Statement of Comprehensive Income
€ million  | 
            
  | 
            Total  | 
            
  | 
            Equity attributable to Volkswagen AG shareholders  | 
            
  | 
            Equity attributable to Volkswagen AG hybrid capital investors  | 
            
  | 
            Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests  | 
        
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Earnings after tax  | 
            
  | 
            15,428  | 
            
  | 
            14,843  | 
            
  | 
            539  | 
            
  | 
            46  | 
        
Pension plan remeasurements recognized in other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Pension plan remeasurements recognized in other comprehensive income, before tax  | 
            
  | 
            5,603  | 
            
  | 
            5,556  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            47  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to pension plan remeasurements recognized in other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            –1,423  | 
            
  | 
            –1,414  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –9  | 
        
Pension plan remeasurements recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            4,180  | 
            
  | 
            4,143  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            37  | 
        
Fair value valuation of equity instruments that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            –52  | 
            
  | 
            –39  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –13  | 
        
Share of other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investments that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            1  | 
            
  | 
            –2  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            3  | 
        
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            4,128  | 
            
  | 
            4,102  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            27  | 
        
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Gains/losses on currency translation recognized in other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            3,389  | 
            
  | 
            3,336  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            53  | 
        
Transferred to profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations, before tax  | 
            
  | 
            3,390  | 
            
  | 
            3,337  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            53  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to exchange differences on translating foreign operations  | 
            
  | 
            4  | 
            
  | 
            4  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            3,393  | 
            
  | 
            3,340  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            53  | 
        
Hedging  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Fair value changes recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI I)  | 
            
  | 
            –2,711  | 
            
  | 
            –2,707  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –5  | 
        
Transferred to profit or loss (OCI I)  | 
            
  | 
            –70  | 
            
  | 
            –76  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            6  | 
        
Cash flow hedges (OCI I), before tax  | 
            
  | 
            –2,782  | 
            
  | 
            –2,783  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            1  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to cash flow hedges (OCI I)  | 
            
  | 
            860  | 
            
  | 
            861  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Cash flow hedges (OCI I), net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            –1,922  | 
            
  | 
            –1,922  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Fair value changes recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI II)  | 
            
  | 
            –613  | 
            
  | 
            –612  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –1  | 
        
Transferred to profit or loss (OCI II)  | 
            
  | 
            1,114  | 
            
  | 
            1,114  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Cash flow hedges (OCI II), before tax  | 
            
  | 
            502  | 
            
  | 
            503  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –1  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to cash flow hedges (OCI II)  | 
            
  | 
            –161  | 
            
  | 
            –161  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Cash flow hedges (OCI II), net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            341  | 
            
  | 
            342  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –1  | 
        
Fair value valuation of debt instruments that may be reclassified to profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Fair value changes recognized in other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            –61  | 
            
  | 
            –61  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Transferred to profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Fair value valuation of debt instruments that may be reclassified to profit or loss, before tax  | 
            
  | 
            –61  | 
            
  | 
            –61  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to fair value valuation of debt instruments recognized in other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            18  | 
            
  | 
            18  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Fair value valuation of debt instruments that may be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            –43  | 
            
  | 
            –43  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Share of other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investments that may be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            631  | 
            
  | 
            624  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            7  | 
        
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            2,401  | 
            
  | 
            2,341  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            60  | 
        
Other comprehensive income, before tax  | 
            
  | 
            7,231  | 
            
  | 
            7,134  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            96  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            –702  | 
            
  | 
            –692  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –9  | 
        
Other comprehensive income, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            6,529  | 
            
  | 
            6,442  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            87  | 
        
Total comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            21,958  | 
            
  | 
            21,285  | 
            
  | 
            539  | 
            
  | 
            133  | 
        
€ million  | 
            
  | 
            Total  | 
            
  | 
            Equity attributable to Volkswagen AG shareholders  | 
            
  | 
            Equity attributable to Volkswagen AG hybrid capital investors  | 
            
  | 
            Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests  | 
        
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Earnings after tax  | 
            
  | 
            8,824  | 
            
  | 
            8,334  | 
            
  | 
            533  | 
            
  | 
            –43  | 
        
Pension plan remeasurements recognized in other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Pension plan remeasurements recognized in other comprehensive income, before tax  | 
            
  | 
            –2,871  | 
            
  | 
            –2,861  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –9  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to pension plan remeasurements recognized in other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            930  | 
            
  | 
            928  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            2  | 
        
Pension plan remeasurements recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            –1,940  | 
            
  | 
            –1,933  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –7  | 
        
Fair value valuation of equity instruments that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            –6  | 
            
  | 
            –6  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            1  | 
        
Share of other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investments that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            61  | 
            
  | 
            55  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            6  | 
        
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            –1,885  | 
            
  | 
            –1,885  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Gains/losses on currency translation recognized in other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            –2,883  | 
            
  | 
            –2,846  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –37  | 
        
Transferred to profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            16  | 
            
  | 
            16  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations, before tax  | 
            
  | 
            –2,868  | 
            
  | 
            –2,830  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –37  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to exchange differences on translating foreign operations  | 
            
  | 
            –6  | 
            
  | 
            –6  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            –2,874  | 
            
  | 
            –2,836  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –37  | 
        
Hedging  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Fair value changes recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI I)  | 
            
  | 
            2,866  | 
            
  | 
            2,872  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –6  | 
        
Transferred to profit or loss (OCI I)  | 
            
  | 
            –1,122  | 
            
  | 
            –1,126  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            4  | 
        
Cash flow hedges (OCI I), before tax  | 
            
  | 
            1,744  | 
            
  | 
            1,746  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –2  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to cash flow hedges (OCI I)  | 
            
  | 
            –553  | 
            
  | 
            –553  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            1  | 
        
Cash flow hedges (OCI I), net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            1,191  | 
            
  | 
            1,192  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –1  | 
        
Fair value changes recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI II)  | 
            
  | 
            –799  | 
            
  | 
            –799  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Transferred to profit or loss (OCI II)  | 
            
  | 
            1,178  | 
            
  | 
            1,178  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Cash flow hedges (OCI II), before tax  | 
            
  | 
            378  | 
            
  | 
            379  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to cash flow hedges (OCI II)  | 
            
  | 
            –110  | 
            
  | 
            –110  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Cash flow hedges (OCI II), net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            268  | 
            
  | 
            269  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            0  | 
        
Fair value valuation of debt instruments that may be reclassified to profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
            
  | 
        
Fair value changes recognized in other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            38  | 
            
  | 
            38  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Transferred to profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            1  | 
            
  | 
            1  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Fair value valuation of debt instruments that may be reclassified to profit or loss, before tax  | 
            
  | 
            39  | 
            
  | 
            39  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to fair value valuation of debt instruments recognized in other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            –12  | 
            
  | 
            –12  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Fair value valuation of debt instruments that may be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            27  | 
            
  | 
            27  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
        
Share of other comprehensive income of equity-accounted investments that may be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            –304  | 
            
  | 
            –297  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –6  | 
        
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss  | 
            
  | 
            –1,690  | 
            
  | 
            –1,645  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –45  | 
        
Other comprehensive income, before tax  | 
            
  | 
            –3,825  | 
            
  | 
            –3,777  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –48  | 
        
Deferred taxes relating to other comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            250  | 
            
  | 
            247  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            3  | 
        
Other comprehensive income, net of tax  | 
            
  | 
            –3,575  | 
            
  | 
            –3,530  | 
            
  | 
            –  | 
            
  | 
            –45  | 
        
Total comprehensive income  | 
            
  | 
            5,249  | 
            
  | 
            4,804  | 
            
  | 
            533  | 
            
  | 
            –88  |