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Financial Instruments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
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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.
€ million |  | Fair value |  |  | Carrying amount |
| As at 30 June 2019 |  |  | As at 31 December 2018 Restated(a) |  |  | As at 30 June 2018 Restated(a) |  |  | As at 30 June 2019 |  |  | As at 31 December 2018 Restated(a) |  |  | As at 30 June 2018 Restated(a) |
Financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 3,911 |  |  |  | 3,230 |  |  |  | 3,991 |  |  |  | 3,911 |  |  |  | 3,230 |  |  |  | 3,991 |
Amortised cost |  |  | 499 |  |  |  | 629 |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  | 499 |  |  |  | 629 |  |  |  | 632 |
Fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  | 327 |  |  |  | 329 |  |  |  | 288 |  |  |  | 327 |  |  |  | 329 |  |  |  | 288 |
Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives |  |  | 412 |  |  |  | 194 |  |  |  | 209 |  |  |  | 412 |  |  |  | 194 |  |  |  | 209 |
Other |  |  | 381 |  |  |  | 364 |  |  |  | 379 |  |  |  | 381 |  |  |  | 364 |  |  |  | 379 |
|  |  | 5,530 |  |  |  | 4,746 |  |  |  | 5,499 |  |  |  | 5,530 |  |  |  | 4,746 |  |  |  | 5,499 |
Financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans and overdrafts |  |  | (1,044 | ) |  |  | (816 | ) |  |  | (1,131 | ) |  |  | (1,041 | ) |  |  | (814 | ) |  |  | (1,128 | )
Bonds and other loans |  |  | (26,787 | ) |  |  | (23,691 | ) |  |  | (27,842 | ) |  |  | (25,390 | ) |  |  | (23,391 | ) |  |  | (27,426 | )
Lease liabilities |  |  | (1,967 | ) |  |  | (1,981 | ) |  |  | (2,112 | ) |  |  | (1,967 | ) |  |  | (1,981 | ) |  |  | (2,112 | )
Derivatives |  |  | (464 | ) |  |  | (402 | ) |  |  | (542 | ) |  |  | (464 | ) |  |  | (402 | ) |  |  | (542 | )
Other financial liabilities |  |  | (123 | ) |  |  | (150 | ) |  |  | (390 | ) |  |  | (123 | ) |  |  | (150 | ) |  |  | (390 | )
|  |  | (30,385 | ) |  |  | (27,040 | ) |  |  | (32,017 | ) |  |  | (28,985 | ) |  |  | (26,738 | ) |  |  | (31,598 | )
(a) | Restated following adoption of IFRS 16. Refer note 1 and note 9.
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 2019 |  |  | As at 31 December 2018 |  |  | As at 30 June 2018 |
Assets at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income(a) |  |  | 116 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 207 |  |  |  | 160 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 164 |  |  |  | 143 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 141 |
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives(a) |  |  | – |  |  |  | 448 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 276 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 366 |  |  |  | – |
Other |  |  | 155 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 226 |  |  |  | 145 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 219 |  |  |  | 185 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 194 |
Liabilities at fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives(b) |  |  | – |  |  |  | (530 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (542 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (588 | ) |  |  | – |
Contingent Consideration |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (156 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (142 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (199 | )
(a) | Includes €36 million (December 2018: €82 million) derivatives, reported within trade receivables, that hedge trading activities.
(b) | Includes €(66) million (December 2018: €(140) million) derivatives, reported within trade payables, that hedge trading activities.

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