Consolidated statement of changes in equity
January 1 – December 31
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       Attributable to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd  | 
    
       
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       millions of CHF  | 
    
       Notes  | 
    
       Share capital  | 
    
       Retained earnings  | 
    
       Treasury shares  | 
    
       Cash flow hedge reserve  | 
    
       Currency translation adjustment  | 
    
       Total  | 
    
       Non-controlling interests  | 
    
       Total equity  | 
  
| 
       Equity as of January 1, 2018  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       0.3  | 
    
       2’040.9  | 
    
       –22.1  | 
    
       –6.5  | 
    
       –362.2  | 
    
       1’650.4  | 
    
       22.2  | 
    
       1’672.6  | 
  
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       Comprehensive income for the period:  | 
    
       
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       Net income  | 
    
       
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       113.7  | 
    
       
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       113.7  | 
    
       2.8  | 
    
       116.5  | 
  
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       – Cash flow hedges, net of tax  | 
    
       29  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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       –2.2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –2.2  | 
    
       
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       –2.2  | 
  
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       – Remeasurements of defined benefit obligations, net of tax  | 
    
       9  | 
    
       
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       55.9  | 
    
       
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       55.9  | 
    
       
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       55.9  | 
  
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       – Currency translation differences  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –89.2  | 
    
       –89.2  | 
    
       –1.3  | 
    
       –90.6  | 
  
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       Other comprehensive income  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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       55.9  | 
    
       
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       –2.2  | 
    
       –89.2  | 
    
       –35.5  | 
    
       –1.3  | 
    
       –36.9  | 
  
| 
       Total comprehensive income for the period  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       169.6  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –2.2  | 
    
       –89.2  | 
    
       78.2  | 
    
       1.4  | 
    
       79.6  | 
  
| 
       Transactions with owners of the company:  | 
    
       
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       Changes of non-controlling interests without a change in control  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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       11.7  | 
    
       
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       11.7  | 
    
       –10.6  | 
    
       1.1  | 
  
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       Allocation of treasury shares to share plan participants  | 
    
       
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       –7.0  | 
    
       7.0  | 
    
       
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       –  | 
    
       
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       –  | 
  
| 
       Purchase of treasury shares  | 
    
       24  | 
    
       
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       –563.8  | 
    
       
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       –563.8  | 
    
       
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       –563.8  | 
  
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       Sale of treasury shares  | 
    
       24  | 
    
       
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       12.6  | 
    
       544.8  | 
    
       
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       557.4  | 
    
       
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       557.4  | 
  
| 
       Share-based payments  | 
    
       31  | 
    
       
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       15.1  | 
    
       
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       15.1  | 
    
       
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       15.1  | 
  
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       Dividends  | 
    
       24  | 
    
       
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       –119.1  | 
    
       
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       –119.1  | 
    
       –1.9  | 
    
       –121.0  | 
  
| 
       Equity as of December 31, 2018  | 
    
       24  | 
    
       0.3  | 
    
       2’123.6  | 
    
       –34.0  | 
    
       –8.6  | 
    
       –451.4  | 
    
       1’629.9  | 
    
       11.2  | 
    
       1’641.0  | 
  
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| 
       Equity as of January 1, 2019  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       0.3  | 
    
       2’123.6  | 
    
       –34.0  | 
    
       –8.6  | 
    
       –451.4  | 
    
       1’629.9  | 
    
       11.2  | 
    
       1’641.0  | 
  
| 
       
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  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       
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| 
       Comprehensive income for the period:  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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  | 
    
       
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       –  | 
    
       
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| 
       Net income  | 
    
       
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       154.0  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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       154.0  | 
    
       3.7  | 
    
       157.7  | 
  
| 
       – Cash flow hedges, net of tax  | 
    
       29  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       4.3  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       4.3  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       4.3  | 
  
| 
       – Remeasurements of defined benefit obligations, net of tax  | 
    
       9  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –24.8  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –24.8  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –24.8  | 
  
| 
       – Currency translation differences  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –63.9  | 
    
       –63.9  | 
    
       0.0  | 
    
       –63.9  | 
  
| 
       Other comprehensive income  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –24.8  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       4.3  | 
    
       –63.9  | 
    
       –84.4  | 
    
       0.0  | 
    
       –84.4  | 
  
| 
       Total comprehensive income for the period  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       129.1  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       4.3  | 
    
       –63.9  | 
    
       69.5  | 
    
       3.7  | 
    
       73.3  | 
  
| 
       Transactions with owners of the company:  | 
    
       
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| 
       Allocation of treasury shares to share plan participants  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –19.6  | 
    
       19.6  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       
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       –  | 
  
| 
       Purchase of treasury shares  | 
    
       24  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –11.1  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –11.1  | 
    
       
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       –11.1  | 
  
| 
       Share-based payments  | 
    
       31  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       11.7  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       11.7  | 
    
       
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       11.7  | 
  
| 
       Dividends  | 
    
       24  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –119.2  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –  | 
    
       –119.2  | 
    
       –1.7  | 
    
       –121.0  | 
  
| 
       Equity as of December 31, 2019  | 
    
       24  | 
    
       0.3  | 
    
       2’125.4  | 
    
       –25.6  | 
    
       –4.3  | 
    
       –515.1  | 
    
       1’580.7  | 
    
       13.1  | 
    
       1’593.9  |