• 13. Cash and cash equivalents
• 14. Trade accounts receivable
• 15. Inventories
• 16. Other current and non-current assets
• 17. Property, plant and equipment
• 18. Goodwill and other intangible assets
• 19. Other accrued expenses
• 20. Other liabilities
• 21. Debt and capital lease obligations
• 22. Senior Notes
• 23. Mandatory Exchangeable Bonds
• 24. Trust preferred securities
• 25. Pensions and similar obligations
• 26. Noncontrolling interest
• 27. Fresenius SE shareholders’ equity
• 28. Other comprehensive income (loss)

26. Noncontrolling interest

As of December 31, noncontrolling interest in the Group was as follows:

In 2009, noncontrolling interest increased by € 349 million to € 3,382 million. The change resulted from the noncontrolling interest in profit of € 497 million, less dividend payments of € 166 million and other effects, mainly noncontrolling interest in stock options, currency effects and first-time consolidations, in a total amount of € 18 million.