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Trade Payables and Other Liabilities - Summary of Trade Payables and Other Liabilities (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Current: due within one year |  |
Trade payables | € 8,217 | € 8,591
Accruals | 3,666 | 3,655
Social security and sundry taxes | 539 | 468
Deferred consideration | 26 | 151
Others | 978 | 1,006
Trade and other current payables | 13,426 | 13,871
Non-current: due after more than one year |  |
Accruals | 146 | 159
Deferred consideration | 485 | 443
Others | 69 | 65
Non current payables | 700 | 667
Total trade | € 14,126 | € 14,538

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