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Taxation - Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | € 1,117 | € 1,085 |
Liabilities | (1,923) | (1,913) |
Total | (806) | (828) | € (707)
More than 1 year [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | 840 | 730 |
Liabilities | (2,046) | (1,868) |
Total | (1,206) | (1,138) |
Pensions and similar obligations [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | 334 | 294 |
Liabilities | 70 | 22 |
Total | 404 | 316 | 766
Provisions and accruals [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | 578 | 465 |
Liabilities | 243 | 188 |
Total | 821 | 653 | 922
Goodwill and intangible assets [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | 41 | 86 |
Liabilities | (1,952) | (1,738) |
Total | (1,911) | (1,652) | (1,928)
Accelerated tax depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | (64) | (21) |
Liabilities | (615) | (658) |
Total | (679) | (679) | (870)
Tax losses [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | 126 | 125 |
Liabilities | 4 | 5 |
Total | 130 | 130 | 131
Fair value gains [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | 12 | 23 |
Liabilities | 143 | 77 |
Total | 155 | 100 | (7)
Fair value losses [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | 2 | 3 |
Liabilities | 20 | 21 |
Total | 22 | 24 | 29
Share-based payments [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | 59 | 74 |
Liabilities | 116 | 120 |
Total | 175 | 194 | 169
Other [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items] |  |  |
Assets | 29 | 36 |
Liabilities | 48 | 50 |
Total | € 77 | € 86 | € 81

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