Significant accounting policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Significant accounting policies [Abstract]

Significant accounting policies (Tables), Balance sheet presentation impact of IFRS 15 adoption [Text Block]

Balance sheet presentation impact of IFRS 15 adoption

in millions of EUR

Balance sheet captions	December 31, 2017	Presentation change¹	January 1, 2018²
Other non-current liabilities	474	(249)	226
Non-current contract liabilities		249	249
Accrued liabilities	2,319	(791)	1,528
Other current liabilities	1,126	(372)	754
Current contract liabilities		1,163	1,163

¹ The amounts in relation to the IFRS 15 presentation change have been reclassified to conform to the 31 December 2018 Consolidated balance sheets classification.

² Opening balance sheet after IFRS 15 presentation change.

Significant accounting policies (Tables), Balance sheet impact of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 adoption [Text Block]

Balance sheet impact of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 adoption

in millions of EUR

Balance sheet captions	January 1, 2018¹	IFRS 15	January 1, 2018
Current receivables	3,909	1	3,911
Income tax receivable	109	1	110
Other current assets	392	(75)	317
Investments in associates	142	7	149
Deferred tax assets	1,598	(5)	1,593
Current contract liabilities	1,163	(13)	1,150
Non-current contract liabilities	249	(12)	237
Deferred tax liabilities	33	(15)	18
Shareholders' equity	11,999	(29)	11,970

¹ Opening balance sheet after IFRS 15 presentation change, before other IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 adjustments.

Significant accounting policies (Tables), Retained earnings impact of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 adoption [Text Block]

Retained earnings impact of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 adoption

in millions of EUR

Retained earnings as of December 31, 2017	8,596
IFRS 15 adjustments
Cost of obtaining a contract
Capitalized costs of obtaining a contract	(75)
Deferred tax liability	15
Deferred tax asset	2
Income tax receivable	1
Royalty income
Royalty income - deferred revenue	25
Deferred tax assets	(7)
Current receivables	1
Income tax receivable	1
Investment in associates
Investments in associates	7
IFRS 9 adjustments
Transfer from financial assets fair value through OCI reserve	4
Opening balance Retained earnings as of January 1, 2018	8,571

Significant accounting policies (Tables), Impact of IFRS 9 on other non-current financial assets [Text Block]

Impact of IFRS 9 on other non-current financial assets

in millions of EUR

Other non-current financial assets	FVTOCI¹	Amortized cost²	Held-to-maturity investments	FVTPL	Total
Closing balance as of December 31, 2017 - IAS 39	446	114	1	27	587
Reclassify investments from available-for-sale to FVTPL	(77)			77
Reclassify held-to-maturity investments to amortized cost		1	(1)
Opening balance as of January 1, 2018 - IFRS 9	369	114		104	587

¹ Previously reported as available-for-sale financial assets

² Previously reported as loans and receivables.