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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale | The following assets and liabilities have been disclosed as held for sale:
€ million |  | 30 June 2018 Spreads(a) |  |  | 30 June 2018 Total |  |  | 31 December 2017 Total |
Property, plant and equipment held for sale |  |  | – |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 30 |
Disposal groups held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  | 2,512 |  |  |  | 2,512 |  |  |  | 2,311 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 559 |  |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | 552 |
Deferred tax assets |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | 145 |
Other non-current assets |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 1 |
|  |  | 3,214 |  |  |  | 3,214 |  |  |  | 3,009 |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 130 |
Trade and other receivables |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 18 |
Current tax assets |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 13 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 19 |
Other |  |  | – |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 5 |
|  |  | 179 |  |  |  | 184 |  |  |  | 185 |
Assets held for sale |  |  | 3,393 |  |  |  | 3,404 |  |  |  | 3,224 |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade payables and other current liabilities |  |  | 82 |  |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 106 |
Current tax liabilities |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 11 |
Provisions |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
|  |  | 94 |  |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | 118 |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 9 |
Provisions |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 1 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 42 |
|  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 52 |
Liabilities held for sale |  |  | 142 |  |  |  | 143 |  |  |  | 170 |
(a) | In the second half of 2017 the Group announced agreements to sell the South African spreads business to Remgro and the global spreads business (excluding South Africa) to KKR. Both disposals were completed on 2 July 2018. Consideration of €7.3 billion was received for the sale of the global spreads business (excluding South Africa), including estimated working capital adjustments on completion.

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