Pension Plans and Similar Obligations - Defined Contribution Plans and State Plans (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Pension Plans and Similar Obligations
Post-employment benefit expense, defined contribution plans	€ 280	€ 260	€ 234
Total expense of state plans	630	603	529
Total expense of defined contribution plans and state plans	€ 910	€ 863	€ 763

The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined contribution plans. Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity (a fund) and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employee benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 19
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 53
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_53&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2018-03-16

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