13 Property, plant and equipment

CHANGES IN PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT IN THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2018
€ million	Land, land rights and buildings, including buildings on third-party land	Technical equipment and machinery	Other equipment, operating and office equipment	Payments on account and assets under construction	Total

Cost Balance at Jan. 1, 2018	34,335	45,450	68,909	6,876	155,569
Foreign exchange differences	−98	−216	−79	−59	−452
Changes in consolidated Group	168	9	6	6	189
Additions	597	1,103	4,960	6,452	13,112
Transfers	858	1,753	2,048	−4,703	−43
Disposals	117	1,424	1,495	35	3,071
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	35,743	46,676	74,350	8,537	165,305
Depreciation and impairment Balance at Jan. 1, 2018	14,621	32,286	53,352	69	100,327
Foreign exchange differences	−39	−130	−59	−5	−232
Changes in consolidated Group	10	7	1	–	18
Additions to cumulative depreciation	1,062	3,222	5,593	–	9,876
Additions to cumulative impairment losses	22	21	273	258	574
Transfers	−5	47	−25	−18	−1
Disposals	83	1,370	1,318	0	2,770
Reversal of impairment losses	36	26	14	41	117
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	15,552	34,057	57,803	263	107,675
Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2018	20,191	12,618	16,546	8,274	57,630
of which assets leased under finance leases Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2018	267	5	41	0	314

Future finance lease payments due, and their present values, are shown in the following table:

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€ million	2019	2020 – 2023	from 2024	Total

Finance lease payments	68	231	360	659
Interest component of finance lease payments	18	73	119	210
Carrying amount of liabilities	51	158	241	449

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CHANGES IN PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT IN THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2019

€ million

Land, land rights and buildings, including buildings on third-party land

Technical equipment and machinery

Other equipment, operating and office equipment

Payments on account and assets under construction

Total

1	Value in the opening balance adjusted (see disclosures on IFRS 16).

Cost Balance at Jan. 1, 2019¹

39,976

46,684

74,702

8,536

169,898

Foreign exchange differences

198

181

303

718

Changes in consolidated Group

108

Additions

1,862

1,716

5,403

6,104

15,084

Transfers

1,867

2,776

2,946

−7,109

481

Classified as held for sale

124

206

406

Disposals

303

1,077

1,331

2,740

Balance at Dec. 31, 2019

43,531

50,090

81,997

7,526

183,143

Depreciation and impairment Balance at Jan. 1, 2019¹

15,418

34,052

57,821

263

107,554

Foreign exchange differences

131

218

402

Changes in consolidated Group

Additions to cumulative depreciation

1,927

3,407

6,237

–

11,572

Additions to cumulative impairment losses

142

260

Transfers

151

−59

149

Classified as held for sale

–

145

Disposals

149

1,014

1,169

–

2,332

Reversal of impairment losses

331

109

487

Balance at Dec. 31, 2019

17,389

36,498

62,862

242

116,991

Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2019

26,142

13,592

19,135

7,284

66,152

In the previous year, payments for assets leased under operating leases recognized in the income statement amounted to €1,690 million. With respect to internally used assets, € 1,544 million of this figure was attributable to minimum lease payments and €13 million to contingent lease payments in the previous year. The payments of €133 million under subleases primarily related to minimum lease payments in the previous year.

Government grants of €146 million (previous year: €207 million) were deducted from the cost of property, plant and equipment and as in the previous year noncash benefits received amounting to €0.4 million were not capitalized as the cost of assets.

In connection with land and buildings, real property liens of €1,221 million (previous year: €1,062 million) are pledged as collateral for partial retirement obligations, financial liabilities and other liabilities.

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