The amount of dividends paid per ordinary share.

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The amount, per share, of dividends proposed or declared before financial statements were authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners.

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The discount rate applied on price per share used in determining the number of shares issued in lieu of cash dividend, as a percentage of the average opening price of the shares for a specified trading period.

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The expected amount, per share, of the final dividend payment related to the current year, representing the full fiscal year dividends per share less the quarterly interim dividends previously paid or declared.

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The total expected amount, per share, of dividends related to the current fiscal year, including dividends paid and declared but not yet paid.

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The number of quarterly interim dividends paid to date in relation to the most recent full fiscal year.

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The increase in the number of ordinary shares issued from a stock dividend paid during period.

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The price per share used in determining the number of shares issued in lieu of a cash dividend.

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The trading period preceding dividend declaration, over which the average opening price is used to determine the price per share for shares issued in lieu of a cash dividend.

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Shareholders' equity and share-based payments - Dividend (Details)	Jan. 11, 2018 dividend € / shares shares	Oct. 26, 2017 € / shares	Oct. 12, 2017 € / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 € / shares
Dividend
Number of quarterly interim dividends paid for the current fiscal year \| dividend	2
Dividend (in Euros per share)	€ 0.62		€ 0.62
Share price for dividend paid in shares (in Euros per share)	€ 46.55		€ 41.12
Discount rate on share price for dividend paid in shares, as a percentage of average Euronext Paris opening price			5.00%
Number of trading days to determine stock dividend price	20 days		20 days
Number of shares issued in lieu of cash dividend \| shares	7,087,904		25,633,559
Dividend decided by Board of Directors (in Euros per share)		€ 0.62
Dividend for the 2017 fiscal year, to be submitted at shareholders' meeting (in Euros per share)				€ 2.48
Balance of fiscal year dividend to be distributed after deducting quarterly interim dividends (in Euros per share)				€ 0.62