Other comprehensive income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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Schedule of Other Comprehensive Income

	2019
	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		—		(113	)		—			(113	)		—		(113	)
Net exchange differences on translation of foreign operations – associates		—		(2	)		—			(2	)		—		(2	)
Currency translation adjustment disposed		—		4			—			4			—		4
Attributable tax		—		—			5			5			—		5
Items that are not reclassified to the income statement
Fair value gain on other financial assets		20		—			—			20			—		20
Attributable tax		—		—			(4	)		(4	)		—		(4	)
Remeasurement of retirement benefit obligations – Group		—		—			(145	)		(145	)		—		(145	)
Remeasurement of retirement benefit obligations – associates		—		—			(4	)		(4	)		—		(4	)
Attributable tax		—		—			22			22			—		22
Other comprehensive (expense)/income for the year		20		(111	)		(126	)		(217	)		—		(217	)

	2018
	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		—		91			—			91			—		91
Net exchange differences on translation of foreign operations – associates		—		(1	)		—			(1	)		—		(1	)
Currency translation adjustment disposed		—		(4	)		—			(4	)		—		(4	)
Attributable tax		—		—			(4	)		(4	)		—		(4	)
Items that are not reclassified to the income statement
Fair value gain on other financial assets		8		—			—			8			—		8
Attributable tax		—		—			—			—			—		—
Remeasurement of retirement benefit obligations – Group		—		—			22			22			—		22
Remeasurement of retirement benefit obligations – associates		—		—			3			3			—		3
Attributable tax		—		—			9			9			—		9
Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the year		8		86			30			124			—		124

	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
Items that are not reclassified to the income statement
Fair value gain on other financial assets		13		—			—			13			—		13
Attributable tax		—		—			(4	)		(4	)		—		(4	)
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	)