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Provisions for employee benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Provisions For Employee Benefits [Abstract]

Disclosure of defined benefit plans [text block]

(€ million)		December 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
TFR			284				298
Foreign defined benefit plans			409				276
FISDE and other foreign medical plans			122				124
Other benefit plans			207				170
			1,022				868

Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [text block]

Present value of employee benefits, estimated by applying actuarial techniques, consisted of the following:

		December 31, 2017																				December 31, 2016
(€ million)		TFR				Foreign defined benefit plans				FISDE and other foreign medical plans				Other benefit plans				Total				TFR				Foreign defined benefit plans				FISDE and other foreign medical plans				Other benefit plans				Total
Present value of benefit liabilities at beginning of year			298				895				124				170				1,487				281				1,240				156				153				1,830
Current cost							24				2				54				80								28				2				56				86
Interest cost			3				29				2				1				35				6				34				3				1				44
Remeasurements:			(6	)			54				(1	)			3				50				19				22				(17	)			1				25
- actuarial (gains) losses due to changes in demographic assumptions							(14	)											(14	)			(2	)			(2	)			(1	)			(2	)			(7	)
- actuarial (gains) losses due to changes in financial assumptions			(5	)			71								3				69				11				30				(2	)			2				41
- experience (gains) losses			(1	)			(3	)			(1	)							(5	)			10				(6	)			(14	)			1				(9	)
Past service cost and (gains) losses settlements							(1	)							30				29								(7	)			2				(3	)			(8	)
Plan contributions:							1												1								1												1
- employee contributions							1												1								1												1
Benefits paid			(10	)			(37	)			(5	)			(37	)			(89	)			(8	)			(33	)			(6	)			(31	)			(78	)
Reclassification to asset held for sale							(12	)							(2	)			(14	)
Changes in the scope of consolidation			(1	)			(15	)			(1	)			(3	)			(20	)
Currency translation differences and other changes							59				1				(9	)			51								(390	)			(16	)			(7	)			(413	)
Present value of benefit liabilities at end of year (a)			284				997				122				207				1,610				298				895				124				170				1,487
Plan assets at beginning of year							619												619								707												707
Interest income							20												20								20												20
Return on plan assets							12												12								42												42
Past service cost and (gains) losses settlements																											(3	)											(3	)
Plan contributions:							24												24								25												25
- employee contributions							1												1								1												1
- employer contributions							23												23								24												24
Benefits paid							(25	)											(25	)							(19	)											(19	)
Changes in the scope of consolidation							(15	)											(15	)
Currency translation differences and other changes							(47	)											(47	)							(153	)											(153	)
Plan assets at end of year (b)							588												588								619												619
Net liability recognized at end of year (a-b)			284				409				122				207				1,022				298				276				124				170				868

Disclosure of detailed information about employee benefits Costs charged to the profit and loss account and other comprehensive income [text block]

Costs charged to the profit and loss account consisted of the following:

(€ million)		TFR				Foreign defined benefit plans				Fisde and other foreign medical plans				Other benefit plans				Total
2017
Current cost							24				2				54				80
Past service cost and (gains) losses on settlements							(1	)							30				29
Interest cost (income), net:
- interest cost on liabilities			3				29				2				1				35
- interest income on plan assets							(20	)											(20	)
Total interest cost (income), net			3				9				2				1				15
- of which recognized in “Payroll and related cost”															1				1
- of which recognized in “Financial income (expense)”			3				9				2								14
Remeasurements for long-term plans															3				3
Total			3				32				4				88				127
- of which recognized in “Payroll and related cost”							23				2				88				113
- of which recognized in “Financial income (expense)”			3				9				2								14
2016
Current cost							28				2				56				86
Past service cost and (gains) losses on settlements							(4	)			2				(3	)			(5	)
Interest cost (income), net:
- interest cost on liabilities			6				34				3				1				44
- interest income on plan assets							(20	)											(20	)
Total interest cost (income), net			6				14				3				1				24
- of which recognized in “Payroll and related cost”															1				1
- of which recognized in “Financial income (expense)”			6				14				3								23
Remeasurements for long-term plans															(1	)			(1	)
Total			6				38				7				53				104
- of which recognized in “Payroll and related cost”							24				4				53				81
- of which recognized in “Financial income (expense)”			6				14				3								23

 Costs recognized in other comprehensive income consisted of the following:

		2017																2016
(€ million)		TFR				Foreign defined benefit plans				Fisde and other foreign medical plans				Total				TFR				Foreign defined benefit plans				Fisde and other foreign medical plans				Other benefit plans				Total
Remeasurements
Actuarial (gains)/losses due to changes in demographic assumptions							(14	)							(14	)			(2	)			(2	)			(1	)			1				(4	)
Actuarial (gains)/losses due to changes in financial assumptions			(5	)			71								66				11				30				(2	)			1				40
Experience (gains) losses			(1	)			(3	)			(1	)			(5	)			10				(6	)			(14	)							(10	)
Return on plan assets							(12	)							(12	)							(42	)											(42	)
			(6	)			42				(1	)			35				19				(20	)			(17	)			2				(16	)

Disclosure of fair value of plan assets [text block]

Plan assets consisted of the following:

(€ million)		Cash and cash equivalents				Equity securities				Debt securities				Real estate				Derivatives				Investment funds				Assets held by insurance company				Other				Total
December 31, 2017
Plan assets with a quoted market price			16				48				329				10				9				60				13				100				585
Plan assets without a quoted market price																											3								3
			16				48				329				10				9				60				16				100				588
December 31, 2016
Plan assets with a quoted market price			105				49				270				11				1				65				14				101				616
Plan assets without a quoted market price																											3								3
			105				49				270				11				1				65				17				101				619

Disclosure of detailed information about actuarial assumptions [text block]

The main actuarial assumptions used in the measurement of the liabilities at year-end and in the estimate of costs expected for 2018 consisted of the following:

				TFR				Foreign defined benefit plans		FISDE and other foreign medical plans				Other long-term benefit plans
2017
Discount rate		(%)			1.5			0.6-15.5			1.5				0.0-1.5
Rate of compensation increase		(%)			2.5			1.5-13.5
Rate of price inflation		(%)			1.5			0.6-14.8			1.5				1.5
Life expectations on retirement at age 65		(years)						13-24			24
2016
Discount rate		(%)			1.0			0.6-17.5			1.0				0.0-1.0
Rate of compensation increase		(%)			2.0			1.0-15.0
Rate of price inflation		(%)			1.0			0.6-13.5			1.0				1.0
Life expectations on retirement at age 65		(years)						13-24			24

Disclosure of detailed information about geographical area related to the main actuarial assumptions used in the valuation of the principal foreign defined benefit plans [text block]

The following is an analysis by geographical area related to the main actuarial assumptions used in the valuation of the principal foreign defined benefit plans:

				Euro area				Rest of Europe				Africa				Other areas				Foreign defined benefit plans
2017
Discount rate		(%)			1.5-1.8				0.6-2.5				3.7-15.5				4.1-8.0				0.6-15.5
Rate of compensation increase		(%)			1.5-3.0				2.5-3.7				5.0-13.5				1.5-10.0				1.5-13.5
Rate of price inflation		(%)			1.5-1.9				0.6-3.4				3.7-14.8				1.5-4.8				0.6-14.8
Life expectations on retirement at age 65		(years)			21-24				22-24				13-17								13-24
2016
Discount rate		(%)			1.0-2.0				0.6-2.7				3.5-17.5				7.3-8.1				0.6-17.5
Rate of compensation increase		(%)			1.0-3.0				2.3-3.8				5.0-15.0				7.8-10.0				1.0-15.0
Rate of price inflation		(%)			1.0-1.8				0.6-3.4				3.5-13.5				5.0-5.5				0.6-13.5
Life expectations on retirement at age 65		(years)			21-22				23-24				13-15								13-24

Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [text block]

The effects of a possible change in the main actuarial assumptions at the end of the year are listed below:

		Discount rate								Rate of price inflation				Rate of increases in pensionable salaries				Healthcare cost trend rate				Rate of increases to pensions in payment
(€ million)		0.5% Increase				0.5% Decrease				0.5% Increase				0.5% Increase				0.5% Increase				0.5% Increase
December 31, 2017
Effect on DBO
TFR			(13	)			14				9
Foreign defined benefit plans			(72	)			79				24				20								13
FISDE and other foreign medical plans			(7	)			7												7
Other benefit plans			(3	)			1				1
December 31, 2016
Effect on DBO
TFR			(15	)			16				10
Foreign defined benefit plans			(57	)			66				33				15								23
FISDE and other foreign medical plans			(7	)			8												8
Other benefit plans			(2	)			2				1

Disclosure of information about maturity profile of defined benefit obligation [text block]

The following is an analysis by maturity date of the liabilities for employee benefit plans:

(€ million)		TFR				Foreign defined benefit plans				FISDE and other foreign medical plans				Other benefit plans
December 31, 2017
2018			16				47				5				66
2019			17				65				5				60
2020			18				70				5				46
2021			17				79				5				8
2022			14				84				5				6
2023 and thereafter			202				64				97				31
December 31, 2016
2017			13				31				5				37
2018			14				44				5				59
2019			15				33				5				52
2020			17				33				5				3
2021			19				38				5				3
2022 and thereafter			220				97				99				42

The weighted average duration of the liabilities for employee benefit plans was the following:

				TFR				Foreign defined benefit plans				FISDE and other foreign medical plans				Other benefit plans
2017
Weighted average duration		(years)			10.1				17.5				13.7				3.0
2016
Weighted average duration		(years)			10.3				17.9				13.9				3.4

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