| € million | 
 | Note | 
 | Dec. 31, 2020 | 
 | Dec. 31, 2019 | 
 | Jan. 1, 2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-current assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||
| Goodwill | 
 | 
 | 15,959 | 
 | 17,114 | 
 | 13,764 | |||||
| Other intangible assets | 
 | 
 | 7,653 | 
 | 9,221 | 
 | 7,237 | |||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 
 | 
 | 6,421 | 
 | 6,192 | 
 | 4,811 | |||||
| Investments accounted for using the equity method | 
 | 
 | 
 | 2 | 
 | – | 
 | – | ||||
| Other non-current financial assets | 
 | 
 | 822 | 
 | 738 | 
 | 656 | |||||
| Other non-current receivables | 
 | 
 | 25 | 
 | 22 | 
 | 17 | |||||
| Other non-current non-financial assets | 
 | 
 | 91 | 
 | 97 | 
 | 76 | |||||
| Deferred tax assets | 
 | 
 | 1,543 | 
 | 1,421 | 
 | 1,091 | |||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 32,516 | 
 | 34,805 | 
 | 27,652 | ||||
| Current assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||
| Inventories | 
 | 
 | 3,294 | 
 | 3,342 | 
 | 2,764 | |||||
| Trade and other current receivables | 
 | 
 | 3,221 | 
 | 3,488 | 
 | 3,226 | |||||
| Contract assets | 
 | 
 | 169 | 
 | 156 | 
 | 52 | |||||
| Other current financial assets | 
 | 
 | 125 | 
 | 57 | 
 | 29 | |||||
| Other current non-financial assets | 
 | 
 | 597 | 
 | 591 | 
 | 536 | |||||
| Income tax receivables | 
 | 
 | 520 | 
 | 589 | 
 | 460 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 
 | 
 | 1,355 | 
 | 781 | 
 | 2,170 | |||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 9,280 | 
 | 9,003 | 
 | 9,236 | ||||
| Total assets | 
 | 
 | 
 | 41,796 | 
 | 43,808 | 
 | 36,888 | ||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||
| Total equity | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | |||||
| Equity capital | 
 | 
 | 
 | 565 | 
 | 565 | 
 | 565 | ||||
| Capital reserves | 
 | 
 | 
 | 3,814 | 
 | 3,814 | 
 | 3,814 | ||||
| Retained earnings | 
 | 
 | 
 | 12,378 | 
 | 11,483 | 
 | 11,192 | ||||
| Gains/losses recognized in equity | 
 | 
 | 
 | 189 | 
 | 1,980 | 
 | 1,629 | ||||
| Equity attributable to shareholders of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany | 
 | 
 | 
 | 16,946 | 
 | 17,841 | 
 | 17,200 | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | 
 | 
 | 
 | 71 | 
 | 73 | 
 | 33 | ||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 17,017 | 
 | 17,914 | 
 | 17,233 | ||||
| Non-current liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||
| Non-current provisions for employee benefits | 
 | 
 | 3,880 | 
 | 3,194 | 
 | 2,540 | |||||
| Other non-current provisions | 
 | 
 | 281 | 
 | 254 | 
 | 577 | |||||
| Non-current financial debt | 
 | 
 | 9,785 | 
 | 8,644 | 
 | 6,681 | |||||
| Other non-current financial liabilities | 
 | 
 | 62 | 
 | 43 | 
 | 33 | |||||
| Other non-current non-financial liabilities | 
 | 
 | 100 | 
 | 93 | 
 | 19 | |||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 
 | 
 | 1,441 | 
 | 1,825 | 
 | 1,288 | |||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 15,548 | 
 | 14,053 | 
 | 11,138 | ||||
| Current liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | ||||
| Current provisions for employee benefits | 
 | 
 | 152 | 
 | 110 | 
 | 112 | |||||
| Other current provisions | 
 | 
 | 461 | 
 | 823 | 
 | 488 | |||||
| Current financial debt | 
 | 
 | 2,357 | 
 | 4,550 | 
 | 2,215 | |||||
| Other current financial liabilities | 
 | 
 | 1,008 | 
 | 1,127 | 
 | 1,077 | |||||
| Trade and other current payables | 
 | 
 | 1,768 | 
 | 2,054 | 
 | 1,766 | |||||
| Refund liabilities | 
 | 
 | 666 | 
 | 565 | 
 | 472 | |||||
| Income tax liabilities | 
 | 
 | 1,460 | 
 | 1,402 | 
 | 1,176 | |||||
| Other current non-financial liabilities | 
 | 
 | 1,360 | 
 | 1,211 | 
 | 1,211 | |||||
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 9,231 | 
 | 11,842 | 
 | 8,517 | ||||
| Total equity and liabilities | 
 | 
 | 
 | 41,796 | 
 | 43,808 | 
 | 36,888 | ||||
| 
 | ||||||||||||
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