37. Income from equity instruments
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The balances for this heading in the accompanying consolidated income statements correspond to dividends on shares and equity instruments other than those from shares in entities accounted for using the equity method (see Note 38), as can be seen in the breakdown below:
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Millions of Euros | ||
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Dividend Income | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
Dividends from: |
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Financial assets held for trading | 137 | 72 | 106 |
Available-for-sale financial assets | 394 | 163 | 285 |
Total | 531 | 235 | 390 |
The increase between 2013 and 2014 is mainly due to two factors:
- The resumption of Telefonica S.A. dividends in 2014,
- The reclassification of CNCB in October 2013 to “Financial assets held for sale”, which means that dividend payments are accounted for as equity instruments.