v3.19.3.a.u2
Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure Of Reconciliation Of Changes In Intangible Assets And Goodwill [Abstract]  
Summary of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

 

 

Internal

development

costs and

patents

 

 

Acquired

intangible

assets

 

 

Total

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(in € millions)

 

Cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1, 2018

 

 

18

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

170

 

Additions

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Acquisition, business combination (Note 5)

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

11

 

Exchange differences

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

4

 

At December 31, 2018

 

 

26

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

146

 

 

 

193

 

Additions

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

Acquisition, business combination

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

328

 

 

 

355

 

Exchange differences

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

4

 

 

 

3

 

At December 31, 2019

 

 

45

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

478

 

 

 

570

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1, 2018

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(8

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8

)

Amortization charge

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(5

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

At December 31, 2018

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

 

 

 

(19

)

Amortization charge

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

 

 

 

(16

)

Exchange differences

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

At December 31, 2019

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(34

)

 

 

 

 

 

(34

)

Cost, net accumulated amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2018

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

146

 

 

 

174

 

At December 31, 2019

 

 

26

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

478

 

 

 

536

 

 

Schedule of Carrying Amount of Goodwill Allocated to Each of the Operating Segments The carrying amount of goodwill allocated to each of the operating segments is as follows:

 

 

 

Premium

 

 

Ad-Supported

 

 

Premium

 

 

Ad-Supported

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(in € millions)

 

Goodwill

 

 

130

 

 

 

348

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

18