Consolidated statement of comprehensive income Consolidated statement of cash flows Statement of changes in equity [table] Line items not dimensionally qualified placeholder Revenue Revenue Other income Other operating income Raw materials and consumables used Material costs Employee benefits expense Payroll costs Other expenses, by nature Other operating expenses Finance income Financial income Finance costs Financial costs Tax expense (income) Income tax expense Profit (loss), attributable to [abstract] Attributable to: Profit (loss), attributable to owners of parent Owners of the Parent Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests Non-controlling interests Gains (losses) on hedges of net investments in foreign operations, net of tax Net gain/(loss) on hedge of a net investment Comprehensive income attributable to [abstract] Attributable to: Comprehensive income, attributable to owners of parent Owners of the Parent Assets [abstract] Assets Non-current assets [abstract] Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment Investment property Investment properties Deferred tax assets Deferred tax assets Trade and other non-current receivables Trade and other receivables Non-current assets Total Non-current assets Current assets [abstract] Current assets Current inventories Inventories Current tax assets, current Income tax receivable Trade and other current receivables Trade and other receivables Equity and liabilities [abstract] Equity and liabilities Issued capital Issued capital Other reserves Reserves Reserve of exchange differences on translation Foreign currency translation Retained earnings Retained earnings Equity attributable to owners of parent Equity attributable to equity holders of the Parent Non-controlling interests Equity attributable to non-controlling interests Non-current liabilities [abstract] Non-current liabilities Non-current portion of non-current borrowings Interest-bearing loans and borrowings Trade and other non-current payables Trade and other payables Non-current provisions Provisions Deferred tax liabilities Deferred tax liabilities Non-current liabilities Total Non-current liabilities Current liabilities [abstract] Current liabilities Current provisions Provisions Current tax liabilities, current Income tax payable Trade and other current payables Trade and other payables Current liabilities Total Current liabilities Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] Operating activities Adjustments for gain (loss) on disposals, property, plant and equipment Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment Other adjustments for non-cash items Other non-cash items Adjustments for increase (decrease) in employee benefit liabilities Change in employee benefit obligations Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities Income tax paid Adjustments for decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables Adjustments for decrease (increase) in inventories Decrease/(increase) in inventories Adjustments for increase (decrease) in trade and other payables Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables Adjustments for increase (decrease) in deposits from customers Increase/(decrease) in collected proceeds due to clients Adjustments for provisions Increase/(decrease) in provisions Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] Investing activities Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment Purchase of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities Acquisition of property, plant and equipment Purchase of intangible assets, classified as investing activities Acquisition of intangible assets Cash flows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] Financing activities Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method that will be reclassified to profit or loss, before tax Gross change of other comprehensive income of associates Income tax relating to share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method that will be reclassified to profit or loss Income tax effect Other comprehensive income, net of tax, exchange differences on translation Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations Intangible assets and goodwill Intangible assets Investments accounted for using equity method Investments in associates and joint ventures Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale Assets held for sale Adjustments for gain (loss) on disposal of investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates Gain on disposal of subsidiaries Components of equity [axis] Equity [member] Equity attributable to owners of parent [member] ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE PARENT Issued capital [member] AUTHORIZED & ISSUED CAPITAL Treasury shares [member] TREASURY SHARES Reserve of exchange differences on translation [member] FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION Retained earnings [member] RETAINED EARNINGS Non-controlling interests [member] NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS Statement of changes in equity [line items] Consolidated statement of changes in equity Distributable Retained Earnings A component of equity representing the distributable retained earnings. Distributable retained earnings Statutory reserve Legal reserves Net foreign exchange gain Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax Change of other comprehensive income of associates Fair value adjustment in respect of bpost bank’s bond portfolio Dividends paid, ordinary shares per share Number of shares outstanding Number of shares outstanding at beginning of period Number of shares outstanding at end of period Increase (decrease) in number of shares outstanding Changes during the year Final Dividend Paid for Prior Year The amount of final dividends paid by the entity on ordinary shares. Final dividend for prior year Final Dividend Paid for Prior Year, Per Share The amount of final dividend paid per ordinary share. Final dividend for prior year, per share Interim Dividend Paid, Per Share The amount of interim dividend paid per ordinary share. Interim dividend, per share Dividends proposed or declared before financial statements authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners Final cash dividend for current year Dividends proposed or declared before financial statements authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners per share Final cash dividend for current year, per share Notes, accounting policies and mandatory tags – this item MUST be used as a starting point for markups of disclosures in the notes to the financial statements Name of reporting entity or other means of identification Domicile of entity Legal form of entity Country of incorporation Address of entity's registered office Principal place of business Description of nature of entity's operations and principal activities Name of parent entity Name of ultimate parent of group Services and Other Goods Expense Services and other goods The amount of expense arising from services and other goods. Dividends paid, ordinary shares Dividends (Pay-out) Payment of dividends TOTAL CASH DIVIDENDS ON ORDINARY SHARES DECLARED AND PAID Cash and cash equivalents if different from statement of financial position Cash and cash equivalents less bank overdraft as of 1st January Cash and cash equivalents less bank overdraft as of 31st December Non-current provisions for employee benefits Employee benefits Long Term Borrowings and Non Current Lease Liabilities The non-current portion of non-current borrowings and non-current lease liabilities. Interest-bearing loans and borrowings Classes of share capital [axis] Share capital [member] Restricted Shares [Member] This member stands for restricted shares of the entity which are not transferable according to Belgian law. THE BELGIAN STATE Unrestricted Shares [Member] This member stands for unrestricted shares of the entity which are freely transferable. FREE FLOAT Interest-bearing loans and borrowings The amount of current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowings and current lease liabilities. Current Borrowings and Current Portion of Noncurrent Borrowings Current Lease Liabilities Consolidated Income Statement Revenue and other operating income TOTAL OPERATING INCOME Operating expense TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES Profit (loss) from continuing operations RESULT FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS Depreciation, amortisation and impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) recognised in profit or loss Depreciation, amortization and impairment Gains (losses) on subsequent increase in fair value less costs to sell not in excess of recognised cumulative impairment loss or write-down to fair value less costs to sell Remeasurement of assets held for sale at fair value less costs to sell Other comprehensive income [abstract] OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax NET OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) TO BE RECLASSIFIED TO PROFIT OR LOSS IN SUBSEQUENT PERIODS Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax [abstract] Other comprehensive income to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax Net gain on cash flow hedges Effective part of a cash-flow hedge entered into to hedge the cash flow risk of the bond Gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, before tax Gain on cash flow hedges Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax [abstract] Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: Other comprehensive income, net of tax, gains (losses) on remeasurements of defined benefit plans Remeasurement gain on defined benefit plans Remeasurement gains on post-employment benefits Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax NET OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME NOT TO BE RECLASSIFIED TO PROFIT OR LOSS IN SUBSEQUENT PERIODS Assets TOTAL ASSETS Equity TOTAL EQUITY Equity at beginning of period Equity at end of period Equity Liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES Equity and liabilities TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Increase (decrease) through other changes, equity Other Net impact of the integration of Active Ants International Adjustments for remeasurement of assets held for sale at fair value less costs to sell Adjustments for remeasurement of assets held for sale at fair value less costs to sell to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities. Remeasurement of assets held for sale at fair value less costs to sell Proceeds from borrowings, classified as financing activities Proceeds from borrowings Repayments of borrowings, classified as financing activities Payments related to borrowings Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities Payments related to lease liabilities Non-current lease liabilities Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowings Current lease liabilities Other reserves including reserves of non-financial assets held for sale [member] This member stands for a component of equity representing reserves within equity and including reserves of non-financial assets held for sale. OTHER RESERVES Income Taxes Paid Refund on Current Year Classified as Operating Activities The cash flows from income taxes paid or refunded on current year classified as operating activities. Income tax paid Interim Dividend Paid Interim dividend paid to shareholders The cash outflow for interim dividends paid by the entity classified as financing activities. Interim dividend Other Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Exchange Differences On Translation Attributable To Movements Of Intangible Assets Including Goodwill The amount of other comprehensive income net of tax related to exchange differences (attributable to movements of intangible assets including goodwill) when financial statements of foreign operations are translated. Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations impacted by the movements of intangible assets including goodwill Other Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Exchange Differences On Translation Attributable To Movements Of Goodwill The amount of other comprehensive income net of tax related to exchange differences (attributable to movements of goodwill) when financial statements of foreign operations are translated. Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations impacted by the movements of goodwill Reserves Of Non Financial Assets Held For Sale A component of equity representing the reserves of non-financial assets held for sale. Reserves of non-financial assets held for sale Profit (loss) from operating activities RESULT FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (EBIT) Share of profit (loss) of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method Share of result of associates and joint ventures Earnings per share [abstract] EARNINGS PER SHARE Basic earnings (loss) per share Basic, profit/(loss) for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent Diluted earnings (loss) per share Diluted, profit/(loss) for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent Profit (loss) RESULT OF THE YEAR (EAT – EARNINGS AFTER TAXES) RESULT OF THE YEAR Result of the year Other comprehensive income, before tax, gains (losses) on remeasurements of defined benefit plans Gross gain on defined benefit plans Other comprehensive income OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR, NET OF TAX Other comprehensive income Comprehensive income TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) FOR THE YEAR, NET OF TAX Comprehensive income, attributable to non-controlling interests Non-controlling interests Consolidated statement of financial position Current derivative financial liabilities Derivative intruments Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale Increase (decrease) in equity Increase in equity Profit (loss) before tax RESULT BEFORE TAX Result before tax Adjustments for impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) recognised in profit or loss, trade and other receivables Impairment on debtors Adjustments for undistributed profits of investments accounted for using equity method Share of result of associates and joint ventures Cash flows from (used in) operating activities NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities Disposal of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed off Cash flows from (used in) investing activities NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES Cash flows from (used in) financing activities NET CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents NET FOREIGN EXCHANGE DIFFERENCE Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents MOVEMENTS BETWEEN 1ST JANUARY AND 31ST DECEMBER Adjustments for depreciation and amortisation expense and impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) recognised in profit or loss Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses Cash and cash equivalents in subsidiary or businesses acquired or disposed CASH CLASSIFIED AS ASSET HELD FOR SALE Current assets other than non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners Total current assets other than assets held for sale Current liabilities other than liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale Total current liabilities other than liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale Cash flows from (used in) operations before changes in working capital CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES BEFORE CHANGES IN WORKING CAPITAL AND PROVISIONS Consolidated statement of changes in equity Income Taxes Paid (Refund) on Previous Years, Classified as Operating Activities Income tax (paid)/received on previous years The cash flows from income taxes paid or refunded on previous year classified as operating activities. Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents Income tax relating to cash flow hedges included in other comprehensive income Income tax effect Income tax relating to remeasurements of defined benefit plans included in other comprehensive income Income tax effect