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Note 32 - Capital Base and Capital Management - Regulatory Balance Reconciliation (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | € 690,059 | € 731,856 | € 749,855
Cash And Balances With Central Banks And Other Demand Deposits [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 42,680 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | 0 |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | 24 |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | 42,704 |  |
Financial Assets Held For Trading [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 64,695 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | 2,206 |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | 0 |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | 66,901 |  |
Financial Assets Designated At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 2,709 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | (2,061) |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | 0 |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | 648 |  |
Available for sale financial assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 69,476 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | (19,794) |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | 0 |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | 49,682 |  |
Loans and receivables [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 431,521 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | (1,805) |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | 764 |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | 430,480 |  |
Held-to-maturity investments [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 13,754 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | 0 |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | 0 |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | 13,754 |  |
Fair Value Changes Of The Hedge Items In Portfolio Hedges Of Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | (25) |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | 0 |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | 0 |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | (25) |  |
Hedging Derivatives [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 2,485 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | (90) |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | (1) |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | 2,394 |  |
Non Current Assets Held For Sale [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 23,853 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | (334) |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | 3 |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | 23,522 |  |
Investments In Entities Accounted For Using The Equity Method [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 1,588 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | 3,294 |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | (80) |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | 4,802 |  |
Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 37,323 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies |  | 595 |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments |  | 5 |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | 37,923 |  |
Total Public Balance Sum [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital Line Items |  |  |  |
Contributed To Consolidated Group Assets |  | 690,059 |  |
Insurance companies and real estate companies | [1] | (17,989) |  |
Jointly-control entities and other adjustments | [2] | 715 |  |
Regulatory Balance Sheet |  | € 672,785 |  |
[1] | Correspond to balances of entities fully consolidated in the public balance sheet but consolidated by the equity method in the regulatory balance sheet.
[2] | C orrespond to intragroup adjustments and other consolidation adjustments .

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