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E2 Business combinations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [abstract] |
Summary of Net Assets Acquired and Total Consideration Transferred Business Combinations | Acquisitions
Acquisitions 2019–2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 256 |  |  |  | 9,534 |  |  |  | 1,815 |
Others |  |  | — |  |  |  | 314 |  |  |  | 142 |
Total consideration |  |  | 256 |  |  |  | 9,848 |  |  |  | 1,957 |
Net assets (liabilities) acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | — |  |  |  | 314 |  |  |  | 142 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | 353 |
Right-of-use of assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 126 |  |  |  | — |
Intangible assets |  |  | (95) |  |  |  | 3,583 |  |  |  | 497 |
Investments in associates |  |  | — |  |  |  | 167 |  |  |  | 101 |
Other assets |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 1,292 |  |  |  | 1,357 |
Provisions, incl. post-employment benefits |  |  | — |  |  |  | (16) |  |  |  | (102) |
Other liabilities |  |  | (348) |  |  |  | (2,781) |  |  |  | (743) |
Total identifiable net assets (liabilities) |  |  | (421) |  |  |  | 2,740 |  |  |  | 1,605 |
Costs recognized in net income |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 153 |
Goodwill |  |  | 677 |  |  |  | 7,108 |  |  |  | 199 |
Total |  |  | 256 |  |  |  | 9,848 |  |  |  | 1,957 |
Acquisition-related costs 1) |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | 85 |
1) | Acquisition-related costs are included in Selling and administrative expenses in the consolidated income statement.
Summary of Business Divestments Transactions | Divestments
Divestments 2019–2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Proceeds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 273 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 360 |
Shares in associated companies |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,209 |
Total Proceeds |  |  | 273 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1,569 |
Net assets disposed of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 171 |
Right-of-use assets |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 20 |
Investments in associates |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |
Intangible assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 820 |
Goodwill |  |  | (48) |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |
Other assets |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 96 |
Provisions, incl. post-employment benefits |  |  | (30) |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  | 244 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | (774) |
Total net assets |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 142 |  |  |  | 582 |
Net gains/losses from divestments |  |  | 231 |  |  |  | (138) |  |  |  | 987 |
Shares in associated companies |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,209) |
Cash flow effect |  |  | 273 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 360 |
Summary of Business Combinations Transactions |
Acquisitions 2019–2021 |  |  |  |
Company |  | Description |  | Transaction date
Quortus |  | A UK based mobile core software company with expertise in enterprise 4G/5G technology. |  | Nov 2021
Axonix |  | A UK based mobile-first programmatic advertising exchange. |  | Mar 2021
Cradlepoint |  | A US company providing Wireless WAN Edge 4G and 5G solutions for the enterprise market. |  | Nov 2020
Genaker |  | A Spain provider of Mission Critical Push-to-talk (MC-PTT) solutions. |  | Mar 2020
ST-Ericsson |  | The remaining shares were acquired in ST-Ericsson (previously a joint venture). |  | Dec 2019
Kathrein |  | A German provider of antenna and filter technologies. |  | Oct 2019
CSF |  | A US based company related to the iconectiv business. |  | Aug 2019
Summary of Business Divestments Transactions |
Divestments 2019–2021 |  |  |  |
Company |  | Description |  | Transaction date
Data center |  | A data center business located in the Netherlands. |  | Nov 2021
MediaKind |  | A divestment of 51% of its MediaKind business. |  | Feb 2019

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