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Note 12 - Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income equity instruments (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Equity Instruments Listed [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | € 2,292 | € 2,404
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 66 | 33
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | (236) | (8)
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 2,123 | 2,429
Equity Instruments Listed [Member] | Issued in Euros [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 2,172 | 2,189
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | (226) | (1)
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 1,947 | 2,188
Equity Instruments Listed [Member] | Credit Institutions [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 0 | 0
Equity Instruments Listed [Member] | Other Issuers [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 2,172 | 2,189
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | (226) | (1)
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 1,947 | 2,188
Equity Instruments Listed [Member] | Foreign company shares [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 120 | 215
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 66 | 33
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | (10) | (7)
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 176 | 241
Equity Instruments Listed [Member] | USA [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 48 | 11
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 40 | 0
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 88 | 11
Equity Instruments Listed [Member] | Mexico [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 1 | 8
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 24 | 25
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 25 | 33
Equity Instruments Listed [Member] | Turkey [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 4 | 4
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 1
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 4 | 5
Equity Instruments Listed [Member] | Other countries [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 67 | 192
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 1 | 7
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | (10) | (7)
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 59 | 192
Unlisted Equity Instruments [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 426 | 698
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 31 | 106
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | (1) | (8)
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 457 | 796
Unlisted Equity Instruments [Member] | Issued in Euros [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 6 | 33
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 1 | 29
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 6 | 62
Unlisted Equity Instruments [Member] | Credit Institutions [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 4
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 0 | 4
Unlisted Equity Instruments [Member] | Other Issuers [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 6 | 29
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 1 | 29
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 6 | 58
Unlisted Equity Instruments [Member] | Foreign company shares [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 421 | 665
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 31 | 77
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | (1) | (8)
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 450 | 734
Unlisted Equity Instruments [Member] | USA [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 355 | 498
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 40
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | (6)
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 355 | 532
Unlisted Equity Instruments [Member] | Mexico [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 1
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 0 | 1
Unlisted Equity Instruments [Member] | Turkey [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 7 | 15
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 5 | 6
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 0 | (2)
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 12 | 19
Unlisted Equity Instruments [Member] | Other countries [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 59 | 151
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 25 | 31
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | (1) | 0
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | 84 | 182
Total [Member] |  |
Available for sale financial assets equity instruments [Line Items] |  |
Amortized cost equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 2,718 | 3,102
Unrealized Gains equity instruments available for sale financial assets | 97 | 139
Unrealized losses equity instruments available for sale financial assets | (236) | (16)
Equity instruments, available-for-sale | € 2,579 | € 3,224

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