Share-Based Payments - LTI 2016 Plan (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 D
LTI Plan 2016
SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
Term of grant	4 years
Vesting life of share based awards	4 years
Number of trading days of shares after vesting period and publication of fourth-quarter results on grant price is calculated as arithmetic mean of the XETRA closing prices	20
Cap of the payout price as a percent to the grant price (in percentage)	300.00%
LTI Plan 2016, performance share units
SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
Percentage of the type of award to the total award under the specific plan	60.00%
LTI Plan 2016, retention share units
SHARE-BASED PAYMENTS
Percentage of the type of award to the total award under the specific plan	40.00%

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