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Commissions and Expenses - Summary of Employee Expenses (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Classes of employee benefits expense [abstract] |  |  |
Salaries | € 1,321 | € 1,261 | € 1,470
Post-employment benefit costs | 287 | 277 | 318
Social security charges | 127 | 120 | 151
Other personnel costs | 378 | 367 | 267
Shares | 36 | 36 | 28
Total | € 2,149 | € 2,061 | € 2,234

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- Definition The expense of all forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for a service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 102 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_102&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 99 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_99&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 104 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_104&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined benefit plans. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_5&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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