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Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of unquoted assets |  | 32.00% | 33.00% |
Description of methods and assumptions used in preparing sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions |  | 1% |  |
Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation |  | 12 years | 11 years |
Actuarial assumption of mortality rates |  |  | 0.10 |
Employer contributions | € 429 |  |  |
Current service cost, net defined benefit liability (asset) | 42 |  |  |
Interest expense (income), net defined benefit liability (asset) |  | € 13 | € 22 | € 23
Included in financial expense [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest expense (income), net defined benefit liability (asset) | 8 |  |  |
Defined benefit plans other than multi-employer plans, state plans and plans that share risks between entities under common control [member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 30 |  |  |
Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 38 |  |  |
Defined contribution plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 189 | 361 |  |
Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase in actuarial assumption of life expectancy after retirement |  |  | 6 months |
Top of range [member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase in actuarial assumption of life expectancy after retirement |  |  | 1 year |
United States of America [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Past service cost and gains (losses) arising from settlements, net defined benefit liability (asset) |  | € 21 |  |
Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation |  | 12 years |  |
United States of America [Member] | Defined benefit plans other than multi-employer plans, state plans and plans that share risks between entities under common control [member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions |  | € 0 |  |
United States of America [Member] | Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 9 |  |  |
United States of America [Member] | Defined contribution plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 122 |  |  |
Germany [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation |  | 11 years |  |
Employer contributions | 15 |  |  |
Germany [Member] | Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 19 |  |  |
Other countries [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation |  | 10 years |  |
Other countries [Member] | Defined benefit plans other than multi-employer plans, state plans and plans that share risks between entities under common control [member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 15 |  |  |
Other countries [Member] | Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 10 |  |  |
Other countries [Member] | Defined contribution plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | € 50 |  |  |

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