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Post-employment benefits - Post-employment benefits (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Present value of funded obligations | € 1,521 | € 2,684 |
Present value of unfunded obligations | 633 | 666 |
Post-employement benefit [Member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 750 | 824 |
Present value of defined benefit obligation [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 2,153 | 3,350 | € 2,998
Plan assets [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 1,403 | 2,526 | € 2,164
United States of America [Member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Present value of funded obligations | (568) | 1,738 |
Present value of unfunded obligations | 141 | 148 |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) |  | 143 |
United States of America [Member] | Post-employement benefit [Member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 95 |  |
United States of America [Member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 709 | 1,886 |
United States of America [Member] | Plan assets [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 613 | 1,743 |
Germany [Member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Present value of funded obligations | 649 | 630 |
Present value of unfunded obligations | 344 | 351 |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 450 | 457 |
Germany [Member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 993 | 981 |
Germany [Member] | Plan assets [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 543 | 524 |
Other countries [Member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Present value of funded obligations | (304) | 317 |
Present value of unfunded obligations | 147 | 166 |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 205 | 224 |
Other countries [Member] | Present value of defined benefit obligation [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | 451 | 484 |
Other countries [Member] | Plan assets [member] |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |
Net defined benefit liability (asset) | € 247 | € 259 |

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