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FInancial Instruments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Summary of Fair Values of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities | The Group is exposed to the risks of changes in fair value of its financial assets and liabilities. The following tables summarise the fair values and carrying amounts of financial instruments and the fair value calculations by category. On transition to IFRS 9, there were no changes to the carrying values of the Group’s financial assets.
€ million |  | Fair value |  |  | Carrying amount |
| As at 30 June 2018 |  |  | As at 31 December 2017 |  |  | As at 30 June 2017 |  |  | As at 30 June 2018 |  |  | As at 31 December 2017 |  |  | As at 30 June 2017 |
Financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 3,991 |  |  |  | 3,317 |  |  |  | 5,016 |  |  |  | 3,991 |  |  |  | 3,317 |  |  |  | 5,016 |
Held-to-maturity investments(a) |  |  | – |  |  |  | 163 |  |  |  | 152 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 163 |  |  |  | 152 |
Loans and receivables(a) |  |  | – |  |  |  | 463 |  |  |  | 304 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 463 |  |  |  | 304 |
Available-for-sale financial assets(a) |  |  | – |  |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | 655 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | 655 |
Amortised cost(a) |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Fair value through other comprehensive income(a) |  |  | 288 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 288 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives |  |  | 209 |  |  |  | 116 |  |  |  | 293 |  |  |  | 209 |  |  |  | 116 |  |  |  | 293 |
Other |  |  | 379 |  |  |  | 139 |  |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 379 |  |  |  | 139 |  |  |  | 106 |
|  |  | 5,499 |  |  |  | 4,762 |  |  |  | 6,526 |  |  |  | 5,499 |  |  |  | 4,762 |  |  |  | 6,526 |
Financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preference shares |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (125 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (68 | )
Bank loans and overdrafts |  |  | (1,131 | ) |  |  | (995 | ) |  |  | (829 | ) |  |  | (1,128 | ) |  |  | (992 | ) |  |  | (825 | )
Bonds and other loans |  |  | (27,842 | ) |  |  | (23,368 | ) |  |  | (19,031 | ) |  |  | (27,426 | ) |  |  | (22,709 | ) |  |  | (18,353 | )
Finance lease creditors |  |  | (151 | ) |  |  | (147 | ) |  |  | (153 | ) |  |  | (135 | ) |  |  | (131 | ) |  |  | (134 | )
Derivatives |  |  | (542 | ) |  |  | (421 | ) |  |  | (253 | ) |  |  | (542 | ) |  |  | (421 | ) |  |  | (253 | )
Other financial liabilities |  |  | (390 | ) |  |  | (177 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | (390 | ) |  |  | (177 | ) |  |  | – |
|  |  | (30,056 | ) |  |  | (25,108 | ) |  |  | (20,391 | ) |  |  | (29,621 | ) |  |  | (24,430 | ) |  |  | (19,633 | )
(a) | Classification has changed following adoption of IFRS 9. See below and note 1 for further details.
Summary of Assets and Liabilities Carried at Fair Value, Classification of Fair Value Calculations by Category |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
€ million |  | As at 30 June 2018 |  |  | As at 31 December 2017 |  |  | As at 30 June 2017 |
Assets at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale financial assets(a) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 215 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 342 |  |  |  | 277 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 370 |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income(a) |  |  | 143 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 141 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives(a) |  |  | – |  |  |  | 366 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 173 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 376 |  |  |  | – |
Other |  |  | 185 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 194 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 2 |
Liabilities at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives(b) |  |  | – |  |  |  | (588 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (534 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (392 | ) |  |  | – |
Contingent Consideration |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (199 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (445 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (413 | )
(a) | Includes €157 million (December 2017: €57 million) derivatives, reported within trade receivables, that hedge trading activities.
(b) | Includes €(46) million (December 2017: €(113) million) derivatives, reported within trade payables, that hedge trading activities.

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