Financial assets
| 
                                        Subsidiaries 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Associates and JVs 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Other 
                                    participating interests  | 
                                    
                                        Receivables 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Total 
                                     | 
                                 |||
| 
                                        Share in equity 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Loans 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Share in equity 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Loans 
                                     | 
                                 ||||
| 
                                        Balance at 1 January 2017 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        9,433 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        432 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        110 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        9,975 
                                     | 
                                 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
                                         Changes:  
                                     | 
                                    |||||||
| 
                                        - Share in profit 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        590 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        18 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        608 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Charged to income statement 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        30 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        30 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Dividend received 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (80) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (80) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Capital payments 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        11 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        11 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Repayments 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (43) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (43) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Net actuarial gains/(losses) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        61 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        61 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Change in Fair value reserve 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (3) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (3) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Change in Hedging reserve 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        35 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        5 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        40 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Exchange differences 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (591) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (47) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (6) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (644) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Disposals 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (249) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (249) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Impairments 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (20) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (20) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Others 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (47) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (46) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Balance at 31 December 2017 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        9,409 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        140 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        91 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        9,640 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Changes: 
                                     | 
                                    |||||||
| 
                                        - Share in profit 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1,054 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        11 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1,065 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Charged to income statement 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (33) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (33) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Dividend received 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (198) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (198) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Capital payments 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        49 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        49 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Repayments 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Net actuarial gains/(losses) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (66) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (66) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Change in Fair value reserve 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        15 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        16 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Change in Hedging reserve 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (38) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (2) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (40) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Exchange differences 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        138 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        138 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Disposals 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (144) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (144) 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        - Other 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        44 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (5) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        36 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        (22) 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        53 
                                     | 
                                 
| 
                                        Balance at 31 December 2018 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        10,407 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        - 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        37 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        36 
                                     | 
                                    
                                        10,480 
                                     | 
                                 
For movements in Associates and joint arrangements, Note 10 to the 'Consolidated financial statements'.
Disposals in 2018 relate to the divestment of DSM's share in DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals. Disposals in 2017 relate to the divestment of DSM's share in Patheon, including the settlement of the earn-out receivable. See Note 10 to the 'Consolidated financial statements'.