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Goodwill - Goodwill (Detail) - Goodwill [member] - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets and goodwill at beginning of period | € 7,731 | € 8,898
Acquisitions through business combinations, intangible assets and goodwill | 465 | 1,548
Decrease through classified as held for sale, intangible assets and goodwill | 3 | 1,878
Increase (decrease) through net exchange differences, intangible assets and goodwill | 310 | (836)
Intangible assets and goodwill at end of period | 8,503 | 7,731
Accumulated impairment [member] |  |
Goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets and goodwill at beginning of period | (1,343) | (2,253)
Intangible assets and goodwill at end of period | (1,405) | (1,343)
Gross carrying amount [member] |  |
Goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |
Intangible assets and goodwill at beginning of period | 9,074 | 11,151
Intangible assets and goodwill at end of period | € 9,908 | € 9,074

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- Definition The decrease in intangible assets and goodwill resulting from classification as held for sale or inclusion in a disposal group classified as held for sale. [Refer: Disposal groups classified as held for sale [member]; Intangible assets and goodwill] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 38 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 118 -Subparagraph e -Clause ii -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=38&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_118_e_ii&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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