Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

Sub-
scribed
capital
Capital
reserve1)
Retained earnings     Bertelsmann
shareholders
equity
Non-
controlling
interests
Total
  Other
retained
earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income2)
in € millions Currency
translation
differences
Available-
for-sale
financial
assets
Cash flow
hedges
Share of other
comprehensive
income of invest-
ments accounted
for using the equity
method
Balance as of 1/1/2016 1,000 2,345 3,993 96 13 29 15 7,491 1,943 9,434
Group profit or loss 686 686 451 1,137
Other comprehensive income (230) 17 72 3 6 (132) 6 (126)
Group total comprehensive income 456 17 72 3 6 554 457 1,011
Dividend distributions (180) (180) (376) (556)
Changes in ownership
interests in subsidiaries
that do not result
in a loss of control
16 16 9 25
Equity transactions with shareholders (164) (164) (367) (531)
Other changes (9) (9) (10) (19)
Balance as of 12/31/2016 1,000 2,345 4,276 113 85 32 21 7,872 2,023 9,895
 
Balance as of 1/1/2017 1,000 2,345 4,276 113 85 32 21 7,872 2,023 9,895
Group profit or loss 776 776 422 1,198
Other comprehensive income 170 (361) (16) (60) (7) (274) (88) (362)
Group total comprehensive income 946 (361) (16) (60) (7) 502 334 836
Dividend distributions3) (180) (180) (789) (969)
Changes in ownership
interests in subsidiaries
that do not result
in a loss of control
(400) 52 1 (347) (282) (629)
Equity transactions with shareholders (580) 52 1 (527) (1,071) (1,598)
Other changes (11) (11) (3) (14)
Balance as of 12/31/2017 1,000 2,345 4,631 (196) 69 (28) 15 7,836 1,283 9,119