Impairments


Impairments on the financial assets which fall under the scope of IFRS 7 and are reported under the following balance-sheet items developed as follows:

Impairments on receivables 2008

Other non-current financial assets

Financial receiv-
ables

Trade accounts receiv-
able

Other receiv-
ables and other assets

Total

€ million

At cost

At fair value

Balance at Jan 1, 2008

114

 

265

448

3

830

Impairments in the reporting period

2

157

33

230

 

422

Transfers

-9

 

 

 

 

-9

Currency translation adjustments

-1

 

 

-69

 

-70

Disposals

6

 

120

99

1

226

Balance at Dec 31, 2008

100

157

178

510

2

947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairments on receivables 2007

Other non-current financial assets

Financial receiv-
ables

Trade accounts receiv-
able

Other receiv-
ables and other assets

Total

€ million

At cost

At fair value

Balance at Jan 1, 2007

214

 

72

433

3

722

Additions/disposals due to changes in the scope of consolidation

2

 

-2

 

 

0

Impairments in the reporting period

3

 

138

139

1

281

Transfers

-60

 

60

 

 

0

Currency translation adjustments

1

 

 

-27

 

-26

Disposals

46

 

3

97

1

147

Balance at Dec 31, 2007

114

 

265

448

3

830

As of the cut-off date, there were unimpaired, past due receivables in the following amounts:

Receivables, past due and not impaired

Gross amount as of Dec 31, 2008

Receiv-
ables, past due, impaired

Receivables not impaired, past due, by period

€ million

less than 30 days

31 to 60
days

61 to 90
days

91 to 120
days

over 120
days

Financial receivables

5,911

41

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable

10,925

696

847

86

48

42

229

Other receivables and other assets

14,775

4

1

 

 

 

1

 

31,611

741

848

86

48

42

230

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables, past due and not impaired

Gross amount as of Dec 31, 2007

Receiv-
ables, past due, impaired

Receivables not impaired, past due, by period

€ million

less than 30 days

31 to 60
days

61 to 90
days

91 to 120
days

over 120
days

Financial receivables

3,305

13

1

 

1

 

5

Trade accounts receivable

9,401

843

737

70

26

13

161

Other receivables and other assets

6,973

4

7

 

 

 

1

 

19,679

860

745

70

27

13

167