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Note 23 - Employee Benefits - Net Liability for Defined Benefit Plans (Details) - BRL (R$) R$ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Present value of funded obligations | R$ (5,161.0) | R$ (5,027.7) | R$ (4,592.1)
Fair value of plan assets | 4,059.6 | 4,006.2 | 3,845.2
Present value of net funded obligations | (1,101.4) | (1,021.5) | (746.9)
Present value of unfunded obligations | (790.9) | (757.4) | (741.3)
Present value of net obligations, net | (1,892.3) | (1,778.9) | (1,488.2)
Asset ceiling | (298.3) | (368.4) | (532.2)
Net liability | (2,190.6) | (2,147.3) | (2,020.4)
Other long term employee benefits | (88.7) | (105.0) | (83.8)
Total employee benefits | (2,279.3) | (2,252.3) | (2,104.2)
Employee benefits assets [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Total employee benefits | 64.3 | 58.4 | 33.5
Employee benefit liabilities [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Total employee benefits | R$ (2,343.6) | R$ (2,310.7) | R$ (2,137.7)

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- Definition The present value of the funded portion, without deducting any plan assets, of expected future payments required to settle the obligation resulting from employee service in the current and prior periods. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The present value unfunded portion, without deducting any plan assets, of expected future payments required to settle the obligation resulting from employee service in the current and prior periods. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The present value, without deducting any plan assets, of expected future payments required to settle the obligation resulting from employee service in the current and prior periods. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 57 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_57_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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- Definition The amount of deficit or surplus in a defined benefit plan, adjusted for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 140 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_140_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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