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Provisions - Summary of Legal Claims and Other Costs (Detail) - Legal claims and other costs [member] - EUR (€) € in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]
Maintenance and customer related provisions	€ 6	€ 25
Litigation	41	36
Disease claims	4	3
Other	3	3
Total provisions	€ 54	€ 67

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Provision for disease claims.

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Provision for litigation.

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The amount of provision for legal proceedings. [Refer: Other provisions]

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The amount of miscellaneous other provisions. [Refer: Other provisions]

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