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Deferred income (Details) - EUR (€) € in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jan. 01, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income |  | € 3,000,646 | € 149,801 | € 219,892 | € 285,612
Other deferred income (grants) |  | 10 | 309 | 301 |
Current deferred income |  | 414,298 | 149,801 | 122,544 |
Non-current deferred income |  | 2,586,348 |  | 97,348 |
Subsequent warrant B |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Non-current deferred income |  | 16,200 |  |  |
IFRS 15 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Increase in contract liability | € 83,200 |  |  |  |
Current deferred income | € (83,200) |  |  |  |
Collaboration agreement for filgotinib |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income |  |  | 145,800 |  |
Gilead collaboration agreement for drug discovery platform |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income |  | 2,220,000 |  |  |
Non-current deferred income |  | 1,991,600 |  |  |
Grants [member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income |  |  | 300 |  |
Subsequent warrant B |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Total transaction price |  | (16,184) |  |  |
Gilead |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Total transaction price |  | 3,655,416 |  |  |
Gilead | Subsequent warrant B |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Total transaction price |  | (16,184) |  |  |
Gilead | Collaboration agreement for filgotinib |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income |  | 780,261 | 145,798 | 213,981 | 285,313
Current deferred income |  | 780,300 |  |  |
Non-current deferred income |  | 594,700 |  |  |
Gilead | Gilead collaboration agreement for drug discovery platform |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income |  | 2,220,013 |  |  |
AbbVie | Collaborative arrangement |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income |  |  | 3,223 |  |
Servier | License [member] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income |  |  |  | 5,362 |
Fee for services segment |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income related to contracts |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income |  | 362 | € 471 | € 248 | € 47
Current deferred income |  | € 400 |  |  |

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