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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - EUR (€) € in Millions | Total | Called Up Share Capital [Member] | Share Premium Account [Member] | Other Reserves [Member] | Retained Profit [member] | Equity Attributable to Owners of Parent [Member] | Non-controlling Interests [Member]
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Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014 |  | € 14,263 |  | € 484 | € 145 | € (7,538) | € 20,560 | € 13,651 | € 612
Profit or loss for the period |  | 5,259 |  |  |  |  | 4,909 | 4,909 | 350
Other comprehensive income net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value gains/(losses) on financial instruments |  | 100 |  |  |  | 100 |  | 100 |
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans net of tax |  | 884 |  |  |  |  | 882 | 882 | 2
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) |  | (481) | [1] |  |  | (377) | (109) | (486) | 5
Total comprehensive income |  | 5,762 |  |  |  | (277) | 5,682 | 5,405 | 357
Dividends on ordinary capital |  | (3,404) |  |  |  |  | (3,404) | (3,404) |
Movements in treasury shares | [2] | (276) |  |  |  | 6 | (282) | (276) |
Share-based payment credit | [3] | 150 |  |  |  |  | 150 | 150 |
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  | (326) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (326)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
Other movements in equity |  | (94) |  |  |  | (7) | (87) | (94) |
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015 |  | 16,082 |  | 484 | 152 | (7,816) | 22,619 | 15,439 | 643
Profit or loss for the period |  | 5,547 |  |  |  |  | 5,184 | 5,184 | 363
Other comprehensive income net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value gains/(losses) on financial instruments |  | (15) |  |  |  | (15) |  | (15) |
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans net of tax |  | (980) |  |  |  |  | (980) | (980) |
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) |  | 217 | [1] |  |  | 189 | 17 | 206 | 11
Total comprehensive income |  | 4,769 |  |  |  | 174 | 4,221 | 4,395 | 374
Dividends on ordinary capital |  | (3,600) |  |  |  |  | (3,600) | (3,600) |
Movements in treasury shares | [2] | (258) |  |  |  | (45) | (213) | (258) |
Share-based payment credit | [3] | 198 |  |  |  |  | 198 | 198 |
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  | (364) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (364)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax |  | (18) |  |  | (18) |  |  | (18) |
Other movements in equity |  | 171 |  |  |  | 244 | (46) | 198 | (27)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016 |  | 16,980 |  | 484 | 134 | (7,443) | 23,179 | 16,354 | 626
Profit or loss for the period |  | 6,486 |  |  |  |  | 6,053 | 6,053 | 433
Other comprehensive income net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value gains/(losses) on financial instruments |  | (75) |  |  |  | (76) |  | (76) | 1
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans net of tax |  | 1,282 |  |  |  |  | 1,282 | 1,282 |
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) |  | (983) | [1] |  |  | (903) | (27) | (930) | (53)
Total comprehensive income |  | 6,710 |  |  |  | (979) | 7,308 | 6,329 | 381
Dividends on ordinary capital |  | (3,916) |  |  |  |  | (3,916) | (3,916) |
Repurchase of shares | [4] | (5,014) |  |  |  | (5,014) |  | (5,014) |
Other movements in treasury shares | [2] | (204) |  |  |  | (30) | (174) | (204) |
Share-based payment credit | [3] | 284 |  |  |  |  | 284 | 284 |
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests |  | (345) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (345)
Currency retranslation gains/(losses) net of tax |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |
Other movements in equity |  | (104) |  |  |  | (167) | (33) | (200) | 96
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | € 14,387 |  | € 484 | € 130 | € (13,633) | € 26,648 | € 13,629 | € 758
[1] | Includes fair value gains/(losses) on net investment hedges and exchange differences in net investments in foreign operations of €(909) million (2016: €(365) million; 2015: €617 million).
[2] | Includes purchases and sales of treasury shares other than the share buyback programme, and transfer from treasury shares to retained profit of share-settled schemes arising from prior years and differences between exercise and grant price of share options.
[3] | The share-based payment credit relates to the non-cash charge recorded in operating profit in respect of the fair value of share options and awards granted to employees.
[4] | Repurchase of shares reflects the cost of acquiring ordinary shares as part of the share buyback programme announced on 6 April 2017 (refer note 24 on page 137). At 31 December 2017 these shares have not been cancelled and are recognised as treasury shares.

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