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Information on remuneration - Remuneration costs of the Executive Committee (Detail Parenthetical) | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Executive committee [Member] |  |  |
Information on remuneration [Line items] |  |  |
Number of members | 12 | 12 | 8

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