Consolidated Balance Sheet

in € millions	Notes	12/31/2017	12/31/2016
Assets
Non-current assets
Goodwill	10	8,084	8,174
Other intangible assets	10	2,478	2,544
Property, plant and equipment	11	1,658	1,564
Investments accounted for using the equity method	12	952	1,041
Other financial assets	13	644	542
Trade and other receivables	15	87	76
Other non-financial assets	16	710	704
Deferred tax assets	9	920	1,007
		15,533	15,652
Current assets
Inventories	14	1,664	1,685
Trade and other receivables	15	4,010	3,853
Other financial assets	13	67	112
Other non-financial assets	16	868	953
Current income tax receivables		120	66
Cash and cash equivalents	17	1,440	1,373
		8,169	8,042
Assets held for sale		3	100
		23,705	23,794

Equity and liabilities
Equity	18
Subscribed capital		1,000	1,000
Capital reserve		2,345	2,345
Retained earnings		4,491	4,527
Bertelsmann shareholders’ equity		7,836	7,872
Non-controlling interests		1,283	2,023
		9,119	9,895
Non-current liabilities
Provisions for pensions and similar obligations	19	1,685	1,999
Other provisions	20	126	136
Deferred tax liabilities	9	124	146
Profit participation capital	21	413	413
Financial debt	22	4,251	3,763
Trade and other payables	23	366	392
Other non-financial liabilities	23	391	362
		7,356	7,211
Current liabilities
Other provisions	20	323	315
Financial debt	22	668	235
Trade and other payables	23	4,313	4,307
Other non-financial liabilities	23	1,709	1,657
Current income tax payables		214	166
		7,227	6,680
Liabilities related to assets held for sale		3	8
		23,705	23,794

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