Consolidated balance sheet
| millions of CHF | 
 | Notes | 
 | June 30, 2021 | 
 | December 31, 2020 1) | 
 | June 30, 2020 | 
| Non-current assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Goodwill | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1’020.3 | 
 | 943.8 | 
 | 899.1 | 
| Other intangible assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 461.1 | 
 | 401.0 | 
 | 393.4 | 
| Property, plant and equipment | 
 | 
 | 
 | 565.8 | 
 | 545.3 | 
 | 537.4 | 
| Lease assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 131.5 | 
 | 121.2 | 
 | 102.5 | 
| Associates | 
 | 
 | 
 | 26.8 | 
 | 21.2 | 
 | 20.4 | 
| Other non-current financial assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 14.7 | 
 | 10.6 | 
 | 10.4 | 
| Non-current receivables | 
 | 
 | 
 | 4.6 | 
 | 4.3 | 
 | 5.0 | 
| Deferred income tax assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 166.0 | 
 | 154.5 | 
 | 134.5 | 
| Total non-current assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 2’390.7 | 
 | 2’202.0 | 
 | 2’102.7 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Current assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Inventories | 
 | 
 | 
 | 582.2 | 
 | 515.1 | 
 | 547.5 | 
| Current income tax receivables | 
 | 
 | 
 | 28.1 | 
 | 33.4 | 
 | 26.2 | 
| Advance payments to suppliers | 
 | 
 | 
 | 76.4 | 
 | 59.9 | 
 | 67.8 | 
| Contract assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 379.3 | 
 | 324.9 | 
 | 350.6 | 
| Trade accounts receivable | 
 | 
 | 
 | 575.0 | 
 | 599.1 | 
 | 558.8 | 
| Other current receivables and prepaid expenses | 
 | 
 | 
 | 277.0 | 
 | 202.2 | 
 | 144.9 | 
| Current financial assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 2.9 | 
 | 305.1 | 
 | 4.8 | 
| Cash and cash equivalents | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1’292.5 | 
 | 1’123.2 | 
 | 957.3 | 
| Total current assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 3’213.3 | 
 | 3’162.8 | 
 | 2’657.9 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Total assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 5’603.9 | 
 | 5’364.8 | 
 | 4’760.6 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Equity | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Share capital | 
 | 9 | 
 | 0.3 | 
 | 0.3 | 
 | 0.3 | 
| Reserves | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1’462.5 | 
 | 1’404.0 | 
 | 1’340.8 | 
| Equity attributable to shareholders of Sulzer Ltd | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1’462.8 | 
 | 1’404.3 | 
 | 1’341.1 | 
| Non-controlling interests | 
 | 
 | 
 | 6.4 | 
 | 12.9 | 
 | 11.3 | 
| Total equity | 
 | 
 | 
 | 1’469.3 | 
 | 1’417.2 | 
 | 1’352.4 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Non-current liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Non-current borrowings | 
 | 10 | 
 | 1’489.6 | 
 | 1’491.3 | 
 | 1’199.3 | 
| Non-current lease liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 97.8 | 
 | 90.2 | 
 | 73.5 | 
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 127.3 | 
 | 88.5 | 
 | 60.8 | 
| Non-current income tax liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 4.6 | 
 | 4.8 | 
 | 2.3 | 
| Defined benefit obligations | 
 | 
 | 
 | 233.8 | 
 | 227.4 | 
 | 187.8 | 
| Non-current provisions | 
 | 11 | 
 | 66.4 | 
 | 65.8 | 
 | 68.1 | 
| Other non-current liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 7.0 | 
 | 8.0 | 
 | 4.1 | 
| Total non-current liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 2’026.6 | 
 | 1’976.0 | 
 | 1’595.9 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Current liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Current borrowings | 
 | 10 | 
 | 231.8 | 
 | 231.8 | 
 | 134.0 | 
| Current lease liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 33.0 | 
 | 29.5 | 
 | 29.9 | 
| Current income tax liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 11.1 | 
 | 38.7 | 
 | 35.7 | 
| Current provisions | 
 | 11 | 
 | 184.1 | 
 | 183.5 | 
 | 167.9 | 
| Contract liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 346.4 | 
 | 300.5 | 
 | 312.4 | 
| Trade accounts payable | 
 | 
 | 
 | 478.2 | 
 | 465.8 | 
 | 423.3 | 
| Other current and accrued liabilities | 
 | 12 | 
 | 823.5 | 
 | 721.9 | 
 | 709.2 | 
| Total current liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 2’108.0 | 
 | 1’971.7 | 
 | 1’812.3 | 
| Total liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 4’134.7 | 
 | 3’947.6 | 
 | 3’408.2 | 
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
| Total equity and liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 5’603.9 | 
 | 5’364.8 | 
 | 4’760.6 | 
1) The balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, has been restated following the finalization of the valuation of the contingent consideration related to acquisitions in 2020. A reconciliation to the previously published balance sheet is provided in note 4.