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Property, Plant and Equipment - Narrative (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Additions | € 3,623 | € 3,700 |
Government grants | 199 | 60 |
Impair-ments | (846) | (3) |
Property, plant and equipment | 21,439 | 22,944 | € 23,714
Business combina-tions | 88 |  |
Transfers and others | 104 | (170) |
Land and buildings |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Additions | 22 | 21 |
Impair-ments | (175) | 0 |
Property, plant and equipment | 2,326 | 2,516 | 2,641
Business combina-tions | 15 |  |
Transfers and others | 116 | 145 |
Plant and machinery |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Additions | 1,041 | 1,123 |
Impair-ments | (642) | 0 |
Property, plant and equipment | 16,521 | 17,947 | 18,165
Business combina-tions | 70 |  |
Transfers and others | 2,263 | 2,399 |
Furniture, tools and other items |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Additions | 81 | 136 |
Impair-ments | (24) | 0 |
Property, plant and equipment | 605 | 618 | € 576
Transfers and others | 146 | 112 |
Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. ESP BIC And Colombia Móvil S.A. ESP |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Business combina-tions | 88 |  |
Telefónica Spain |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Additions | 1,052 | 1,092 |
Telefónica Germany |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Additions | 706 | 747 |
Telefónica Brazil |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Additions | 1,085 | 1,130 |
Telefónica Hispam |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Additions | 676 | 586 |
Telefónica Argentina |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 734 | 889 |
Telefónica Argentina | Land and buildings |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Impair-ments | (175) |  |
Telefónica Argentina | Plant and machinery |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Impair-ments | (642) |  |
Telefónica Argentina | Furniture, tools and other items |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Impair-ments | (21) |  |
Fiber optic assets in Peru |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |
Transfers and others | € 118 | € (163) |

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