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Property, Plant and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure of Detailed Information about Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Commitments to purchase property, plant and equipment | € 323 | € 478
Freehold buildings [member] |  |
Disclosure of Detailed Information about Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful lives | 40 years |
Leasehold land and buildings [member] |  |
Disclosure of Detailed Information about Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful lives | 40 years (or life of lease if less) |
Plant and equipment [member] |  |
Disclosure of Detailed Information about Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Estimated useful lives | 2-20 years |

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- Definition The useful lives or depreciation rates used for property, plant and equipment. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2016-01-13 -Paragraph 73 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=16&date=2016-03-30&anchor=para_73_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2016-03-31 + Details
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