31, 2020

Document And Entity Information

Consolidated Income Statement

Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows

Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows (Parenthetical)

Consolidated Statement Of Changes In Equity

Consolidated Statement Of Comprehensive Income

Consolidated Statement Of Financial Position

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable (Details)

Accounts Receivable (Tables)

Acquisitions And Divestitures

Acquisitions And Divestitures (Tables)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Boston Metal (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Cash Flows Of Discontinued Operations (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Discontinued Operations - Sale Of Fertilizers Assets (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Ferrous Resources Limited (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Heads Of Agreement (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Henan Longyu Energy Resources (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Mineracoes Brasileiras Reunidas (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - New Steel (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Ningbo Zhoushan Port (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Option Exercised In Vli Shares (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Pt Vale Indonesia Tbk (Details)

Acquisitions And Divestitures - Results Of Discontinued Operations (Details)

Basic And Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic And Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details)

Basic And Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

Basis Of Preparation Of The Financial Statements

Basis Of Preparation Of The Financial Statements (Policies)

Basis Of Preparation Of The Financial Statements (Tables)

Basis Of Preparation Of The Financial Statements - Presentation Currency (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure

Brumadinho Dam Failure (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure (Tables)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - Arbitration Proceedings In Brazil Filed By Shareholders And A Class Association (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - Assets Write-Off (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - Cash Settlement Obligation (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - Contingencies And Other Legal Matters (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - De-Characterization Of Other Dams In Brazil (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - De-Characterization Of The Upstream Dams (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - Financial Guarantees (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - Global Settlement For Brumadinho (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - Operation Stoppages (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - Provision For Individual Indemnification And Other Commitments (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - Provision For Socio-Economic Reparation And Others (Details)

Brumadinho Dam Failure - Requests For Fines Or Forfeit Of Assets (Details)

Commitments

Commitments (Tables)

Commitments - Contractual Obligations (Details)

Commitments - Guarantees Provided (Details)

Corporate Information

Costs And Expenses By Nature

Costs And Expenses By Nature (Tables)

Costs And Expenses By Nature - Cost Of Goods Sold And Services (Details)

Costs And Expenses By Nature - Other (Details)

Costs And Expenses By Nature - Selling And Administrative (Details)

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits (Tables)

Employee Benefits - Actuarial And Economic Assumptions And Sensitivity Analysis (Details)

Employee Benefits - Assets Of Pension Plans (Details)

Employee Benefits - Change In Benefit Obligation (Details)

Employee Benefits - Costs Recognized In The Income Statement (Details)

Employee Benefits - Costs Recognized In The Statement Of Comprehensive Income (Details)

Employee Benefits - Evolution Of Assets Fair Value (Details)

Employee Benefits - Expected Benefit Payments (Details)

Employee Benefits - Long Term Compensation Plan (Details)

Employee Benefits - Overfunded Pension Plans - Assets By Category (Details)

Employee Benefits - Overfunded Pension Plans - Measurement Of Assets At Fair Value (Details)

Employee Benefits - Profit Sharing Program ("Plr") (Details)

Employee Benefits - Reconciliation Of Net Liabilities Recognized In The Statement Of Financial Position (Details)

Employee Benefits - Underfunded Pension Plans - Assets By Category (Details)

Employee Benefits - Underfunded Pension Plans, Measurement Of Plan Assets At Fair Value (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management

Financial And Capital Risk Management (Tables)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Brent Crude Oil And Gasoil Purchase Cash Flows Protection Program (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Debentures Convertible Into Shares (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Effects Of Derivatives On Statement Of Financial Position And Net Exposure (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Effects Of Derivatives On The Income Statement, Cash Flow And Other Comprehensive Income (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Embedded Derivatives In Contracts (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Financial Counterparties' Ratings (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Financial Instruments, Except For Accounts Receivable (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Freight Derivative Positions (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Option Related To Spe (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Protection Program For Libor Floating Interest Rate Us$ Denominated Debt (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Protection Programs For The R$ And Eur Denominated Debt Instruments And Other Liabilities (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Sensitivity Analysis Of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)

Financial And Capital Risk Management - Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. Warrants (Details)

Financial Assets And Liabilities

Financial Assets And Liabilities (Details)

Financial Assets And Liabilities (Tables)

Financial Assets And Liabilities - Changes In Level 3 Assets And Liabilities - (Details)

Financial Assets And Liabilities - Hierarchy Of Fair Value (Details)

Financial Assets And Liabilities -Loans And Financing (Details)

Financial Result

Financial Result (Details)

Financial Result (Tables)

Impairment And Onerous Contracts

Impairment And Onerous Contracts (Details)

Impairment And Onerous Contracts (Tables)

Impairment And Onerous Contracts - Ferrous Minerals (Details)

Impairment And Onerous Contracts - Loans Receivable, Nacala Bv (Details)

Impairment And Onerous Contracts - Other Assets (Details)

Income Taxes

Income Taxes (Tables)

Income Taxes - Assets And Liabilities (Details)

Income Taxes - Changes In Deferred Tax (Details)

Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities (Details)

Income Taxes - Income Tax Reconciliation (Details)

Income Taxes - Settlement Program (Details)

Income Taxes - Tax Incentives (Details)

Income Taxes - Uncertain Tax Provisions (Details)

Information By Business Segment And By Geographic Area

Information By Business Segment And By Geographic Area (Tables)

Information By Business Segment And By Geographic Area - Adjusted Ebitda (Details)

Information By Business Segment And By Geographic Area - Adjusted Ebitda Reconciled To Net Income (Loss) (Details)

Information By Business Segment And By Geographic Area - Assets (Details)

Information By Business Segment And By Geographic Area - Assets By Geographic Area (Details)

Information By Business Segment And By Geographic Area - Net Operating Revenue (Details)

Information By Business Segment And By Geographic Area - Provisionally Priced Commodities Sales (Details)

Intangibles

Intangibles (Tables)

Intangibles - (Details)

Intangibles - Early Extension Of Railway Concessions (Details)

Intangibles - Estimated Useful Lives (Details)

Inventories

Inventories (Details)

Inventories (Tables)

Investments In Subsidiaries, Associates And Joint Ventures

Investments In Subsidiaries, Associates And Joint Ventures (Tables)

Investments In Subsidiaries, Associates And Joint Ventures - Changes During The Year (Details)

Investments In Subsidiaries, Associates And Joint Ventures - Financial Information (Details)

Investments In Subsidiaries, Associates And Joint Ventures - Guarantees Provided (Details)

Investments In Subsidiaries, Associates And Joint Ventures - Noncontrolling Interest (Details)

Liabilities Related To Associates And Joint Ventures

Liabilities Related To Associates And Joint Ventures (Tables)

Liabilities Related To Associates And Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Details)

Liabilities Related To Associates And Joint Ventures - Movements (Details)

Liabilities Related To Associates And Joint Ventures - Summarized Financial Information (Details)

Litigations

Litigations (Tables)

Litigations - Changes (Details)

Litigations - Contingencies Assets (Details)

Litigations - Contingent Liabilities (Details)

Litigations - Judicial Deposits (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments (Tables)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Annual Minimum Payments (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Cash And Cash Equivalents (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Credit And Financing Lines (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Debt Payments (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Discount Rates (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Funding (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Guarantees (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Lease Liabilities (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Net Debt And Short-Term Investments (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Policy (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Reconciliation Of Debt To Cash Flows Arising From Financing Activities (Details)

Loans, Borrowings, Leases, Cash And Cash Equivalents And Short-Term Investments - Total Debt (Details)

Other Financial Assets And Liabilities

Other Financial Assets And Liabilities (Details)

Other Financial Assets And Liabilities (Tables)

Participative Stockholders' Debentures

Participative Stockholders' Debentures (Details)

Property, Plant And Equipment

Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)

Property, Plant And Equipment - Changes (Details)

Property, Plant And Equipment - Estimated Useful Lives (Details)

Property, Plant And Equipment - Leases (Details)

Provisions

Provisions (Details)

Provisions (Tables)

Provisions - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details)

Provisions - Asset Retirement Obligations - Changes In Long-Term Interest Rates (Details)

Recoverable Taxes

Recoverable Taxes (Details)

Recoverable Taxes (Tables)

Related Parties

Related Parties (Tables)

Related Parties - Key Management Personnel Remuneration (Details)

Related Parties - Loans (Details)

Related Parties - Outstanding Balances With Related Parties (Details)

Related Parties - Transactions With Related Parties (Details)

Significant Events In The Current Year

Significant Events In The Current Year (Details)

Significant Events In The Current Year - Coronavirus Impact (Details)

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

Stockholders' Equity - Company's Remuneration Policy (Details)

Stockholders' Equity - Others Reserves (Details)

Stockholders' Equity - Profit Reserves (Details)

Stockholders' Equity - Remuneration To The Company's Stockholders (Details)

Stockholders' Equity - Share Capital (Details)

Stockholders' Equity - Shareholders' Agreement (Details)

Stockholders' Equity - Shares In Treasury (Details)

Streaming Transactions

Streaming Transactions (Details)