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Note 47 - Impairment or reversal of impairment on financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Impairment or reversal of impairment on financial assets not measured at fair value through profir or loss |  |  |
Total Available-for-sale financial assets, impairment or reversal of impairment | € 1 | € 1,127 | € 202
Debt securities, impairment or reversal of impairment | 1 | (4) | 157
Other equity instruments, impairment or reversal of impairment | 0 | 1,131 | 46
Loans and receivables, impairment or reversal of impairment | 3,980 | 3,677 | 3,597
Recovery of written-off assets | (589) | (558) | (541)
Held to maturity investments, impairment or reversal of impairment |  | (1) | 1
Total impairment or reversal of impairment on financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss | € (3,981) | € (4,803) | € (3,801)

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- Definition The total amount of impairment losses on debt securities. The amount of financial assets at fair value throught other comprehensive income, corresponding to debt securities. Included in impairment or reversal of impairment on financial assets notmeasured at fair value throught profit or loss + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The total amount of impairment losses on loans and advances. The amount of financial assets at fair value throught other comprehensive income, corresponding to financial assets at amortized cost. Included in impairment or reversal of impairment on financial assets notmeasured at fair value throught profit or loss + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The gain on the recovery of loans and advances previously written off. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 85 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_85&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The amount of impairment loss on financial assets. [Refer: Financial assets; Impairment loss] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph e -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=7&date=2017-03-02&anchor=para_20_e&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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