Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Audited informationfor the years ended 31 December 2018 and 2017  | 
      Notes1  | 
      2018  | 
      2017  | 
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Net cash generated from operating activities  | 
      
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      530  | 
      
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      428  | 
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Cash flows from investing activities:  | 
      
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Investments in property, plant and equipment  | 
      –237  | 
      
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      –248  | 
      
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Investments in financial assets, associates and joint ventures  | 
      
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      –4  | 
      
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      –10  | 
      
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Investments in intangible assets  | 
      –20  | 
      
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      –31  | 
      
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Changes in current financial assets and short-term deposits  | 
      
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      15  | 
      
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      238  | 
      
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Sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  | 
      
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      14  | 
      
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      6  | 
      
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Business combinations  | 
      —  | 
      
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      58  | 
      
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Proceeds from the disposal of associates and financial assets  | 
      
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      62  | 
      
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      35  | 
      
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Proceeds/payments associated to disposals of activities not qualifying as discontinued operations  | 
      38  | 
      
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      17  | 
      
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Net cash provided by/used in investing activities  | 
      
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      –132  | 
      
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      65  | 
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Cash flows from financing activities:  | 
      
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Sale of treasury shares  | 
      
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      —  | 
      
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      82  | 
      
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Distribution from the reserves to the shareholders of Clariant Ltd  | 
      –165  | 
      
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      –148  | 
      
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Dividends paid to non-controlling interests  | 
      
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      –16  | 
      
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      –29  | 
      
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Proceeds from financial debts  | 
      
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      350  | 
      
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      78  | 
      
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Repayments of financial debts  | 
      
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      –354  | 
      
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      –718  | 
      
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Interest paid  | 
      
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      –79  | 
      
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      –109  | 
      
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Interest received  | 
      
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      18  | 
      
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      18  | 
      
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Net cash provided by/used in financing activities  | 
      
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      –246  | 
      
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      –826  | 
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Currency translation effect on cash and cash equivalents  | 
      
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      –20  | 
      
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      –9  | 
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents  | 
      
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      132  | 
      
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      –342  | 
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Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period  | 
      
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      701  | 
      
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      1 043  | 
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Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  | 
      
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      833  | 
      
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      701  | 
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