Statement of changes in equity of Sulzer Ltd
January 1–December 31
| 
       millions of CHF  | 
    
       Share capital  | 
    
       Legal reserves  | 
    
       Free reserves  | 
    
       Retained earnings  | 
    
       Net income  | 
    
       Treasury shares  | 
    
       Total  | 
  
| 
       Equity as of January 1, 2016  | 
    
       0.3  | 
    
       205.5  | 
    
       1’786.5  | 
    
       170.6  | 
    
       229.2  | 
    
       –17.9  | 
    
       2’374.2  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
  
| 
       Dividend  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –617.6  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –617.6  | 
  
| 
       Allocation of net income  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –300.0  | 
    
       –88.4  | 
    
       388.4  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –  | 
  
| 
       Net profit for the year  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       4.8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       4.8  | 
  
| 
       Change in treasury shares  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       1.0  | 
    
       1.0  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
  
| 
       Equity as of December 31, 2016  | 
    
       0.3  | 
    
       205.5  | 
    
       1’486.5  | 
    
       82.2  | 
    
       4.8  | 
    
       –16.9  | 
    
       1’762.4  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
  
| 
       Dividend  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –119.4  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –119.4  | 
  
| 
       Allocation of net income  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –100.0  | 
    
       –14.6  | 
    
       114.6  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –  | 
  
| 
       Net profit for the year  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       89.3  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       89.3  | 
  
| 
       Change in treasury shares  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –5.2  | 
    
       –5.2  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
  
| 
       Equity as of December 31, 2017  | 
    
       0.3  | 
    
       205.5  | 
    
       1’386.5  | 
    
       67.6  | 
    
       89.3  | 
    
       –22.1  | 
    
       1’727.1  |