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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Summary of Movements in Property, Plant and Equipment |
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
Movements during 2018 |  | Land and buildings |  |  | Plant and equipment |  |  | Total |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2018 |  |  | 4,462 |  |  |  | 14,936 |  |  |  | 19,398 |
Hyperinflation restatement to 1 January 2018 |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 182 |  |  |  | 219 |
Acquisitions of group companies |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | 42 |
Additions |  |  | 249 |  |  |  | 1,091 |  |  |  | 1,340 |
Disposals |  |  | (97 | ) |  |  | (607 | ) |  |  | (704 | )
Hyperinflationary adjustment |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 142 |
Currency retranslation |  |  | (91 | ) |  |  | (351 | ) |  |  | (442 | )
Reclassification as held for sale |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (54 | ) |  |  | (71 | )
31 December 2018 |  |  | 4,603 |  |  |  | 15,321 |  |  |  | 19,924 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2018 |  |  | (1,429 | ) |  |  | (7,558 | ) |  |  | (8,987 | )
Hyperinflation restatement to 1 January 2018 |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (106 | ) |  |  | (116 | )
Depreciation charge for the year |  |  | (125 | ) |  |  | (1,066 | ) |  |  | (1,191 | )
Disposals |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | 529 |  |  |  | 591 |
Hyperinflationary adjustment |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (53 | ) |  |  | (60 | )
Currency retranslation |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 128 |  |  |  | 143 |
Reclassification as held for sale |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 43 |
31 December 2018 |  |  | (1,484 | ) |  |  | (8,093 | ) |  |  | (9,577 | )
Net book value 31 December 2018(a) |  |  | 3,119 |  |  |  | 7,228 |  |  |  | 10,347 |
Includes capital expenditures for assets under construction |  |  | 130 |  |  |  | 956 |  |  |  | 1,086 |
(a) | Includes €302 million of freehold land.
The Group has commitments to purchase property, plant and equipment of €324 million (2017: €323 million).
|  | € million |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
Movements during 2017 |  | Land and buildings |  |  | Plant and equipment |  |  | Total |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2017 |  |  | 4,745 |  |  |  | 16,462 |  |  |  | 21,207 |
Acquisitions of group companies |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 42 |
Disposals of group companies |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | (78 | ) |  |  | (94 | )
Additions |  |  | 314 |  |  |  | 1,218 |  |  |  | 1,532 |
Disposals |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (440 | ) |  |  | (459 | )
Currency retranslation |  |  | (384 | ) |  |  | (1,283 | ) |  |  | (1,667 | )
Reclassification as held for sale(a) |  |  | (191 | ) |  |  | (972 | ) |  |  | (1,163 | )
31 December 2017 |  |  | 4,462 |  |  |  | 14,936 |  |  |  | 19,398 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2017 |  |  | (1,483 | ) |  |  | (8,051 | ) |  |  | (9,534 | )
Disposals of group companies |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 30 |
Depreciation charge for the year |  |  | (142 | ) |  |  | (1,031 | ) |  |  | (1,173 | )
Disposals |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |  | 414 |
Currency retranslation |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 543 |  |  |  | 643 |
Reclassification as held for sale |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 552 |  |  |  | 633 |
31 December 2017 |  |  | (1,429 | ) |  |  | (7,558 | ) |  |  | (8,987 | )
Net book value 31 December 2017(b) |  |  | 3,033 |  |  |  | 7,378 |  |  |  | 10,411 |
Includes capital expenditures for assets under construction |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 972 |  |  |  | 1,065 |
(a) | Includes €548 million in property plant and equipment related to the Spreads business.
(b) | Includes €247 million of freehold land.

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