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Financial Instruments - Summary of Cash Resources and Other Financial Assets (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Jun. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020
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Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |
Cash at bank and in hand |  | € 2,625 | € 2,764 | € 2,672
Short-term deposits | [1] | 1,411 | 2,764 | 2,176
Other cash equivalents |  | 146 | 20 | 7
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 4,182 | 5,548 | 4,855
Other financial assets |  |  |  |
Financial assets at amortised cost | [2] | 514 | 468 | 774
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | [3] | 9 | 9 |
Derivatives that relate to financial liabilities |  | 40 | 59 | 69
Other | [4] | 322 | 272 | 257
Other financial assets |  | 885 | 808 | 1,100
Current financial assets | [5] | 5,067 | 6,356 | 5,955
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |
Cash at bank and in hand |  |  |  |
Short-term deposits | [1] |  |  |
Other cash equivalents |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |
Other financial assets |  |  |  |
Financial assets at amortised cost | [2] | 148 | 138 | 129
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | [3] | 413 | 361 | 304
Derivatives that relate to financial liabilities |  | 32 | 21 | 96
Other | [4] | 367 | 356 | 286
Other financial assets |  | 960 | 876 | 815
Non-current financial assets | [5] | 960 | 876 | 815
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |
Cash at bank and in hand |  | 2,625 | 2,764 | 2,672
Short-term deposits | [1] | 1,411 | 2,764 | 2,176
Other cash equivalents |  | 146 | 20 | 7
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 4,182 | 5,548 | 4,855
Other financial assets |  |  |  |
Financial assets at amortised cost | [2] | 662 | 606 | 903
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | [3] | 422 | 370 | 304
Derivatives that relate to financial liabilities |  | 72 | 80 | 165
Other | [4] | 689 | 628 | 543
Other financial assets |  | 1,845 | 1,684 | 1,915
Total | [5] | € 6,027 | € 7,232 | € 6,770
[1] | Short-term deposits typically have maturity of up to 3 months.
[2] | Current financial assets at amortised cost include short term deposits with banks with maturities longer than three months excluding deposits which are part of a recognised cash management process and loans to joint venture entities. Non-current financial assets at amortised cost include judicial deposits of €107 million (31 December 2020: €101 million, 30 June 2020: €94 million).
[3] | Included within non-current financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are equity investments of €408 million (31 December 2020: €356 million, 30 June 2020: €284 million).
[4] | Current other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss include A- or higher rated money and capital market instruments. Included within non-current financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are assets in a trust to fund benefit obligations in the US, an option over non-controlling interest in a subsidiary in Hong Kong and investments in a number of companies and financial institutions in North America, North Asia, South Asia and Europe.
[5] | Financial assets exclude trade and other current receivables.

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