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Provisions - Summary of Legal Claims and Other Costs (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Total provisions for legal claims and other costs | € 153 | € 149 | € 163
Legal claims and other costs [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |
Maintenance and customer related provisions | 25 | 14 |
Litigation | 36 | 35 |
Disease claims | 3 | 4 |
Other | 3 | 3 |
Total provisions for legal claims and other costs | € 67 | € 56 | € 67

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