Consolidated statement of cash flows
January 1 – December 31
| 
       millions of CHF  | 
    
       
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       Notes  | 
    
       
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       2020  | 
    
       
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       2019  | 
  
| 
       Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       1’035.5  | 
    
       
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       1’095.2  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       
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| 
       Net income  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       87.2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       157.7  | 
  
| 
       Interest and securities income  | 
    
       
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       12  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –4.1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –6.6  | 
  
| 
       Interest expenses  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       12  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       25.2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       24.9  | 
  
| 
       Income tax expenses  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       13  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       34.6  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       55.1  | 
  
| 
       Depreciation, amortization and impairments  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       14, 15, 16  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       177.5  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       171.5  | 
  
| 
       Income from disposals of tangible and intangible assets  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       11, 15, 16  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –3.0  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –0.4  | 
  
| 
       Changes in inventories  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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       29.7  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       82.8  | 
  
| 
       Changes in advance payments to suppliers  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       19.2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       7.0  | 
  
| 
       Changes in contract assets  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       4.2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –148.4  | 
  
| 
       Changes in trade accounts receivable  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       21.3  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –22.7  | 
  
| 
       Changes in contract liabilities  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –33.8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       89.5  | 
  
| 
       Changes in trade accounts payable  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –29.6  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –8.0  | 
  
| 
       Change in provision for employee benefit plans  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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       44.3  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –7.0  | 
  
| 
       Changes in provisions  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       48.9  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –1.6  | 
  
| 
       Changes in other net current assets  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –9.7  | 
    
       
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       –6.1  | 
  
| 
       Other non-cash items  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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       42.5  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       5.2  | 
  
| 
       Interest received  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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       4.2  | 
    
       
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       6.6  | 
  
| 
       Interest paid  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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       –21.0  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –21.5  | 
  
| 
       Income tax paid  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –68.8  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –58.6  | 
  
| 
       Total cash flow from operating activities  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       368.7  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       319.6  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       
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  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
  
| 
       Purchase of intangible assets  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       14  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –7.5  | 
    
       
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       –6.0  | 
  
| 
       Sale of intangible assets  | 
    
       
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       14  | 
    
       
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       0.1  | 
    
       
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       0.5  | 
  
| 
       Purchase of property, plant and equipment  | 
    
       
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       15  | 
    
       
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       –98.0  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –108.9  | 
  
| 
       Sale of property, plant and equipment  | 
    
       
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       15  | 
    
       
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       8.9  | 
    
       
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       8.1  | 
  
| 
       Acquisitions of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       4  | 
    
       
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       –108.2  | 
    
       
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       –78.5  | 
  
| 
       Acquisitions of associates  | 
    
       
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       17  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –6.7  | 
    
       
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       –0.0  | 
  
| 
       Dividends from associates  | 
    
       
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       17  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       0.0  | 
    
       
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       0.1  | 
  
| 
       Purchase of other non-current financial assets  | 
    
       
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       18  | 
    
       
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       –3.3  | 
    
       
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       –1.1  | 
  
| 
       Sale of other non-current financial assets  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       18  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       1.0  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       0.4  | 
  
| 
       Purchase of current financial assets  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       18  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –370.4  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –57.4  | 
  
| 
       Sale of current financial assets  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       18  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       122.3  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –  | 
  
| 
       Total cash flow from investing activities  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –461.8  | 
    
       
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       –242.6  | 
  
| 
       
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  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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| 
       Dividends paid to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       24  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –92.6  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –81.2  | 
  
| 
       Dividends paid to non-controlling interests in subsidiaries  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –2.6  | 
    
       
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       –1.7  | 
  
| 
       Purchase of treasury shares  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –23.1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –11.1  | 
  
| 
       Payments of lease liabilities  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       16  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –39.2  | 
    
       
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       –34.0  | 
  
| 
       Proceeds from non-current borrowings  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       26  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       498.9  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       0.3  | 
  
| 
       Repayments of non-current borrowings  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       26  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –0.0  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –0.0  | 
  
| 
       Proceeds from current borrowings  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       26  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       72.2  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       153.8  | 
  
| 
       Repayments of current borrowings  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       26  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –177.1  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –149.2  | 
  
| 
       Total cash flow from financing activities  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       236.5  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –123.2  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       
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  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
  
| 
       Exchange losses on cash and cash equivalents  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –55.7  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –13.5  | 
  
| 
       
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  | 
    
       
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  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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| 
       Net change in cash and cash equivalents  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       87.7  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       –59.7  | 
  
| 
       
  | 
    
       
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  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       
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| 
       Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       23  | 
    
       
  | 
    
       1’123.2  | 
    
       
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       1’035.5  |