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Trade and other receivables (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Trade And Other Receivables Tables  
Disclosure of detailed information about trade and other receivables [text block]
(€ million)   December 31, 2017   December 31, 2016
Trade receivables     10,182       11,186  
Financing receivables                
- for operating purposes – short-term     84       86  
- for operating purposes – current portion of long-term receivables     23       72  
- for non-operating purposes     209       385  
      316       543  
Other receivables                
- from disposals     597       171  
- other     4,642       5,693  
      5,239       5,864  
      15,737       17,593  

Disclosure of allowance for credit losses [text block]

Receivables are stated net of the valuation allowance for doubtful accounts of  €2,729 million (€2,371 million at December 31, 2016):

(€ million)  

Trade

receivables

 

Financing

receivables

 

Other

receivables

  Total
Carrying amount at December 31, 2016     1,817       68       486       2,371  
Additions     539       31       388       927  
Deductions     (448 )     (1 )     (6 )     (455 )
Other changes     (60 )     (8 )     (77 )     (114 )
Carrying amount at December 31, 2017     1,848       90       791       2,729  

Disclosure of detailed information about ageing of trade and other receivable [text block]

The aging of trade and other receivables is presented below:

    December 31, 2017   December 31, 2016
(€ million)  

Trade

receivables

 

Other

receivables

 

Trade

receivables

 

Other

receivables

Neither impaired nor past due     8,800       4,604       9,243       4,869  

Impaired (net of the valuation for doubtful

accounts)

    567       31       759       432  
Not impaired and past due in the following periods:                                
- within 90 days     478       21       744       58  
- 3 to 6 months     46       9       49       81  
- 6 to 12 months     147       202       69       249  
- over 12 months     144       372       322       175  
      815       604       1,184       563  
      10,182       5,239       11,186       5,864  

Disclosure of detailed information about other receivables [text block]

Other receivables were as follows:

(€ million)   December 31, 2017   December 31, 2016
Receivables originated from divestments     597       171  
Accounts receivable from                
- joint venture partners in exploration and production     3,369       4,111  
- prepayments for services     261       372  
- insurance companies     157       147  
- non-financial government entities     2       49  
- factoring arrangements     28       81  
- non-Italian oil entities for oil tax refunds     32       40  
- other receivables     793       893  
      4,642       5,693  
      5,239       5,864