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Impairment Charges / (Reversals) - Summary of Impairment Charges / (Reversals) (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of impairment loss and reversal of impairment loss [abstract] |  |  |
Impairment charges on financial assets, excluding receivables | € 133 | € 71 | € 70
Impairment reversals on financial assets, excluding receivables | (73) | (39) | (32)
Impairment charges and reversals on non-financial assets and receivables | 109 | 46 | 4
Total | € 169 | € 78 | € 42

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