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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Schedule of leased and owned assets |
|  |  |  |  | € million |  |  | € million |
Property, plant and equipment |  | Notes |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Owned assets |  |  | 10A |  |  |  | 8,909 |  |  |  | 10,249 |
Leased assets |  |  | 10B |  |  |  | 1,649 |  |  |  | 1,813 |
Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,558 |  |  |  | 12,062 |
Summary of Movements in Owned Assets |
Movements during 2020 |  | € million Land and buildings |  |  | € million Plant and equipment |  |  | € million Total |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2020 |  |  | 4,498 |  |  |  | 15,844 |  |  |  | 20,342 |
Additions through business combinations |  |  | 122 |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 166 |
Additions |  |  | 107 |  |  |  | 756 |  |  |  | 863 |
Disposals and other movements |  |  | (90 | ) |  |  | (901 | ) |  |  | (991 | )
Hyperinflationary adjustment |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | (45 | )
Reclassification as held for sale |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  | (81 | ) |  |  | (100 | )
Currency retranslation |  |  | (397 | ) |  |  | (1,330 | ) |  |  | (1,727 | )
31 December 2020 |  |  | 4,203 |  |  |  | 14,305 |  |  |  | 18,508 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2020 |  |  | (1,479 | ) |  |  | (8,614 | ) |  |  | (10,093 | )
Depreciation charge for the year |  |  | (135 | ) |  |  | (1,093 | ) |  |  | (1,228 | )
Disposals and other movements |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 814 |  |  |  | 868 |
Hyperinflationary adjustment |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 26 |
Reclassification as held for sale |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 71 |
Currency retranslation |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | 654 |  |  |  | 757 |
31 December 2020 |  |  | (1,440 | ) |  |  | (8,159 | ) |  |  | (9,599 | )
Net book value 31 December 2020 (a) |  |  | 2,763 |  |  |  | 6,146 |  |  |  | 8,909 |
Includes capital expenditures for assets under construction |  |  | 75 |  |  |  | 660 |  |  |  | 735 |
The Group has commitments to purchase property, plant and equipment of €251 million (2019: €264 million).
Movements during 2019 |  | € million Land and buildings |  |  | € million Plant and equipment |  |  | € million Total |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2019 |  |  | 4,386 |  |  |  | 15,216 |  |  |  | 19,602 |
Additions through business combinations |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 35 |
Additions |  |  | 175 |  |  |  | 1,141 |  |  |  | 1,316 |
Disposals and other movements |  |  | (72 | ) |  |  | (649 | ) |  |  | (721 | )
Hyperinflationary adjustment |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | (31 | )
Reclassification as held for sale |  |  | (63 | ) |  |  | (116 | ) |  |  | (179 | )
Currency retranslation |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 252 |  |  |  | 320 |
31 December 2019 |  |  | 4,498 |  |  |  | 15,844 |  |  |  | 20,342 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2019 |  |  | (1,390 | ) |  |  | (7,998 | ) |  |  | (9,388 | )
Depreciation charge for the year |  |  | (134 | ) |  |  | (1,022 | ) |  |  | (1,156 | )
Disposals and other movements |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 456 |  |  |  | 484 |
Hyperinflationary adjustment |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 35 |
Reclassification as held for sale |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 119 |
Currency retranslation |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | (161 | ) |  |  | (187 | )
31 December 2019 |  |  | (1,479 | ) |  |  | (8,614 | ) |  |  | (10,093 | )
Net book value 31 December 2019 (a) |  |  | 3,019 |  |  |  | 7,230 |  |  |  | 10,249 |
Includes capital expenditures for assets under construction |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | 872 |  |  |  | 950 |
(a) | Includes €347 million (2019: €319 million) of freehold land.
Summary of Movements in Leased Assets |
Movements during 2020 |  | € million Land and buildings |  |  | € million Plant and equipment |  |  | € million Total |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2020 |  |  | 2,874 |  |  |  | 827 |  |  |  | 3,701 |
Additions through business combinations |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 33 |
Additions |  |  | 390 |  |  |  | 189 |  |  |  | 579 |
Disposals and other movements |  |  | (436 | ) |  |  | (188 | ) |  |  | (624 | )
Hyperinflationary adjustment |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | )
Currency retranslation |  |  | (216 | ) |  |  | (63 | ) |  |  | (279 | )
31 December 2020 |  |  | 2,639 |  |  |  | 768 |  |  |  | 3,407 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2020 |  |  | (1,397 | ) |  |  | (491 | ) |  |  | (1,888 | )
Depreciation charge for the year |  |  | (315 | ) |  |  | (142 | ) |  |  | (457 | )
Disposals and other movements |  |  | 300 |  |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | 450 |
Currency retranslation |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 137 |
31 December 2020 |  |  | (1,311 | ) |  |  | (447 | ) |  |  | (1,758 | )
Net book value 31 December 2020 |  |  | 1,328 |  |  |  | 321 |  |  |  | 1,649 |
Movements during 2019 |  | € million Land and buildings |  |  | € million Plant and equipment |  |  | € million Total |
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2019 |  |  | 2,770 |  |  |  | 816 |  |  |  | 3,586 |
Additions |  |  | 278 |  |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 452 |
Disposals and other movements |  |  | (240 | ) |  |  | (180 | ) |  |  | (420 | )
Hyperinflationary adjustment |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 23 |
Currency retranslation |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 60 |
31 December 2019 |  |  | 2,874 |  |  |  | 827 |  |  |  | 3,701 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January 2019 |  |  | (1,241 | ) |  |  | (471 | ) |  |  | (1,712 | )
Depreciation charge for the year |  |  | (297 | ) |  |  | (159 | ) |  |  | (456 | )
Disposals and other movements |  |  | 154 |  |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | 304 |
Hyperinflationary adjustment |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9 |
Currency retranslation |  |  | (22 | ) |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (33 | )
31 December 2019 |  |  | (1,397 | ) |  |  | (491 | ) |  |  | (1,888 | )
Net book value 31 December 2019 |  |  | 1,477 |  |  |  | 336 |  |  |  | 1,813 |

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