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Significant accounting policies - Detail Of Lease Commitments Reconciliation With Lease Liabilities (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019
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Disclosure of changes in accounting estimates [abstract] |  |
Operating lease commitments at December 31, 2018 as per the consolidated annual financial statements |  | € 386
Discounted using the incremental borrowing rate at January 1, 2019 |  | 302
Short term leases |  | (7)
Extenstion and termination options reasonably certain to be exercised |  | (4)
Exclusion of non-lease components |  | (6)
Lease liabilities recognized at January 1, 2019 | € 311 | € 285

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- Definition Extension And Termination Options. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Non lease components. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Disclosure detail of lease commitments reconciliation with lease liabilities. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Operating lease undiscounted excess amount. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of the lease commitments for short-term leases accounted for applying paragraph 6 of IFRS 16. Short-term lease is a lease that, at the commencement date, has a lease term of 12 months or less. A lease that contains a purchase option is not a short-term lease. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_47_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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