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Receivables and Other Current Assets - Impairment Provision (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Reconciliation of changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract] |  |
Impairment provision at period start | € 2,531 |
Impairment provision at period end | 2,891 | € 2,531
Trade receivables |  |
Reconciliation of changes in allowance account for credit losses of financial assets [abstract] |  |
Impairment provision at period start | 2,531 | 2,549
Allowances | 613 | 598
Inclusion of companies |  | (38)
Transfers | 12 |
Amounts applied | (397) | (545)
Translation differences and other | 132 | (33)
Impairment provision at period end | € 2,891 | € 2,531

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- Definition The amount of additional allowance for credit losses of financial assets recognised in profit or loss. [Refer: Allowance account for credit losses of financial assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Note Expiry date 2023-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 16 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of an allowance account used to record impairments to financial assets due to credit losses. [Refer: Financial assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2023-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 16 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The increase (decrease) in an allowance account for credit losses of financial assets resulting from the net exchange differences arising when the financial statements are translated from the functional currency into a different presentation currency, including the translation of a foreign operation into the presentation currency of the reporting entity. [Refer: Allowance account for credit losses of financial assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Note Expiry date 2023-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 16 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The decrease in an allowance account for credit losses of financial assets resulting from the reversal of impairment. [Refer: Allowance account for credit losses of financial assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Note Expiry date 2023-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 16 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition Inclusion of Companies for Impairment Provision on Current Trade Receivables + References No definition available. + Details
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