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Note 19 Reconciliation of taxation at the Spanish corporation tax rate to the tax expense recorded for the year (Details) - EUR (€)
€ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Taxation at Spanish corporation tax rate 30 percent [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 2,519 € 1,073 € 1,920
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
Lower effective tax rate from foreign entities [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation [1] € (332) € (181) € (381)
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation [1]
Lower effective tax rate from foreign entities [Member] | MEXICO      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € (109) € (32) € (112)
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation 27.00% 29.00% 27.00%
Lower effective tax rate from foreign entities [Member] | CHILE      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € (5) € (2) € (2)
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation 22.00% 23.00% 27.00%
Lower effective tax rate from foreign entities [Member] | COLOMBIA      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 0 € 3 € 6
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation 30.00% 31.00% 32.00%
Lower effective tax rate from foreign entities [Member] | PERU      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 5 € (7) € (12)
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation 31.00% 28.00% 28.00%
Lower effective tax rate from foreign entities [Member] | TURKEY      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € (125) € (73) € (86)
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation 23.00% 25.00% 23.00%
Lower effective tax rate from foreign entities [Member] | UNITED STATES      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € (62) € (75) € (97)
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation 19.00% 16.00% 17.00%
Lower effective tax rate from foreign entities [Member] | Other Countries [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € (36) € 5 € (78)
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
Revenues with lower tax rate dividends capital gains [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € (30) € (49) € (49)
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
Equity accounted earnings [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 0 € 12 € 18
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
USA Sale effect [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 544   € 0
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
Other effects Reconciliation [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation [2] € 80 € 661 € 545
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation [2]
Reconciliation profit or loss before tax [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 8,399 € 3,576 € 6,398
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
Reconciliation profit or loss before tax [Member] | Profit loss before tax from continuing operations [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 7,247 € 5,248 € 7,046
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
Reconciliation profit or loss before tax [Member] | Profit loss before tax from discontinued operations [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 1,152 € (1,672) € (648)
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
Reconciliation income tax [Member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 2,781 € 1,516 € 2,053
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
Reconciliation income tax [Member] | Continuing operations [member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 1,909 € 1,459 € 1,943
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
Reconciliation income tax [Member] | Discontinued operations [member]      
Tax effect of foreign tax rates reconciliation [Line Items]      
Amount of reconciliation € 872 € 57 € 110
Effective tax percentage on reconciliation
[1] (*) Calculated by applying the difference between the tax rate in force in Spain and the one applied to the Group’s earnings in each jurisdiction.
[2] (**) In 2020 and 2019, related mainly to the impact of the goodwill impairment of the United States' CGU that amounted to €2,084 and €1,318 million respectively. These impacts did not have associated any Corporate Income Tax (CIT) expense credit (once the 30% tax rate is applied, the effect amounted to €625 and €395 million, respectively).