Other comprehensive income

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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Other comprehensive income

29. Other comprehensive income

	2017
	Attributable to equity holders of the company											Non- controlling interest		Total
All figures in £ millions	Fair value reserve		Translation reserve			Retained earnings			Total
Items that may be reclassified to the income statement
Net exchange differences on translation of foreign operations – Group		—		(158	)		—			(158	)		—		(158	)
Net exchange differences on translation of foreign operations – associates		—		(104	)		—			(104	)		—		(104	)
Currency translation adjustment disposed		—		(51	)		—			(51	)		—		(51	)
Attributable tax		—		—			9			9			—		9
Fair value gain on other financial assets		13		—			—			13			—		13
Attributable tax		—		—			(4	)		(4	)		—		(4	)
Items that are not reclassified to the income statement
Remeasurement of retirement benefit obligations – Group		—		—			175			175			—		175
Remeasurement of retirement benefit obligations – associates		—		—			7			7			—		7
Attributable tax		—		—			(42	)		(42	)		—		(42	)
Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the year		13		(313	)		145			(155	)		—		(155	)

	2016
	Attributable to equity holders of the company										Non- controlling interest		Total
All figures in £ millions	Fair value reserve		Translation reserve		Retained earnings			Total
Items that may be reclassified to the income statement
Net exchange differences on translation of foreign operations – Group		—		909		—			909			1		910
Net exchange differences on translation of foreign operations – associates		—		3		—			3			—		3
Currency translation adjustment disposed		—		—		—			—			—		—
Attributable tax		—		—		(5	)		(5	)		—		(5	)
Items that are not reclassified to the income statement
Remeasurement of retirement benefit obligations – Group		—		—		(268	)		(268	)		—		(268	)
Remeasurement of retirement benefit obligations – associates		—		—		(8	)		(8	)		—		(8	)
Attributable tax		—		—		58			58			—		58
Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the year		—		912		(223	)		689			1		690

	2015
	Attributable to equity holders of the company									Non- controlling interest			Total
All figures in £ millions	Translation reserve			Retained earnings			Total
Items that may be reclassified to the income statement
Net exchange differences on translation of foreign operations – Group		(83	)		—			(83	)		(2	)		(85	)
Net exchange differences on translation of foreign operations – associate		16			—			16			—			16
Currency translation adjustment disposed – subsidiaries		(10	)		—			(10	)		—			(10	)
Attributable tax		—			5			5			—			5
Items that are not reclassified to the income statement
Remeasurement of retirement benefit obligations – Group		—			110			110			—			110
Remeasurement of retirement benefit obligations – associate		—			8			8			—			8
Attributable tax		—			(24	)		(24	)		—			(24	)
Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the year		(77	)		99			22			(2	)		20