v3.10.0.1
Property and equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure Of Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and equipment

12.

Property and equipment

 

 

 

Property

and

equipment

 

 

Leasehold

improvements

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in € millions)

 

Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1, 2017

 

 

111

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

162

 

Additions

 

 

10

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

39

 

Disposals

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(13

)

Exchange differences

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(10

)

At December 31, 2017

 

 

105

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

178

 

Additions

 

 

3

 

 

 

142

 

 

 

145

 

Disposals

 

 

(46

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(47

)

Exchange differences

 

 

(1

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

At December 31, 2018

 

 

61

 

 

 

216

 

 

 

277

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1, 2017

 

 

(62

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(77

)

Depreciation charge

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(46

)

Disposals

 

 

11

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

13

 

Exchange differences

 

 

4

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

5

 

At December 31, 2017

 

 

(84

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(105

)

Depreciation charge

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(21

)

Disposals

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

 

 

45

 

Exchange differences

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

At December 31, 2018

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(30

)

 

 

(80

)

Cost, net accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2017

 

 

21

 

 

 

52

 

 

 

73

 

At December 31, 2018

 

 

11

 

 

 

186

 

 

 

197

 

 

In 2017, the Group shortened the useful life of certain equipment due to a planned transition to the cloud and recorded accelerated depreciation of €11 million. The Group had no such charges in 2018.

The Group had €113 million and €10 million of leasehold improvements that were not placed into service as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.