| Group | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| NOK million | 
EC  capital | 
Premium fund | 
Ownerless capital | 
Other equity | 
Equalisation fund | 
Unrealised gains reserve | 
Minority interest | 
Total  equity | 
| Equity capital at 31 Dec 2008 | 
  1,445 | 
236 | 
1,899 | 
  1,061 | 
768 | 
73 | 
36 | 
  5,518 | 
| Dividend declared for 2008 | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
-116 | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
-116 | 
| Bonus issued | 
  289 | 
  -236 | 
  - | 
  - | 
  -53 | 
- | 
- | 
  0 | 
| To be disbursed from gift fund | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
-178 | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
-178 | 
| Direct recognitions in equity | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
  6 | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
  6 | 
| Correction to privious years' distribution | 
  - | 
- | 
13 | 
  - | 
  -13 | 
- | 
- | 
  - | 
| Total comprehensive income at 31 Dec 2009 | 
  - | 
- | 
  243 | 
  479 | 
175 | 
51 | 
  6 | 
  953 | 
| Equity capital at 31 Dec 2009 | 
  1,734 | 
  0 | 
2,155 | 
  1,252 | 
877 | 
124 | 
42 | 
  6,183 | 
| Dividend declared for 2009 | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
-174 | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
-174 | 
| To be disbursed from gift fund | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
-27 | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
-27 | 
| Rights issue | 
  624 | 
178 | 
  - | 
  - | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
  803 | 
| Employee placing | 
  13 | 
  4 | 
  - | 
  - | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
  17 | 
| Sale of own ECCs | 
  2 | 
  | 
  - | 
  - | 
  2 | 
  | 
  | 
  4 | 
| Direct recognitions in equity | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
-10 | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
-10 | 
| SpareBank 1 SMN Invest, unrealised gains reserve | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
  - | 
- | 
  7 | 
- | 
  7 | 
| Change in minority share | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
  - | 
- | 
- | 
50 | 
  50 | 
| Total comprehensive income at 31 Dec 2010 | 
  - | 
- | 
  189 | 
  581 | 
281 | 
  -65 | 
  5 | 
  993 | 
| Equity capital at 31 Dec 2010 | 
  2,372 | 
182 | 
2,345 | 
  1,623 | 
  1,159 | 
66 | 
97 | 
  7,846 | 
| Dividend declared for 2010 | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
-285 | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
-285 | 
| To be disbursed from gift fund | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
-192 | 
- | 
- | 
- | 
-192 | 
| Direct recognitions in equity | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
-5 | 
  0 | 
- | 
- | 
-5 | 
| Change in minority share | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
  - | 
- | 
- | 
  4 | 
  4 | 
| Total comprehensive income at 31 March 2011 | 
  - | 
- | 
  - | 
  259 | 
- | 
  9 | 
  2 | 
  270 | 
| Equity capital at 31 March 2011 | 
  2,372 | 
182 | 
2,345 | 
  1,401 | 
  1,160 | 
75 | 
102 | 
  7,639 |