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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Summary of Movements in Property, Plant and Equipment |
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  | Land and |  |  | Plant and |  |  |  |
Movements during 2017 |  | buildings |  |  | equipment |  |  | Total |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2017 |  |  | 4,745 |  |  |  | 16,462 |  |  |  | 21,207 |
Acquisitions of group companies |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 42 |
Disposals of group companies |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | (78 | ) |  |  | (94 | )
Additions |  |  | 314 |  |  |  | 1,218 |  |  |  | 1,532 |
Disposals |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (440 | ) |  |  | (459 | )
Currency retranslation |  |  | (384 | ) |  |  | (1,283 | ) |  |  | (1,667 | )
Reclassification as held for sale(a) |  |  | (191 | ) |  |  | (972 | ) |  |  | (1,163 | )
31 December 2017 |  |  | 4,462 |  |  |  | 14,936 |  |  |  | 19,398 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2017 |  |  | (1,483 | ) |  |  | (8,051 | ) |  |  | (9,534 | )
Disposals of group companies |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 30 |
Depreciation charge for the year |  |  | (142 | ) |  |  | (1,031 | ) |  |  | (1,173 | )
Disposals |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |  | 414 |
Currency retranslation |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 543 |  |  |  | 643 |
Reclassification as held for sale |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 552 |  |  |  | 633 |
31 December 2017 |  |  | (1,429 | ) |  |  | (7,558 | ) |  |  | (8,987 | )
Net book value 31 December 2017(b) |  |  | 3,033 |  |  |  | 7,378 |  |  |  | 10,411 |
Includes payments on account and assets in course of construction |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 972 |  |  |  | 1,065 |
(a) | Includes €548 million in property plant and equipment related to the Spreads business. Refer to note 22 for further details.
(b) | Includes €247 million (2016: €249 million) of freehold land.
The Group has commitments to purchase property, plant and equipment of €323 million (2016: €478 million).
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  | Land and |  |  | Plant and |  |  |  |
Movements during 2016 |  | buildings |  |  | equipment |  |  | Total |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2016 |  |  | 4,551 |  |  |  | 15,366 |  |  |  | 19,917 |
Acquisitions of group companies |  |  | - |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 13 |
Disposals of group companies |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (12 | )
Additions |  |  | 358 |  |  |  | 1,553 |  |  |  | 1,911 |
Disposals |  |  | (84 | ) |  |  | (521 | ) |  |  | (605 | )
Currency retranslation |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 87 |
Reclassification as held for sale |  |  | (102 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (104 | )
31 December 2016 |  |  | 4,745 |  |  |  | 16,462 |  |  |  | 21,207 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2016 |  |  | (1,443 | ) |  |  | (7,416 | ) |  |  | (8,859 | )
Disposals of group companies |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 8 |
Depreciation charge for the year |  |  | (149 | ) |  |  | (1,005 | ) |  |  | (1,154 | )
Disposals |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 332 |  |  |  | 388 |
Currency retranslation |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (10 | )
Reclassification as held for sale |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 93 |
31 December 2016 |  |  | (1,483 | ) |  |  | (8,051 | ) |  |  | (9,534 | )
Net book value 31 December 2016 |  |  | 3,262 |  |  |  | 8,411 |  |  |  | 11,673 |
Includes payments on account and assets in course of construction |  |  | 189 |  |  |  | 1,236 |  |  |  | 1,425 |

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