Cumulative Effect On Retained Earnings

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- Definition

Operating lease liability.

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- Definition

Operating lease right of use asset.

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- Definition

Line items representing the summary of significant accounting policies.

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- Definition

The increase (decrease) in a deferred tax liability (asset). [Refer: Deferred tax liability (asset)]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
-Number 12
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 81
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- Definition

The amount of future minimum lease payments payable under non-cancellable operating leases. Minimum lease payments are payments over the lease term that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with: (a) for a lessee, any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee; or (b) for a lessor, any residual value guaranteed to the lessor by: (i) the lessee; (ii) a party related to the lessee; or (iii) a third party unrelated to the lessor that is financially capable of discharging the obligations under the guarantee.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Note Expiry date 2019-01-01
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-URIDate 2018-03-16

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- Definition

The statement that the lessee accounts for leases of low-value assets using the recognition exemption in paragraph 6 of IFRS 16.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Note Effective 2019-01-01
-Name IFRS
-Number 16
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 60
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=16&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_60&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

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The statement that the lessee accounts for short-term leases using the recognition exemption in 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.

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- Definition

The weighted average lessee's incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities recognised in the statement of financial position at the date of initial application of IFRS 16. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that a lessee would have to pay to borrow over a similar term, and with a similar security, the funds necessary to obtain an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Summary of significant accounting policies [line items]
Short-term lease description		A lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date
Low value lease assets description		Leases of assets with a value below €5,000
Right of use assets	€ 102
Operating lease liability	€ 102
Average incremental borrowing rate	7.60%
Operating leases			€ 133
IFRIC 23 [member]
Summary of significant accounting policies [line items]
Cumulative effect adjustment in retained earnings	€ 0
IFRIC 23 [member] \| Reclassifications [member]
Summary of significant accounting policies [line items]
Reclassification in Income tax payable and reduction of Deferred income tax assets and current tax receivables	€ 20