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Intangible Assets - Goodwill Impairment (Details) - Goodwill - Discounted cash flow | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Intangible assets |
Earnings projections period for goodwill impairment testing | 10 years
Current loan expansion multiplier | 1.9
Assumed market share percentage at year six and onwards | 18.20%
Long-run cash flows growth rate in baseline scenario | 3.50%
Cost of equity (real terms) percentage set as baseline scenario for discount rates | 6.00%
Cost of equity (nominal terms) percentage set as baseline scenario for discount rates | 9.00%
Discount rate (real terms) percentage computed by using CAPM | 9.00%
Bank sensitivity analysed discounts rates one | 8.00%
Bank sensitivity analysed discounts rates two | 10.00%

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