Document and Entity Information |
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Sep. 30, 2018 | |
| Document - Document and Entity Information [Abstract] | |
| Document Type | 6-K |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Period End Date | Sep. 30, 2018 |
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2018 |
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q3 |
| Trading Symbol | RDSA |
| Entity Registrant Name | ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001306965 |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 |
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Consolidated Statement of Income - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Jun. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Revenue | [1] | $ 100,151 | $ 96,765 | $ 75,830 | $ 286,151 | $ 219,757 | ||||||
| Share of profit of joint ventures and associates | 1,000 | 716 | 1,062 | 2,755 | 3,191 | |||||||
| Interest and other income | 397 | 1,787 | 841 | 3,024 | 798 | |||||||
| Total revenue and other income | 101,548 | 99,268 | 77,733 | 291,930 | 223,746 | |||||||
| Purchases | 76,070 | 73,121 | 54,849 | 215,719 | 159,352 | |||||||
| Production and manufacturing expenses | 6,256 | 6,988 | 6,497 | 20,167 | 20,089 | |||||||
| Selling, distribution and administrative expenses | 2,829 | 2,781 | 2,750 | 8,198 | 7,556 | |||||||
| Research and development | 227 | 237 | 230 | 672 | 662 | |||||||
| Exploration | 322 | 243 | 326 | 795 | 1,024 | |||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortisation | [2] | 5,198 | 5,359 | 6,408 | 15,891 | 20,427 | ||||||
| Interest expense | 909 | 929 | 1,011 | 2,774 | 3,058 | |||||||
| Total expenditure | 91,811 | 89,658 | 72,071 | 264,216 | 212,168 | |||||||
| Income/(loss) before taxation | 9,737 | 9,610 | 5,662 | 27,714 | 11,578 | |||||||
| Taxation charge/(credit) | 3,696 | 3,422 | 1,450 | 9,454 | 2,080 | |||||||
| Income/(loss) for the period | [1] | 6,041 | 6,188 | 4,212 | 18,260 | 9,498 | ||||||
| Income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | 202 | 164 | 125 | 498 | 328 | |||||||
| Income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | 5,839 | 6,024 | 4,087 | 17,762 | 9,170 | |||||||
| Income/(loss) for the period | [1] | $ 6,041 | $ 6,188 | $ 4,212 | $ 18,260 | $ 9,498 | ||||||
| Basic earnings per share ($) | [3] | $ 0.70 | $ 0.72 | $ 0.50 | $ 2.14 | $ 1.12 | ||||||
| Diluted earnings per share ($) | [3] | $ 0.70 | $ 0.72 | $ 0.49 | $ 2.12 | $ 1.11 | ||||||
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| Impairment charges | $ 253 |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Non-current assets | |||||
| Intangible assets | $ 23,684 | $ 24,180 | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 224,172 | 226,380 | |||
| Joint ventures and associates | 25,619 | 27,927 | |||
| Investments in securities | 3,057 | 7,222 | |||
| Deferred tax | 11,565 | 13,791 | |||
| Retirement benefits | 4,121 | 2,799 | |||
| Trade and other receivables | 7,902 | 8,475 | |||
| Derivative financial instruments | [1] | 623 | 919 | ||
| Non-current assets | 300,743 | 311,693 | |||
| Current assets | |||||
| Inventories | 29,313 | 25,223 | |||
| Trade and other receivables | 51,097 | 44,565 | |||
| Derivative financial instruments | [1] | 7,724 | 5,304 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 19,112 | 20,312 | |||
| Current assets | 107,246 | 95,404 | |||
| Total assets | 407,989 | 407,097 | |||
| Non-current liabilities | |||||
| Debt | 64,455 | 73,870 | |||
| Trade and other payables | 3,133 | 3,447 | |||
| Derivative financial instruments | [1] | 1,359 | 981 | ||
| Deferred tax | 14,083 | 13,007 | |||
| Retirement benefits | 10,521 | 13,247 | |||
| Decommissioning and other provisions | 23,206 | 24,966 | |||
| Non-current liabilities | 116,757 | 129,518 | |||
| Current liabilities | |||||
| Debt | 13,923 | 11,795 | |||
| Trade and other payables | 54,713 | 51,410 | |||
| Derivative financial instruments | [1] | 7,389 | 5,253 | ||
| Taxes payable | 9,496 | 7,250 | |||
| Retirement benefits | 411 | 594 | |||
| Decommissioning and other provisions | 3,814 | 3,465 | |||
| Current liabilities | 89,746 | 79,767 | |||
| Total liabilities | 206,503 | 209,285 | |||
| Equity attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | 197,533 | 194,356 | |||
| Non-controlling interest | 3,953 | 3,456 | |||
| Total equity | 201,486 | 197,762 | |||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ 407,989 | 407,097 | |||
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| Total equity | $ 197,812 | ||||
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Total |
Share Capital [Member] |
[1] | Shares Held in Trust [Member] |
Other Reserves [Member] |
[2] | Retained Earnings [Member] |
Total [Member] |
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| Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | $ 188,511 | $ 683 | $ (901) | $ 11,298 | $ 175,566 | $ 186,646 | $ 1,865 | |||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income/(loss) for the period | 17,350 | 0 | 0 | 7,735 | 9,170 | 16,905 | 445 | |||||||||||||||
| Dividends | (12,040) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (11,731) | (11,731) | (309) | |||||||||||||||
| Scrip dividends | 3,120 | 9 | 0 | (9) | 3,120 | 3,120 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 32 | 0 | 350 | (309) | (9) | 32 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Other changes in non-controlling interest | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 1,506 | |||||||||||||||
| Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2017 | 198,533 | 692 | (551) | 18,715 | 176,170 | 195,026 | 3,507 | |||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance (As previously published [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2017 | 197,812 | 696 | (917) | 16,932 | 177,645 | 194,356 | 3,456 | |||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance (Impact of IFRS 9 [member]) at Dec. 31, 2017 | [3] | (50) | 0 | 0 | (138) | 88 | (50) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | 197,762 | 696 | (917) | 16,794 | 177,733 | 194,306 | 3,456 | |||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income/(loss) for the period | 17,441 | 0 | 0 | (670) | 17,762 | 17,092 | 349 | |||||||||||||||
| Transfer from other comprehensive income | [4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,108) | 1,108 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dividends | (12,295) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (11,806) | (11,806) | (489) | |||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of shares | [5] | (2,007) | (4) | 0 | 4 | (2,007) | (2,007) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | [6] | (99) | 0 | (301) | 25 | 177 | (99) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Other changes in non-controlling interest | 684 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 637 | |||||||||||||||
| Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2018 | $ 201,486 | $ 692 | $ (1,218) | $ 15,045 | $ 183,014 | $ 197,533 | $ 3,953 | |||||||||||||||
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| Income/(loss) for the period | [1] | $ 6,041 | $ 6,188 | $ 4,212 | $ 18,260 | $ 9,498 | ||||||||
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| Current tax | 2,694 | 2,808 | 1,734 | 7,671 | 5,124 | |||||||||
| Interest expense (net) | 690 | 734 | 839 | 2,161 | 2,548 | |||||||||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortisation | 5,198 | 5,359 | 6,408 | 15,891 | 20,427 | |||||||||
| Exploration well write-offs | [2] | 149 | 46 | 47 | 304 | 356 | ||||||||
| Net (gains)/losses on sale and revaluation of non-current assets and businesses | (163) | (1,568) | (459) | (2,338) | (321) | |||||||||
| Share of (profit)/loss of joint ventures and associates | (1,000) | (716) | (1,062) | (2,755) | (3,191) | |||||||||
| Dividends received from joint ventures and associates | 1,374 | 1,244 | 1,082 | 3,368 | 3,351 | |||||||||
| (Increase)/decrease in inventories | (1,693) | (3,459) | (1,237) | (4,871) | (711) | |||||||||
| (Increase)/decrease in current receivables | [2] | (2,722) | (3,061) | (3,816) | (6,466) | (33) | ||||||||
| Increase/(decrease) in current payables | [2] | 1,788 | 4,374 | 3,776 | 5,678 | 366 | ||||||||
| Derivative financial instruments | [2] | 560 | (624) | (1,076) | (827) | (899) | ||||||||
| Deferred tax, retirement benefits, decommissioning and other provisions | [2] | 711 | 634 | (1,319) | 1,294 | (4,467) | ||||||||
| Other | [2] | 299 | 156 | (31) | 467 | 269 | ||||||||
| Tax paid | [3] | (1,834) | (2,615) | (1,516) | (6,773) | (3,942) | ||||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities | 12,092 | 9,500 | 7,582 | 31,064 | 28,375 | |||||||||
| Capital expenditure | (5,800) | (5,275) | (5,018) | (15,864) | (14,984) | |||||||||
| Investments in joint ventures and associates | (78) | (179) | (42) | (672) | (393) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and businesses | 231 | 1,422 | 236 | 2,400 | 5,942 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of joint ventures and associates | 935 | 163 | 874 | 1,119 | 1,956 | |||||||||
| Interest received | 236 | 210 | 237 | 602 | 567 | |||||||||
| Other | [3],[4] | 394 | 3,688 | (199) | 4,068 | (452) | ||||||||
| Cash flow from investing activities | (4,082) | 29 | (3,912) | (8,347) | (7,364) | |||||||||
| Net increase/(decrease) in debt with maturity period within three months | (155) | (2,968) | (544) | (416) | (1,412) | |||||||||
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| New borrowings | 424 | 123 | 29 | 788 | 640 | |||||||||
| Repayments | (2,260) | (3,582) | (2,702) | (7,232) | (7,617) | |||||||||
| Interest paid | (864) | (895) | (858) | (2,648) | (2,710) | |||||||||
| Change in non-controlling interest | (1) | 0 | 279 | 673 | 287 | |||||||||
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| Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | (3,949) | (3,886) | (3,016) | (11,806) | (8,611) | |||||||||
| Non-controlling interest | (134) | (228) | (113) | (486) | (309) | |||||||||
| Repurchases of shares | (1,414) | 0 | 0 | (1,414) | 0 | |||||||||
| Shares held in trust: net sales/(purchases) and dividends received | (2) | (192) | (221) | (1,088) | (274) | |||||||||
| Cash flow from financing activities | (8,355) | (11,628) | (7,146) | (23,629) | (20,006) | |||||||||
| Currency translation differences relating to cash and cash equivalents | (11) | (360) | 183 | (288) | 564 | |||||||||
| Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (356) | (2,459) | (3,293) | (1,200) | 1,569 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 19,468 | 21,927 | 23,992 | 20,312 | 19,130 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 19,112 | $ 19,468 | $ 20,699 | $ 19,112 | $ 20,699 | |||||||||
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These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (“Interim Statements”) of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“the Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Shell”) have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and as adopted by the European Union, and on the basis of the same accounting principles as those used in the Annual Report and Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 (pages 142 to 148) as filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, except for the adoption of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers on January 1, 2018, and should be read in conjunction with that filing. IFRS 9 sets out the requirements for recognising and measuring financial assets, financial liabilities and certain contracts to buy or sell non-financial items. Furthermore, this standard facilitates the use of hedge accounting and results in different income recognition upon the sale of certain investments in securities. The adoption of IFRS 9 resulted in a decrease of $83 million in equity at January 1, 2018, mainly representing the recognition of additional provisions for impairment of receivables under the expected loss model. In addition, changing the measurement basis from amortised cost to fair value for certain financial assets resulted in an increase of $33 million in equity at January 1, 2018. Furthermore, a reclassification within equity between other reserves and retained earnings, primarily representing deferred cost of hedging, was recognised. IFRS 15 provides a single model of accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers based on the identification and satisfaction of performance obligations, and revenue from contracts with customers that is distinguished from other sources. Shell has adopted IFRS 15 with effect from January 1, 2018 and has elected to apply the modified retrospective transition approach. Although IFRS 15 does not generally represent a change from Shell’s current practice, the accounting for certain contracts, such as those with provisional pricing or take-or-pay arrangements, and underlifts and overlifts, has been identified as an area of change. However, these do not have a significant effect on Shell’s accounting or disclosures, and therefore no transition adjustment is presented. IFRS 16 Leases will be applied by Shell with effect from January 1, 2019. Under the new standard, all lease contracts, with limited exceptions, are recognised in the financial statements by way of right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities. Shell will apply the modified retrospective transition approach without restating comparative information. Compared with the existing accounting for operating leases under IAS 17, application of the new standard will have a significant impact on the classification of expenditures and consequently the classification of cash flow from operating activities, cash flow from investing activities and cash flow from financing activities. It will also impact the timing of expenses recognised in the statement of income. Differences between the operating lease commitments under the current standard and the additional lease liabilities recognised on balance sheet at January 1, 2019 are expected to be mainly driven by the impact of discounting lease payments, short-term leases, the use of hindsight to assess options to extend or terminate leases and commencement of lease contracts after January 1, 2019. To determine the impact upon application of the new standard, a detailed review of contracts is underway. No impact is expected in relation to lease contracts previously classified as finance leases. The financial information presented in the Interim Statements does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434(3) of the Companies Act 2006 (“the Act”). Statutory accounts for the year ended December 31, 2017 were published in Shell’s Annual Report and Form 20-F and a copy was delivered to the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales. The auditor’s report on those accounts was unqualified, did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the report and did not contain a statement under sections 498(2) or 498(3) of the Act. |
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Segment earnings are presented on a current cost of supplies basis (CCS earnings), which is the earnings measure used by the Chief Executive Officer for the purposes of making decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance. On this basis, the purchase price of volumes sold during the period is based on the current cost of supplies during the same period after making allowance for the tax effect. CCS earnings therefore exclude the effect of changes in the oil price on inventory carrying amounts. Sales between segments are based on prices generally equivalent to commercially available prices. INFORMATION BY SEGMENT
RECONCILIATION OF INCOME FOR THE PERIOD TO CCS EARNINGS
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At Royal Dutch Shell plc’s Annual General Meeting on May 22, 2018, the Board was authorised to allot ordinary shares in Royal Dutch Shell plc, and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert, any security into ordinary shares in Royal Dutch Shell plc, up to an aggregate nominal amount of €194 million (representing 2,771 million ordinary shares of €0.07 each), and to list such shares or rights on any stock exchange. This authority expires at the earlier of the close of business on August 22, 2019, and the end of the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2019, unless previously renewed, revoked or varied by Royal Dutch Shell plc in a general meeting. |
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The merger reserve and share premium reserve were established as a consequence of Royal Dutch Shell plc becoming the single parent company of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and The “Shell” Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c., now The Shell Transport and Trading Company Limited, in 2005. The merger reserve increased in 2016 following the issuance of shares for the acquisition of BG Group plc. The capital redemption reserve was established in connection with repurchases of shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc. The share plan reserve is in respect of equity-settled share-based compensation plans. |
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As disclosed in the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, presented in the Annual Report and Form 20-F for that year, Shell is exposed to the risks of changes in fair value of its financial assets and liabilities. The fair values of the financial assets and liabilities are defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair values at September 30, 2018 are consistent with those used in the year ended December 31, 2017, and the carrying amounts of derivative financial instruments measured using predominantly unobservable inputs have not changed materially since that date. With effect from 2018, current and non-current derivative assets and liabilities are no longer presented as part of “Trade and other receivables” and “Trade and other payables”, but separately disclosed on the Balance Sheet to provide more insight. The table below provides the comparison of the fair value with the carrying amount of debt excluding finance lease liabilities, disclosed in accordance with IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures. DEBT EXCLUDING FINANCE LEASE LIABILITIES
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With effect from 2018, the reconciliation from “Income for the period” to “Cash flow from operating activities” has been revised to provide more insight and improve correlation with the Balance Sheet and Statement of Income. “Cash flow from operating activities” itself remains unchanged. Exploration well write-offs, previously presented under “Other”, are shown separately. Changes in current and non-current derivative financial instruments, previously presented under “Decrease/(increase) in working capital” and “Other”, are presented under a new line item “Derivative financial instruments”. Changes in current retirement benefits and decommissioning provisions, previously included in “Increase/(decrease) in payables”, are presented under “Deferred tax, retirement benefits, decommissioning and other provisions”, together with changes in non-current balances. The impact of these changes is presented below.
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| Disclosure of operating segments [abstract] | |||
| Other revenue | $ 1,078 | $ 1,047 | $ 1,591 |
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Disclosure of Reconciliation of Ccs Earnings to Income [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | $ 5,839 | $ 6,024 | $ 4,087 | $ 17,762 | $ 9,170 | |||||
| Income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | 202 | 164 | 125 | 498 | 328 | |||||
| Income/(loss) for the period | [1] | 6,041 | 6,188 | 4,212 | 18,260 | 9,498 | ||||
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| Income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | 5,839 | 6,024 | 4,087 | 17,762 | 9,170 | |||||
| Income/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | 202 | 164 | 125 | 498 | 328 | |||||
| Income/(loss) for the period | 6,041 | 6,188 | 4,212 | 18,260 | 9,498 | |||||
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| Purchases | (381) | (1,105) | (528) | (1,760) | (230) | |||||
| Taxation | 95 | 273 | 145 | 435 | 62 | |||||
| Share of profit/(loss) of joint ventures and associates | (16) | (9) | (26) | (25) | (35) | |||||
| Current cost of supplies adjustment | [2] | (302) | (841) | (409) | (1,350) | (203) | ||||
| CCS earnings | 5,739 | 5,347 | 3,803 | 16,910 | 9,295 | |||||
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| CCS earnings attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | 5,570 | 5,226 | 3,698 | 16,499 | 8,999 | |||||
| CCS earnings attributable to non-controlling interest | $ 169 | $ 121 | $ 105 | $ 411 | $ 296 | |||||
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Segment Information - Summary of Reconciliation of CCS Earnings to Income (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Earnings Per Share (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Earnings per share [abstract] | |||||
| Income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders($ million) | $ 5,839 | $ 6,024 | $ 4,087 | $ 17,762 | $ 9,170 |
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| Basic earnings per share (million) | 8,290.3 | 8,309.4 | 8,249.6 | 8,301.4 | 8,206.1 |
| Diluted earnings per share (million) | 8,353.1 | 8,376.0 | 8,324.9 | 8,368.7 | 8,280.3 |
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Share Capital - Summary of Issued and Fully Paid Ordinary Shares (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
9 Months Ended | ||||||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Repurchases of shares | [1] | $ (2,007) | |||||
| Scrip dividends | $ 3,120 | ||||||
| Share Capital [Member] | |||||||
| Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] | |||||||
| Beginning balance | 696 | 683 | |||||
| Repurchases of shares | [1],[2] | (4) | |||||
| Scrip dividends | [2] | 9 | |||||
| Ending balance | $ 692 | $ 692 | |||||
| Class A Shares [Member] | Share Capital [Member] | |||||||
| Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] | |||||||
| Beginning balance, in shares | 4,597,136,050 | 4,428,903,813 | |||||
| Repurchases of shares, in shares | (43,054,969) | ||||||
| Scrip dividends, in shares | 115,510,804 | ||||||
| Ending balance, in shares | 4,554,081,081 | 4,544,414,617 | |||||
| Beginning balance | $ 387 | $ 374 | |||||
| Repurchases of shares | (4) | ||||||
| Scrip dividends | 9 | ||||||
| Ending balance | $ 383 | $ 383 | |||||
| Class B Shares [Member] | Share Capital [Member] | |||||||
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| Beginning balance, in shares | 3,745,486,731 | 3,745,486,731 | |||||
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| Scrip dividends, in shares | 0 | ||||||
| Ending balance, in shares | 3,745,486,731 | 3,745,486,731 | |||||
| Beginning balance | $ 309 | $ 309 | |||||
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| Scrip dividends | 0 | ||||||
| Ending balance | $ 309 | $ 309 | |||||
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Sep. 30, 2018
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| Issued and fully paid ordinary shares, per share | € 0.07 | € 0.07 |
| Issued and fully paid ordinary shares | shares | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Deferred share, per share | £ / shares | € 1 | € 1 |
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| Issued and fully paid ordinary shares, per share | € 0.07 | € 0.07 |
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Share Capital - Additional Information (Detail) - Ordinary Shares Issue Mandate [Member] € / shares in Units, € in Millions, shares in Millions |
May 22, 2018
EUR (€)
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| Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Line Items] | |
| Common stock, value authorised | € | € 194 |
| Common stock, shares authorised | shares | 2,771 |
| Issued and fully paid ordinary shares, per share | € / shares | € 0.07 |
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Other Reserves - Summary of Other Reserves (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | $ 6,046 | $ 3,930 | $ 5,068 | $ 17,092 | $ 16,905 | |||||
| Scrip dividends | 3,120 | |||||||||
| Repurchases of shares | [1] | (2,007) | ||||||||
| Merger Reserve [Member] | ||||||||||
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| Beginning balance | 37,298 | 37,311 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Transfer from other comprehensive income | 0 | |||||||||
| Scrip dividends | (9) | |||||||||
| Repurchases of shares | 0 | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ending balance | 37,298 | 37,302 | 37,298 | 37,302 | ||||||
| Merger Reserve [Member] | As previously published [Member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | 37,298 | |||||||||
| Merger Reserve [Member] | Impact of IFRS 9 [member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | 0 | |||||||||
| Share Premium Reserve [Member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | 154 | 154 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Transfer from other comprehensive income | 0 | |||||||||
| Scrip dividends | 0 | |||||||||
| Repurchases of shares | 0 | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ending balance | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | ||||||
| Share Premium Reserve [Member] | As previously published [Member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | 154 | |||||||||
| Share Premium Reserve [Member] | Impact of IFRS 9 [member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | 0 | |||||||||
| Capital Redemption Reserve [Member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | 84 | 84 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Transfer from other comprehensive income | 0 | |||||||||
| Scrip dividends | 0 | |||||||||
| Repurchases of shares | 4 | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ending balance | 88 | 84 | 88 | 84 | ||||||
| Capital Redemption Reserve [Member] | As previously published [Member] | ||||||||||
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| Beginning balance | 84 | |||||||||
| Capital Redemption Reserve [Member] | Impact of IFRS 9 [member] | ||||||||||
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| Beginning balance | 0 | |||||||||
| Share Plan Reserve [Member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | 1,440 | 1,644 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Transfer from other comprehensive income | 0 | |||||||||
| Scrip dividends | 0 | |||||||||
| Repurchases of shares | 0 | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 25 | (309) | 25 | (309) | ||||||
| Ending balance | 1,465 | 1,335 | 1,465 | 1,335 | ||||||
| Share Plan Reserve [Member] | As previously published [Member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | 1,440 | |||||||||
| Share Plan Reserve [Member] | Impact of IFRS 9 [member] | ||||||||||
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| Beginning balance | 0 | |||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | (22,182) | (27,895) | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | (670) | 7,735 | ||||||||
| Transfer from other comprehensive income | (1,108) | |||||||||
| Scrip dividends | 0 | |||||||||
| Repurchases of shares | 0 | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ending balance | (23,960) | (20,160) | (23,960) | (20,160) | ||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | As previously published [Member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | (22,044) | |||||||||
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| Beginning balance | (138) | |||||||||
| Other Reserves [Member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | 16,794 | 11,298 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to Royal Dutch Shell plc shareholders | (670) | 7,735 | ||||||||
| Transfer from other comprehensive income | (1,108) | |||||||||
| Scrip dividends | [2] | (9) | ||||||||
| Repurchases of shares | [1],[2] | 4 | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 25 | (309) | 25 | (309) | ||||||
| Ending balance | $ 15,045 | $ 18,715 | 15,045 | $ 18,715 | ||||||
| Other Reserves [Member] | As previously published [Member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | 16,932 | |||||||||
| Other Reserves [Member] | Impact of IFRS 9 [member] | ||||||||||
| Disclosure Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ (138) | |||||||||
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Derivative Financial Instruments and Debt Excluding Finance Lease Liabilities - Comparison of the Fair Value with the Carrying Amount of Debt Excluding Finance Lease Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure Of Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract] | ||
| Carrying value of debt excluding finance lease liabilities | $ 64,101 | $ 70,140 |
| Fair value of debt excluding finance lease liabilities | $ 66,643 | $ 74,650 |
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Change in Presentation of Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - Schedule of Changes in Current and Non-Current Derivative Financial Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Disclosure of details of cash flows from operating activities [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Working capital movements | $ (1,872) | $ (1,277) | $ 2,464 | $ (1,565) | $ (2,250) | |||||||
| (Increase)/decrease in current receivables | [1] | $ (2,722) | $ (3,061) | (3,816) | $ (6,466) | $ (33) | ||||||
| Increase/(decrease) in current payables | [1] | 1,788 | 4,374 | 3,776 | 5,678 | 366 | ||||||
| Exploration well write-offs | [1] | 149 | 46 | 47 | 304 | 356 | ||||||
| Derivative financial instruments | [1] | (560) | 624 | 1,076 | 827 | 899 | ||||||
| Deferred tax, retirement benefits, decommissioning and other provisions | [1] | 711 | 634 | (1,319) | 1,294 | (4,467) | ||||||
| Other | [1] | 299 | 156 | (31) | 467 | 269 | ||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements | 9,147 | 8,859 | 8,821 | 11,073 | 37,900 | |||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities | $ 12,092 | $ 9,500 | 7,275 | 7,582 | 11,285 | 9,508 | $ 31,064 | $ 28,375 | 35,650 | |||
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| Working capital movements | (1,121) | (2,467) | 2,258 | (1,828) | (3,158) | |||||||
| Cash flow from operating activities excluding working capital movements | 8,396 | 10,049 | 9,027 | 11,336 | 38,808 | |||||||
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| Increase/(decrease) in current payables | (166) | 172 | 444 | 1,350 | 1,800 | |||||||
| Exploration well write-offs | 541 | 47 | 25 | 284 | 897 | |||||||
| Derivative financial instruments | (140) | (1,076) | 128 | 49 | (1,039) | |||||||
| Deferred tax, retirement benefits, decommissioning and other provisions | 12 | (161) | (129) | (104) | (382) | |||||||
| Other | $ 338 | $ 0 | $ (230) | $ (492) | $ (384) | |||||||
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- Definition Inflows (outflows) of cash, classified as operating activities, that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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