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Post-employment benefits - Post-employment benefits (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Present value of funded obligations | € 2,684 | € 2,388 |
Present value of unfunded obligations | 666 | 610 |
Post-employement benefit [Member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 824 | 834 |
Plan assets [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 2,526 | 2,164 | € 2,137
Present value of defined benefit obligation [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 3,350 | 2,998 | € 3,109
GERMANY |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Present value of funded obligations | 630 | 564 |
Present value of unfunded obligations | 351 | 330 |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 457 | 401 |
GERMANY | Plan assets [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 524 | 493 |
GERMANY | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 981 | 894 |
Other countries [Member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Present value of funded obligations | 317 | 208 |
Present value of unfunded obligations | 166 | 149 |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 224 | 182 |
Other countries [Member] | Plan assets [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 259 | 175 |
Other countries [Member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 484 | 357 |
UNITED STATES |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Present value of funded obligations | 1,738 | 1,616 |
Present value of unfunded obligations | 148 | 132 |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) |  | 251 |
UNITED STATES | Post-employement benefit [Member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 143 |  |
UNITED STATES | Plan assets [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 1,743 | 1,497 |
UNITED STATES | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | € 1,886 | € 1,747 |

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