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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Summary of Operating Lease and Other Commitments (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Disclosure Of Operating Lease And Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |
Operating leases | € 2,464 | € 2,454
Other commitments | 1,910 | 2,240
Within 1 year [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Operating Lease And Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |
Operating leases | 481 | 418
Other commitments | 1,099 | 1,274
Later than 1 year but not later than 5 years [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Operating Lease And Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |
Operating leases | 1,259 | 1,250
Other commitments | 780 | 935
Later than 5 years [Member] |  |
Disclosure Of Operating Lease And Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |
Operating leases | 724 | 786
Other commitments | € 31 | € 31

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- Definition The amount of future minimum lease payments payable under non-cancellable operating leases. Minimum lease payments are payments over the lease term that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with: (a) for a lessee, any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee; or (b) for a lessor, any residual value guaranteed to the lessor by: (i) the lessee; (ii) a party related to the lessee; or (iii) a third party unrelated to the lessor that is financially capable of discharging the obligations under the guarantee. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2019-01-01 -Name IAS -Number 17 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 35 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=17&date=2017-03-02&anchor=para_35_a&doctype=Standard&book=B -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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