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Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [abstract] |
Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
| Internal development costs and patents |  | Acquired intangible assets |  | Total |  | Goodwill |  | Total
| (in € millions)
Cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At January 1, 2019 | 26 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 193 |
Additions | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
Acquisition, business combination (Note 5) | — |  |  | 27 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 328 |  |  | 355 |
Exchange differences | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |
At December 31, 2019 | 45 |  |  | 47 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 478 |  |  | 570 |
Additions | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
Acquisition, business combination (Note 5) | — |  |  | 48 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 304 |  |  | 352 |
Exchange differences | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |  |  | (46) |  |  | (50) |
At December 31, 2020 | 64 |  |  | 91 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 736 |  |  | 891 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At January 1, 2019 | (12) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (19) |  |  | — |  |  | (19) |
Amortization charge | (7) |  |  | (9) |  |  | (16) |  |  | — |  |  | (16) |
Exchange differences | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
At December 31, 2019 | (19) |  |  | (15) |  |  | (34) |  |  | — |  |  | (34) |
Amortization charge | (12) |  |  | (13) |  |  | (25) |  |  | — |  |  | (25) |
Exchange differences | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
At December 31, 2020 | (31) |  |  | (27) |  |  | (58) |  |  | — |  |  | (58) |
Cost, net accumulated amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At December 31, 2019 | 26 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 478 |  |  | 536 |
At December 31, 2020 | 33 |  |  | 64 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 736 |  |  | 833 |
Schedule of Carrying Amount of Goodwill Allocated to Each of the Operating Segments | The carrying amount of goodwill allocated to each of the operating segments is as follows:
| Premium |  | Ad-Supported |  | Premium |  | Ad-Supported
| 2020 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2019
| (in € millions)
Goodwill | 125 |  |  | 611 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 348 |

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