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Note 10 - Additional Information on Operating Expenses by Nature (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Disclosure of depreciation and amortisation expense [text block] |
|  | Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment |  |  | Amortization of intangible assets |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Cost of sales |  |  | 2,364.7 |  |  |  | 2,283.3 |  |  |  | 2,053.2 |  |  |  | 6.2 |  |  |  | 4.3 |  |  |  | 3.2 |
Distribution expenses |  |  | 197.6 |  |  |  | 200.9 |  |  |  | 177.9 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Sales and marketing expenses |  |  | 532.2 |  |  |  | 538.0 |  |  |  | 431.5 |  |  |  | 142.3 |  |  |  | 222.9 |  |  |  | 162.5 |
Administrative expenses |  |  | 231.1 |  |  |  | 182.5 |  |  |  | 165.8 |  |  |  | 142.0 |  |  |  | 95.8 |  |  |  | 81.5 |
|  |  | 3,325.6 |  |  |  | 3,204.7 |  |  |  | 2,828.4 |  |  |  | 290.5 |  |  |  | 323.0 |  |  |  | 247.2 |

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