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Debt, cash and cash equivalents and lease liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Financial Instruments [Abstract] |
Summary of Changes in Financial Position | Changes in Sanofi's financial position during the period were as follows:
(€ million) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Long-term debt | 14,857 |  | 17,123 |  | 19,745 |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 4,174 |  | 3,183 |  | 2,767 |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage debt | 187 |  | (56) |  | 119 |
Total debt | 19,218 |  | 20,250 |  | 22,631 |
Cash and cash equivalents | (12,736) |  | (10,098) |  | (13,915) |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage cash and cash equivalents | (45) |  | (169) |  | 74 |
Net debt(a) | 6,437 |  | 9,983 |  | 8,790 |
(a) Net debt does not include lease liabilities, which amounted to €2,181 million as of December 31, 2022, €2,108 million as of December 31, 2021, and €1,163 million as of December 31, 2020 (see the maturity analysis at Note D.17.2.).
Summary of Reconciliation of Carrying Amount to Value on Redemption | Reconciliation of carrying amount to value on redemption
|  |  |  | Value on redemption
(€ million) | Carrying amount at December 31, 2022 | Amortized cost | Adjustment to debt measured at fair value | December 31, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020
Long-term debt | 14,857 |  | 51 |  | 235 |  | 15,143 |  | 17,176 |  | 19,794 |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 4,174 |  | — |  | 4 |  | 4,178 |  | 3,183 |  | 2,767 |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage debt | 187 |  | — |  | (235) |  | (48) |  | (45) |  | 142 |
Total debt | 19,218 |  | 51 |  | 4 |  | 19,273 |  | 20,314 |  | 22,703 |
Cash and cash equivalents | (12,736) |  | — |  | — |  | (12,736) |  | (10,098) |  | (13,915) |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage cash and cash equivalents | (45) |  | — |  | — |  | (45) |  | (169) |  | 74 |
Net debt | 6,437 |  | 51 |  | 4 |  | 6,492 |  | 10,047 |  | 8,862 |
Disclosure of Movement In Total Debt | The table below shows the movement in total debt during the period:
|  | Cash flows from financing activities | Non-cash items |
(€ million) | December 31, 2021 | Repayments | New borrowings | Other cash flows | Currency translation differences(a) | Reclassification from non-current to current | Other items(b) | December 31, 2022
Long-term debt | 17,123 |  | (11) |  | 1,549 |  | — |  | 56 |  | (3,632) |  | (228) |  | 14,857 |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 3,183 |  | (2,707) |  | — |  | 43 |  | 20 |  | 3,632 |  | 3 |  | 4,174 |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage debt | (56) |  | — |  | — |  | (373) |  | 366 |  | 7 |  | 243 |  | 187 |
Total debt | 20,250 |  | (2,718) |  | 1,549 |  | (330) |  | 442 |  | 7 |  | 18 |  | 19,218 |
(a) These amounts include unrealized gains and losses, and the impact of foreign currency translation of the financial statements of subsidiaries outside the Euro zone. (b) These amounts include changes in accrued interest balances, and fair value adjustments. The tables below show the movement in total debt during prior periods:
|  | Cash flows from financing activities | Non-cash items |
(€ million) | December 31, 2020 | Repayments | New borrowings | Other cash flows | Currency translation differences(a) | Reclassification from non-current to current | Other items(b) | December 31, 2021
Long-term debt | 19,745 |  | (38) |  | — |  | — |  | 124 |  | (2,704) |  | (4) |  | 17,123 |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 2,767 |  | (2,203) |  | — |  | (615) |  | 248 |  | 2,704 |  | 282 |  | 3,183 |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage debt | 119 |  | — |  | — |  | (197) |  | 9 |  | — |  | 13 |  | (56) |
Total debt | 22,631 |  | (2,241) |  | — |  | (812) |  | 381 |  | — |  | 291 |  | 20,250 |
|  | Cash flows from financing activities | Non-cash items |
(€ million) | December 31, 2019 | Repayments | New borrowings | Other cash flows | Currency translation differences (a) | Reclassification from non-current to current | Other items(b) | December 31, 2020
Long-term debt | 20,131 |  | — |  | 2,019 |  | — |  | (152) |  | (2,285) |  | 32 |  | 19,745 |
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 4,554 |  | (3,952) |  | — |  | 86 |  | (219) |  | 2,285 |  | 13 |  | 2,767 |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage debt | (117) |  | — |  | — |  | 196 |  | (14) |  | — |  | 54 |  | 119 |
Total debt | 24,568 |  | (3,952) |  | 2,019 |  | 282 |  | (385) |  | — |  | 99 |  | 22,631 |
(a) These amounts include unrealized gains and losses, and the impact of foreign currency translation of the financial statements of subsidiaries outside the Euro zone. (b) These amounts include movements in accrued interest and fair value remeasurements.
Summary of Debt by Type Valuation of Redemption |
| 2022 | 2021 | 2020
(€ million) | Non- current | Current | Total | Non- current | Current | Total | Non- current | Current | Total
Bond issues | 15,044 |  | 3,817 |  | 18,861 |  | 17,118 |  | 2,828 |  | 19,946 |  | 19,698 |  | 2,280 |  | 21,978 |
Other bank borrowings | 99 |  | 187 |  | 286 |  | 21 |  | 163 |  | 184 |  | 96 |  | 200 |  | 296 |
Other borrowings | — |  | 6 |  | 6 |  | 37 |  | 3 |  | 40 |  | – | 2 |  | 2 |
Bank credit balances | — |  | 168 |  | 168 |  | – | 189 |  | 189 |  | – | 285 |  | 285 |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage debt | — |  | (48) |  | (48) |  | – | (45) |  | (45) |  | 57 |  | 85 |  | 142 |
Total debt | 15,143 |  | 4,130 |  | 19,273 |  | 17,176 |  | 3,138 |  | 20,314 |  | 19,851 |  | 2,852 |  | 22,703 |
Cash and cash equivalents | — |  | (12,736) |  | (12,736) |  | – | (10,098) |  | (10,098) |  | – | (13,915) |  | (13,915) |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage cash and cash equivalents | — |  | (45) |  | (45) |  | – | (169) |  | (169) |  | 6 |  | 68 |  | 74 |
Net debt(a) | 15,143 |  | (8,651) |  | 6,492 |  | 17,176 |  | (7,129) |  | 10,047 |  | 19,857 |  | (10,995) |  | 8,862 |
(a) Net debt does not include lease liabilities (see the maturity schedule in Note D.17.2.).
Summary of Bond Issues | Bond issues carried out by Sanofi under the Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) program are as follows:
Issuer | ISIN code | Issue date | Maturity | Annual interest rate | Amount (€ million)
Sanofi | FR0011625433 | November 2013 | November 2023 | 2.5 | % | 1,000 |
Sanofi | FR0014009KS6 | April 2022 | April 2025 | 0.875 | % | 850 |
Sanofi | FR0012146801 | September 2014 | September 2026 | 1.75 | % | 1,510 |
Sanofi | FR0014009KQ0 | April 2022 | April 2029 | 1.25 | % | 650 |
Sanofi | FR0012969038 | September 2015 | September 2025 | 1.5 | % | 750 |
Sanofi | FR0013143997 | April 2016 | April 2024 | 0.625 | % | 600 |
Sanofi | FR0013144003 | April 2016 | April 2028 | 1.125 | % | 700 |
Sanofi | FR0013201639 | September 2016 | January 2027 | 0.5 | % | 1,150 |
Sanofi | FR0013505104 | March 2020 | April 2025 | 1 | % | 1,000 |
Sanofi | FR0013505112 | March 2020 | April 2030 | 1.5 | % | 1,000 |
Sanofi | FR0013324332 | March 2018 | March 2023 | 0.5 | % | 1,750 |
Sanofi | FR0013324340 | March 2018 | March 2026 | 1 | % | 1,500 |
Sanofi | FR0013324357 | March 2018 | March 2030 | 1.375 | % | 2,000 |
Sanofi | FR0013324373 | March 2018 | March 2038 | 1.875 | % | 1,250 |
Sanofi | FR0013409844 | March 2019 | March 2029 | 0.875 | % | 650 |
Sanofi | FR0013409851 | March 2019 | March 2034 | 1.25 | % | 500 |
Bond issues carried out by Sanofi under the public bond issue program (shelf registration statement) registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) comprise:
Issuer | ISIN code | Issue date | Maturity | Annual interest rate | Amount ($ million)
Sanofi | US801060AC87 | June 2018 | June 2023 | 3.375 | % | 1,000 |
Sanofi | US801060AD60 | June 2018 | June 2028 | 3.625 | % | 1,000 |
Summary of Debt by Maturity at Value on Redemption |
December 31, 2022 |  | Current | Non-current
(€ million) | Total | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 and later
Bond issues | 18,861 |  | 3,817 |  | 600 |  | 2,600 |  | 4,160 |  | — |  | 7,684 |
Other bank borrowings | 286 |  | 187 |  | 61 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 38 |
Other borrowings | 6 |  | 6 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Bank credit balances | 168 |  | 168 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage debt | (48) |  | (48) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Total debt | 19,273 |  | 4,130 |  | 661 |  | 2,600 |  | 4,160 |  | — |  | 7,722 |
Cash and cash equivalents | (12,736) |  | (12,736) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage cash and cash equivalents | (45) |  | (45) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
Net debt(a) | 6,492 |  | (8,651) |  | 661 |  | 2,600 |  | 4,160 |  | — |  | 7,722 |
(a) Net debt does not include lease liabilities, which amounted to €2,181 million as of December 31, 2022; €2,108 million as of December 31, 2021; and €1,163 million as of December 31, 2020 (see the maturity analysis at Note D.17.2.). As of December 31, 2022, the main undrawn confirmed general-purpose credit facilities at holding company level amounted to €8 billion, half of which expires in 2023 and the other half of which expires in 2027. As of December 31, 2022, no single counterparty represented more than 6% of Sanofi’s undrawn confirmed credit facilities.
December 31, 2021 |  | Current | Non-current
(€ million) | Total | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 and later
Bond issues | 19,946 |  | 2,828 |  | 3,629 |  | 600 |  | 1,750 |  | 4,160 |  | 6,979 |
Other bank borrowings | 184 |  | 163 |  | 18 |  | 2 |  | 1 |  | – | — |
Finance lease obligations | – | – | – | – | – | – | –
Other borrowings | 40 |  | 3 |  | – | – | – | – | 37 |
Bank credit balances | 189 |  | 189 |  | – | – | – | – | –
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage debt | (45) |  | (45) |  | – | – | – | – | –
Total debt | 20,314 |  | 3,138 |  | 3,647 |  | 602 |  | 1,751 |  | 4,160 |  | 7,016 |
Cash and cash equivalents | (10,098) |  | (10,098) |  | – | – | – | – | –
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage cash and cash equivalents | (169) |  | (169) |  | – | – | – | – | –
Net debt | 10,047 |  | (7,129) |  | 3,647 |  | 602 |  | 1,751 |  | 4,160 |  | 7,016 |
December 31, 2020 |  | Current | Non-current
(€ million) | Total | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 and later
Bond issues | 21,978 |  | 2,280 |  | 2,700 |  | 3,569 |  | 600 |  | 1,750 |  | 11,079 |
Other bank borrowings | 296 |  | 200 |  | 73 |  | 6 |  | 2 |  | 6 |  | 9 |
Finance lease obligations | – | – | – | – | – | – | –
Other borrowings | 2 |  | 2 |  | – | – | – | – | –
Bank credit balances | 285 |  | 285 |  | – | – | – | – | –
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage debt | 142 |  | 85 |  | 57 |  | – | – | – | –
Total debt | 22,703 |  | 2,852 |  | 2,830 |  | 3,575 |  | 602 |  | 1,756 |  | 11,088 |
Cash and cash equivalents | (13,915) |  | (13,915) |  | – | – | – | – | –
Interest rate and currency derivatives used to manage cash and cash equivalents | 74 |  | 68 |  | 6 |  | – | – | – | –
Net debt | 8,862 |  | (10,995) |  | 2,836 |  | 3,575 |  | 602 |  | 1,756 |  | 11,088 |
Summary of Debt by Interest Rate | The table below splits net debt between fixed and floating rate, and by maturity, as of December 31, 2022. The figures shown are values on redemption, before the effects of derivative instruments:
(€ million) | Total | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 and later
Fixed-rate debt | 18,861 | 3,817 |  | 600 |  | 2,600 |  | 4,160 |  | — |  | 7,684 |
of which euro | 16,993 |  |  |  |  |  |
of which US dollar | 1,868 |  |  |  |  |  |
% fixed-rate | 98 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Floating-rate debt | 460 | 361 |  | 61 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 38 |
of which euro | 60 |  |  |  |  |  |
of which US dollar | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |
% floating-rate | 2 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt | 19,321 | 4,178 |  | 661 |  | 2,600 |  | 4,160 |  | — |  | 7,722 |
Cash and cash equivalents | (12,736) | (12,736) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
of which euro | (3,908) |  |  |  |  |  |
of which US dollar | (8,391) |  |  |  |  |  |
% floating-rate | 100 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Net debt | 6,585 | (8,558) |  | 661 |  | 2,600 |  | 4,160 |  | — |  | 7,722 |
To optimize the cost of debt or reduce the volatility of debt and manage its exposure to financial foreign exchange risk, Sanofi uses derivative instruments (interest rate swaps, currency swaps, foreign exchange swaps and forward contracts) that alter the fixed/floating rate split and the currency split of its net debt:
(€ million) | Total | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 and later
Fixed-rate debt | 16,386 | 1,342 |  | 600 |  | 2,600 |  | 4,160 |  | — |  | 7,684 |
of which euro | 13,944 |  |  |  |  |  |
of which US dollar | 2,443 |  |  |  |  |  |
% fixed-rate | 85 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Floating-rate debt | 2,886 | 2,787 |  | 61 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 38 |
of which euro | 592 |  |  |  |  |  |
of which US dollar | 950 |  |  |  |  |  |
% floating-rate | 15 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt | 19,273 | 4,130 |  | 661 |  | 2,600 |  | 4,160 |  | — |  | 7,722 |
Cash and cash equivalents | (12,781) | (12,781) |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | — |
of which euro | (4,046) |  |  |  |  |  |
of which US dollar | (5,797) |  |  |  |  |  |
of which Singapore dollar | (2,155) |  |  |  |  |  |
% floating-rate | 100 | % |  |  |  |  |  |
Net debt | 6,492 | (8,651) |  | 661 |  | 2,600 |  | 4,160 |  | — |  | 7,722 |
Summary of Interest Rate of Net Debt at Value on Redemption | The table below shows the fixed/floating rate split of net debt at value on redemption after taking account of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:
(€ million) | 2021 | % | 2020 | %
Fixed-rate debt | 17,612 |  | 87 | % | 20,713 |  | 91 | %
Floating-rate debt | 2,702 |  | 13 | % | 1,990 |  | 9 | %
Debt | 20,314 |  | 100 | % | 22,703 |  | 100 | %
Cash and cash equivalents | (10,267) |  |  | (13,841) |  |
Net debt | 10,047 |  |  | 8,862 |  |
Summary of Interest Rate Fluctuations of Debt Net of Cash and Cash Equivalents | The projected full-year sensitivity of net debt to interest rate fluctuations for 2023 is as follows:
Change in short-term interest rates | Impact on pre-tax net income (€ million) | Impact on pre-tax income/(expense) recognized directly in equity (€ million)
+100 bp | 98 |  | — |
+25 bp | 25 |  | — |
-25 bp | (25) |  | — |
-100 bp | (98) |  | — |
Summary of Debt by Currency Before and After Derivative Instrument | The table below shows net debt by currency at December 31, 2022, before and after derivative instruments contracted to convert the foreign-currency net debt of exposed entities into their functional currency:
(€ million) | Before derivative instruments | After derivative instruments
Euro | 13,145 |  | 10,489 |
US dollar | (6,508) |  | (2,404) |
Singapore dollar | — |  | (2,155) |
Pound sterling | — |  | 359 |
Mexican peso | — |  | 98 |
Other currencies | (52) |  | 105 |
Net debt | 6,585 |  | 6,492 |
Summary of Debt by Currency After Derivative Instruments | The table below shows net debt by currency at December 31, 2021 and 2020, after derivative instruments contracted to convert the foreign currency net debt of exposed entities into their functional currency:
(€ million) | 2021 | 2020
Euro | 13,129 |  | 13,725 |
US dollar | (669) |  | (3,304) |
Other currencies | (2,413) |  | (1,559) |
Net debt | 10,047 |  | 8,862 |
Summary of Market Value of Net Debt | The market value of Sanofi’s debt, net of cash and cash equivalents and derivatives and excluding accrued interest, is as follows:
(€ million) | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Market value | 5,227 |  | 11,024 |  | 10,500 |
Value on redemption | 6,492 |  | 10,047 |  | 8,862 |
Amount of Future Undiscounted Contractual Cash Flows Relating to Debt and Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges of Debt | The table below shows the amount of future undiscounted contractual cash flows (principal and interest) relating to debt and to derivative instruments designated as hedges of debt:
December 31, 2022 |  | Payments due by period
(€ million) | Total | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 and later
Debt | 20,408 |  | 4,206 |  | 868 |  | 2,803 |  | 3,184 |  | 1,283 |  | 8,064 |
Principal | 18,932 |  | 3,928 |  | 661 |  | 2,601 |  | 3,011 |  | 1,151 |  | 7,580 |
Interest(a) | 1,476 |  | 278 |  | 207 |  | 202 |  | 173 |  | 132 |  | 484 |
Net cash flows related to derivative instruments | 209 |  | 24 |  | 60 |  | 38 |  | 31 |  | 31 |  | 25 |
Total | 20,617 |  | 4,230 |  | 928 |  | 2,841 |  | 3,215 |  | 1,314 |  | 8,089 |
(a) Interest flows are estimated on the basis of forward interest rates applicable as of December 31, 2022. The tables below show the amount of future undiscounted contractual cash flows (principal and interest) relating to debt and to derivative instruments designated as hedges of debt as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:
December 31, 2021 |  | Payments due by period
(€ million) | Total | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2026 | 2027 and later
Debt | 21,728 |  | 3,330 |  | 3,826 |  | 791 |  | 1,937 |  | 3,176 |  | 8,668 |
Principal | 20,086 |  | 3,055 |  | 3,588 |  | 601 |  | 1,751 |  | 3,011 |  | 8,080 |
Interest(a) | 1,642 |  | 275 |  | 238 |  | 190 |  | 186 |  | 165 |  | 588 |
Net cash flows related to derivative instruments | (51) |  | (59) |  | (1) |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 2 |  | 3 |
Total | 21,677 |  | 3,271 |  | 3,825 |  | 793 |  | 1,939 |  | 3,178 |  | 8,671 |
(a) Interest flows are estimated on the basis of forward interest rates applicable as of December 31, 2021.
December 31, 2020 |  | Payments due by period
(€ million) | Total | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2026 and later
Debt | 24,339 |  | 2,943 |  | 3,019 |  | 3,808 |  | 791 |  | 1,937 |  | 11,841 |
Principal | 22,392 |  | 2,622 |  | 2,757 |  | 3,571 |  | 601 |  | 1,751 |  | 11,090 |
Interest(a) | 1,947 |  | 321 |  | 262 |  | 237 |  | 190 |  | 186 |  | 751 |
Net cash flows related to derivative instruments | 163 |  | 135 |  | 28 |  | – | – | – | –
Total | 24,502 |  | 3,078 |  | 3,047 |  | 3,808 |  | 791 |  | 1,937 |  | 11,841 |
(a) Interest flows are estimated on the basis of forward interest rates applicable as of December 31, 2020.
Disclosure of Lease Liabilities | A maturity analysis of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 is set forth below:
|  | Undiscounted future minimum lease payments
(€ million) | Total | Less than 1 year | From 1 to 3 years | From 3 to 5 years | More than 5 years | Discounting effect
Total lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022 | 2,181 | 320 |  | 515 |  | 436 |  | 1,129 |  | (219) |
Total lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 | 2,108 | 314 |  | 476 |  | 362 |  | 1,184 |  | (228) |
Total lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020 | 1,163 | 247 |  | 357 |  | 225 |  | 482 |  | (148) |
Lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 include leases relating to real estate assets located at Cambridge, MA (United States), as described in Note D.3., which have a lease term of 15 years.

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