The amount of the estimated financial effect of contingent liabilities. [Refer: Contingent liabilities [member]]

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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The number of defendants in a legal proceeding.

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The number of patents of a plaintiff alleged to have been infringed by the entity.

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The number of re-examinations of patents decided in the favour of defendant.

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Litigation, Claims, and Legal Contingencies (Details) € in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2010 patent item	Feb. 28, 2010 patent defendant	Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
TecSec legal proceedings
Intellectual property-related litigation and claims
Number of patents alleged infringed		1
Number patents held by TecSec		5
Number of defendants \| defendant		1
Wellogix legal proceedings
Intellectual property-related litigation and claims
Number of patents sought to be declared invalid	6
Number of reexaminations \| item	6
Number of reexaminations, decided in SAP's favor	6
Non-income taxes
Intellectual property-related litigation and claims
Potential amount \| €			€ 102	€ 106