In € million

 

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

 

 

 

 

 

Revaluation reserve
(Fair value)

 

 

 
 

Notes

 

Share capital

 

Share pre­miums

 

Trea­sury shares

 

Perpet­ual hybrid bonds

 

Re­tained earn­ings

 

Cur­rency trans­lation differ­ences

 

Available-for-sale finan­cial assets

 

Cash flow hedges

 

Defined benefit pension plan

 

Total re­serves

 

Non-con­trolling inter­ests

 

Total equity

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

 

 

1,588

 

1,170

 

(230)

 

2,188

 

5,720

 

(353)

 

(2)

 

(28)

 

(630)

 

7,834

 

245

 

9,668

Profit (loss) for the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

621

 

53

 

674

Items of other comprehensive income

 

(F11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

313

 

10

 

23

 

(205)

 

141

 

14

 

155

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

621

 

313

 

10

 

23

 

(205)

 

762

 

67

 

830

Cost of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

Dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(336)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(336)

 

(45)

 

(381)

Coupons of perpetual hybrid bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(84)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(84)

 

 

 

(84)

Acquisition (-) / sale of treasury shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(44)

 

 

 

(13)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(57)

 

 

 

(57)

Increase / decrease (-) through changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in loss of control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

(12)

 

(17)

 

(29)

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

 

 

1,588

 

1,170

 

(274)

 

2,188

 

5,899

 

(39)

 

8

 

(5)

 

(828)

 

8,117

 

250

 

9,956

Profit (loss) for the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,061

 

56

 

1,116

Items of other comprehensive income

 

(F11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(795)

 

(3)

 

22

 

128

 

(648)

 

(35)

 

(684)

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,061

 

(795)

 

(3)

 

22

 

128

 

412

 

20

 

433

Cost of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

10

Dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(363)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(363)

 

(41)

 

(404)

Coupons of perpetual hybrid bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(111)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(111)

 

 

 

(111)

Acquisition (-) / sale of treasury shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7)

 

 

 

(7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14)

 

 

 

(14)

Increase / decrease (-) through changes in ownership interests in subsidiaries that result in loss of control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(34)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34

 

1

 

(117)

 

(116)

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

 

 

1,588

 

1,170

 

(281)

 

2,188

 

6,454

 

(834)

 

5

 

16

 

(665)

 

8,051

 

113

 

9,752

The €(117) million reduction in equity relates mainly to non-controlling interests following the completion of the Emerging Biochemicals divestment in 2017.