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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
	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 loss associated to available for sale instruments.

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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

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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

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The total amount of impairment losses on hold to maturity.

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The total amount of impairment losses on equity instruments.

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- Definition

The gain on the recovery of loans and advances previously written off.

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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

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The amount of impairment loss on financial assets. [Refer: Financial assets; Impairment loss]

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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

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