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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 (€) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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 | € 82,000,000 | € 1,000,000 | € 1,127,000,000
Debt securities, impairment or reversal of impairment | 82,000,000 | 1,000,000 | (4,000,000)
Other equity instruments, impairment or reversal of impairment |  |  | 1,131,000,000
Loans and receivables, impairment or reversal of impairment | 4,069,000,000 | 3,980,000,000 | 3,677,000,000
Recovery of written-off assets | (919,000,000) | (589,000,000) | (558,000,000)
Held to maturity investments, impairment or reversal of impairment |  |  | (1,000,000)
Total impairment or reversal of impairment on financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss | € 4,151,000,000 | € 3,981,000,000 | € 4,803,000,000

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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 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 85 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_85&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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