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Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Intangible assets excluding goodwill (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | € 3,552 | € 3,693
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Additions | 450 | 420
Acquisitions | 926 | 37
Amortization of intangible assets | (550) | (635)
Impairments | (83) | (27)
Assets available for use | 0 |
Divestments and transfer to assets classified as held for sales | (721) |
Translation differences | (252) | 64
Total changes | (230) | (141)
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 3,322 | 3,552
Cost |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 9,782 | 9,251
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 8,042 | 9,782
Accumulated amortisation and impairment [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | (6,230) | (5,558)
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | (4,720) | (6,230)
Brand names [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 455 | 520
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Acquisitions | 7 | 1
Amortization of intangible assets | (40) | (50)
Divestments and transfer to assets classified as held for sales | (120) |
Translation differences | (24) | (15)
Total changes | (178) | (65)
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 278 | 455
Brand names [Member] | Cost |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 1,088 | 1,102
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 670 | 1,088
Brand names [Member] | Accumulated amortisation and impairment [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | (633) | (582)
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | (392) | (633)
Customer relationships [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 1,241 | 1,399
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Additions | 0 |
Acquisitions | 431 | 7
Amortization of intangible assets | (142) | (201)
Divestments and transfer to assets classified as held for sales | (438) |
Translation differences | (89) | 36
Total changes | (238) | (157)
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 1,004 | 1,241
Customer relationships [Member] | Cost |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 3,429 | 3,324
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 2,342 | 3,429
Customer relationships [Member] | Accumulated amortisation and impairment [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | (2,188) | (1,925)
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | (1,338) | (2,188)
Technology-based [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 583 | 604
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Additions | 23 | 41
Acquisitions | 470 | 21
Amortization of intangible assets | (100) | (98)
Impairments | (12) | (1)
Divestments and transfer to assets classified as held for sales | (103) |
Translation differences | (37) | 15
Total changes | 241 | (21)
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 824 | 583
Technology-based [Member] | Cost |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 2,074 | 1,977
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 1,985 | 2,074
Technology-based [Member] | Accumulated amortisation and impairment [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | (1,491) | (1,373)
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | (1,161) | (1,491)
Product development [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 537 | 501
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Amortization of intangible assets | (213) | (229)
Impairments | (43) | (20)
Assets available for use | 363 | 270
Divestments and transfer to assets classified as held for sales | (23) |
Translation differences | (35) | 15
Total changes | 49 | 36
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 586 | 537
Product development [Member] | Cost |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 1,899 | 1,668
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 1,848 | 1,899
Product development [Member] | Accumulated amortisation and impairment [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | (1,362) | (1,167)
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | (1,262) | (1,362)
Product development construction in progress [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 542 | 491
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Additions | 338 | 318
Amortization of intangible assets | 0 |
Impairments | (27) | (4)
Assets available for use | (363) | (270)
Divestments and transfer to assets classified as held for sales | (11) |
Translation differences | (43) | 7
Total changes | (106) | 51
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 436 | 542
Product development construction in progress [Member] | Cost |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 578 | 522
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 487 | 578
Product development construction in progress [Member] | Accumulated amortisation and impairment [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | (36) | (31)
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | (51) | (36)
Software [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 159 | 155
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Additions | 86 | 56
Acquisitions | 2 |
Amortization of intangible assets | (52) | (55)
Impairments | (1) | (2)
Divestments and transfer to assets classified as held for sales | (19) |
Translation differences | (1) | 5
Total changes | 15 | 4
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 174 | 159
Software [Member] | Cost |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 580 | 522
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 605 | 580
Software [Member] | Accumulated amortisation and impairment [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | (421) | (367)
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | (431) | (421)
Other intangible assets [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 34 | 24
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Additions | 3 | 5
Acquisitions | 16 | 8
Amortization of intangible assets | (3) | (2)
Impairments |  | 0
Divestments and transfer to assets classified as held for sales | (6) |
Translation differences | (23) | 1
Total changes | (13) | 11
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 21 | 34
Other intangible assets [Member] | Cost |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | 134 | 135
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | 105 | 134
Other intangible assets [Member] | Accumulated amortisation and impairment [Member] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, beginning of period | (99) | (112)
Changes in book value [Abstract] |  |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill, end of period | € (84) | € (99)

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