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Cash flow statement supplementary information - Text details (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Cash flow statement [Line items] |  |  |
Cash used for foreign exchange derivative contracts related to activities for liquidity management and funding | € (295) | € (128) | € (194)
Net cash inflow from non-current financial assets | (36) | (39) | 19
Current financial assets | 2 | 101 |
TPV Technology Limited [Member] |  |  |
Cash flow statement [Line items] |  |  |
Current financial assets | € 90 |  | € 121

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- Definition The cash outflow for the purchase of financial instruments. [Refer: Financial instruments, class [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=7&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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- Definition The amount of short-term deposits held by the entity that are not classified as cash equivalents. [Refer: Cash equivalents] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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