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Treasury Risk Management - Summary of Derivatives Used to Hedge (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets | € 4,762 | € 4,654
Trade payables and other liabilities | (14,126) | (14,538)
Current financial liabilities | (7,968) | (5,450)
Non-current financial liabilities | (16,462) | (11,145)
Designation of Hedge Relationship of Derivatives [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Trade and other receivable | 57 | 135
Financial assets | 116 | 91
Trade payables and other liabilities | (113) | (146)
Current financial liabilities | (86) | (175)
Non-current financial liabilities | (335) | (10)
Total | (361) | (105)
Derivative Used to Hedge [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets | 173 | 226
Non-current financial liabilities | (534) | (331)
Total | (361) | (105)
Fair Value Hedges [member] | Interest rate swap contract [member] | Designation of Hedge Relationship of Derivatives [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets | 2 | 3
Total | 2 | 3
Cash Flow Hedges [member] | Foreign exchange derivatives including cross currency swaps [member] | Designation of Hedge Relationship of Derivatives [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Trade and other receivable | 32 | 36
Trade payables and other liabilities | (40) | (76)
Total | (8) | (40)
Cash Flow Hedges [member] | Interest rate swap contract [member] | Designation of Hedge Relationship of Derivatives [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets | 2 | 4
Current financial liabilities | (18) |
Non-current financial liabilities | (335) | (4)
Total | (351) |
Cash Flow Hedges [member] | Commodity Contracts [member] | Designation of Hedge Relationship of Derivatives [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Trade and other receivable | 12 | 21
Trade payables and other liabilities | (19) | (3)
Total | (7) | 18
Hedges of Net Investment in Foreign Operations [member] | Foreign exchange derivatives including cross currency swaps [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets | (103) | 174
Hedges of Net Investment in Foreign Operations [member] | Foreign exchange derivatives including cross currency swaps [member] | Designation of Hedge Relationship of Derivatives [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets | 9 | 174
Current financial liabilities | (103) | (27)
Total | (94) | 147
Hedge Accounting Not Applied [Member] | Foreign exchange derivatives including cross currency swaps [member] | Designation of Hedge Relationship of Derivatives [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Trade and other receivable | 13 | 79
Financial assets | 73 | (133)
Trade payables and other liabilities | (54) | (67)
Current financial liabilities | 35 | (134)
Total | 67 | (255)
Hedge Accounting Not Applied [Member] | Interest rate swap contract [member] | Designation of Hedge Relationship of Derivatives [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets | 30 | 43
Current financial liabilities |  | (14)
Non-current financial liabilities |  | (6)
Total | € 30 | 23
Hedge Accounting Not Applied [Member] | Commodity Contracts [member] | Designation of Hedge Relationship of Derivatives [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [Line Items] |  |
Trade and other receivable |  | (1)
Total |  | € (1)

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