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Consolidated Statement of Changes In Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Issued capital [member] | Legal reserves [member] | Share premium [member] | Currency translation adjustment [member] | Other reserves [member] | Retained earnings [member] | Equity attributable to owners of parent [member] | Non-controlling interests [member] | Total
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Balance at Dec. 31, 2016 |  | $ 1,180,537 | [1] | $ 118,054 | $ 609,733 | $ (965,955) | $ (313,088) | [2] | $ 10,658,136 |  | $ 11,287,417 | $ 125,655 | $ 11,413,072
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income for the year |  |  | [1] |  |  |  |  | [2] | 544,737 |  | 544,737 | (8,348) | 536,389
Currency translation adjustment |  |  | [1] |  |  | 151,080 |  | [2] |  |  | 151,080 | 682 | 151,762
Remeasurements of post employment benefit obligations, net of taxes |  |  | [1] |  |  |  | (7,423) | [2] |  |  | (7,423) | 126 | (7,297)
Change in value of instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income and cash flow hedges, net of taxes |  |  | [1] |  |  |  | 4,549 | [2] |  |  | 4,549 | (24) | 4,525
From other comprehensive income of non-consolidated companies |  |  | [1] |  |  | (9,548) | 136 | [2] |  |  | (9,412) |  | (9,412)
Other comprehensive (loss) income for the year |  |  | [1] |  |  | 141,532 | (2,738) | [2] |  |  | 138,794 | 784 | 139,578
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year |  |  | [1] |  |  | 141,532 | (2,738) | [2] | 544,737 |  | 683,531 | (7,564) | 675,967
Acquisition and other changes in non-controlling interests |  |  | [1] |  |  |  | (4,743) | [2] |  |  | (4,743) | 4,694 | (49)
Dividends paid in cash |  |  | [1] |  |  |  |  | [2] | (484,020) |  | (484,020) | (24,000) | (508,020)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 1,180,537 | [1] | 118,054 | 609,733 | (824,423) | (320,569) | [2] | 10,718,853 |  | 11,482,185 | 98,785 | 11,580,970
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income for the year |  |  | [1] |  |  |  |  | [2] | 876,063 |  | 876,063 | (2,163) | 873,900
Currency translation adjustment |  |  | [1] |  |  | (96,673) |  | [2] |  |  | (96,673) | (243) | (96,916)
Remeasurements of post employment benefit obligations, net of taxes |  |  | [1] |  |  |  | 6,135 | [2] |  |  | 6,135 | (104) | 6,031
Change in value of instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income and cash flow hedges, net of taxes |  |  | [1] |  |  |  | (6,673) | [2] |  |  | (6,673) | 6 | (6,667)
From other comprehensive income of non-consolidated companies |  |  | [1] |  |  | 1,848 | (3,987) | [2] |  |  | (2,139) |  | (2,139)
Other comprehensive (loss) income for the year |  |  | [1] |  |  | (94,825) | (4,525) | [2] |  |  | (99,350) | (341) | (99,691)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year |  |  | [1] |  |  | (94,825) | (4,525) | [2] | 876,063 |  | 776,713 | (2,504) | 774,209
Acquisition and other changes in non-controlling interests |  |  | [1] |  |  |  | (2) | [2] |  |  | (2) | (22) | (24)
Dividends paid in cash |  |  | [1] |  |  |  |  | [2] | (484,020) |  | (484,020) | (3,661) | (487,681)
Balance (Previously stated [member]) at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | 1,180,537 | [1] | 118,054 | 609,733 | (919,248) | (322,310) | [2] | 11,116,116 |  | 11,782,882 | 92,610 | 11,875,492
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | 1,180,537 | [3] | 118,054 | 609,733 | (919,248) | (322,310) | [4] | 11,116,116 | [5] | 11,782,882 | 92,610 | 11,875,492
Changes in accounting policies (Section II AP) at Dec. 31, 2017 |  |  | [1] |  |  |  | 2,786 | [2] | 5,220 |  | 8,006 | 12 | 8,018
Balance at December 31, 2017 restated at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | 1,180,537 | [1] | 118,054 | 609,733 | (824,423) | (317,783) | [2] | 10,724,073 |  | 11,490,191 | 98,797 | 11,588,988
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income for the year |  |  | [3] |  |  |  |  | [4] | 742,686 | [5] | 742,686 | (11,428) | 731,258
Currency translation adjustment |  |  | [3] |  |  | (27,217) |  | [4] |  | [5] | (27,217) | (77) | (27,294)
Remeasurements of post employment benefit obligations, net of taxes |  |  | [3] |  |  |  | (7,132) | [4] |  | [5] | (7,132) | (595) | (7,727)
Change in value of instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income and cash flow hedges, net of taxes |  |  | [3] |  |  |  | 1,605 | [4] |  | [5] | 1,605 | 727 | 2,332
From other comprehensive income of non-consolidated companies |  |  | [3] |  |  | (10,781) | (9,066) | [4] |  | [5] | (19,847) |  | (19,847)
Other comprehensive (loss) income for the year |  |  | [3] |  |  | (37,998) | (14,593) | [4] |  | [5] | (52,591) | 55 | (52,536)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year |  |  | [3] |  |  | (37,998) | (14,593) | [4] | 742,686 | [5] | 690,095 | (11,373) | 678,722
Acquisition and other changes in non-controlling interests | [6] |  | [3] |  |  |  | 1 | [4] |  | [5] | 1 | 117,984 | 117,985
Dividends paid in cash |  |  | [3] |  |  |  |  | [4] | (484,020) | [5] | (484,020) | (1,807) | (485,827)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019 |  | $ 1,180,537 | [3] | $ 118,054 | $ 609,733 | $ (957,246) | $ (336,902) | [4] | $ 11,374,782 | [5] | $ 11,988,958 | $ 197,414 | $ 12,186,372
[1] | The Company has an authorized share capital of a single class of 2.5 billion shares having a nominal value of $1.00 per share. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 there were 1,180,536,830 shares issued. All issued shares are fully paid.
[2] | Other reserves include mainly the result of transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in a loss of control, the remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations and the changes in value of cash flow hedges and in available for sale financial instruments.
[3] | The Company has an authorized share capital of a single class of 2.5 billion shares having a nominal value of $1.00 per share. As of December 31, 2019 there were 1,180,536,830 shares issued. All issued shares are fully paid.
[4] | Other reserves include mainly the result of transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in a loss of control, the remeasurement of post-employment benefit obligations, the changes in value of cash flow hedges and the changes in financial instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.
[5] | The restrictions to the distribution of profits and payment of dividends according to Luxembourg Law are disclosed in Note 25.
[6] | Related to Saudi Steel Pipe Company ("SSP") acquisition. See note 27.

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