| in EUR thousand | Common shares | Additional paid-in capital | Other reserves (cumulative other comprehensive income) | Retained earnings | Equity attributable to shareholders of Hannover Rück SE | Non-controlling interests | Total shareholders’ equity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrealised gains / losses | Currency translation | Hedging instruments | Other | |||||||
| Balance as at 1.1.2015 | 120,597 | 724,562 | 1,169,255 | 190,454 | (8,748) | (48,288) | 5,402,926 | 7,550,758 | 702,202 | 8,252,960 |
| Changes in the consolidated group | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | (56) | (56) |
| Capital increase / additions | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58 | 58 |
| Acquisition / disposal of treasury shares | – | – | – | – | – | – | (10) | (10) | – | (10) |
| Total income and expense recognised directly in equity | – | – | (240,176) | 329,442 | 1,274 | 11,945 | – | 102,485 | (6,321) | 96,164 |
| Net income | – | – | – | – | – | – | 531,903 | 531,903 | 24,869 | 556,772 |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – | (512,538) | (512,538) | (43,395) | (555,933) |
| Balance as at 30.6.2015 | 120,597 | 724,562 | 929,079 | 519,896 | (7,474) | (36,343) | 5,422,281 | 7,672,598 | 677,357 | 8,349,955 |
| Balance as at 1.1.2016 | 120,597 | 724,562 | 712,001 | 509,189 | (1,217) | (36,571) | 6,039,783 | 8,068,344 | 709,126 | 8,777,470 |
| Changes in ownership interest with no change of control status | – | – | – | 110 | – | – | (9,687) | (9,577) | (1,337) | (10,914) |
| Acquisition / disposal of treasury shares | – | – | – | – | – | – | (13) | (13) | – | (13) |
| Total income and expense recognised directly in equity | – | – | 598,589 | (122,636) | (5,098) | (21,584) | – | 449,271 | 17,701 | 466,972 |
| Net income | – | – | – | – | – | – | 486,072 | 486,072 | 28,373 | 514,445 |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – | (572,836) | (572,836) | (38,758) | (611,594) |
| Balance as at 30.6.2016 | 120,597 | 724,562 | 1,310,590 | 386,663 | (6,315) | (58,155) | 5,943,319 | 8,421,261 | 715,105 | 9,136,366 |
