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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Summary of Assets and Liabilities Classified as Held for Sale |
|  | € million |  |  | € million |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | Total |  |  | Total |
Property, plant and equipment held for sale |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 30 |
Disposal groups held for sale(a)(b) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill and intangibles |  |  | 82 |  |  |  | 2,311 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 552 |
Deferred tax assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 145 |
Other non-current assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
|  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 3,009 |
Current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 130 |
Trade and other receivables |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 18 |
Current tax assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19 |
Other |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 5 |
|  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 185 |
Assets held for sale |  |  | 119 |  |  |  | 3,224 |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade payables and other current liabilities |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 106 |
Current tax liabilities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11 |
Provisions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
|  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 118 |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 9 |
Provisions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
Financial liabilities |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 42 |
|  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 52 |
Liabilities held for sale |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 170 |
(a) | In 2018, disposal groups held for sale consists of assets mainly relating to Alsa baking and dessert business.
(b) | In 2017, disposal groups held for sale were primarily related to the Spreads business which was disposed during the year.

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