| Consolidated statement of cash flows | |||
| € million | Note | 1 Jan.–31 Dec. 2017 | 1 Jan.–31 Dec. 2016 |
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit before tax | 327.6 | 145.2 | |
| Adjustments | |||
| Depreciation according to plan | 139.2 | 137.6 | |
| Finance income and costs | -1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Other adjustments | 2.8 | -66.9 | 90.6 |
| 70.9 | 229.2 | ||
| Change in working capital | |||
| Current non-interest-bearing receivables, increase (-)/decrease (+) | -73.0 | -43.8 | |
| Inventories, increase (-)/decrease (+) | -9.2 | 5.1 | |
| Current non-interest-bearing liabilities, increase (+)/decrease (-) | 29.2 | -78.5 | |
| -53.0 | -117.2 | ||
| Interest paid and other finance costs | -15.5 | -17.0 | |
| Interest received | 16.1 | 14.1 | |
| Dividends received | 2.2 | 0.0 | |
| Income taxes paid | -46.6 | -84.1 | |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 301.7 | 170.2 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Payments for acquisition of subsidiary shares, net of cash acquired | 3.2 | -0.5 | -427.5 |
| Payments to acquire equity accounted investments | 2.8 | -1.6 | - |
| Payments for property, plant, equipment and intangible assets | 2.8 | -319.9 | -277.4 |
| Proceeds from sale of business operations, net of cash disposed of | 3.2 | 143.9 | 160.9 |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets | 96.7 | 44.0 | |
| Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale financial assets | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Non-current loan and receivables, increase (-)/decrease (+) | -7.0 | -1.5 | |
| Net cash flows from investing activities | -88.3 | -501.1 | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Interest-bearing liabilities, increase (+)/decrease (-) | 2.8 | 5.2 | 63.0 |
| Repayments of finance lease liabilities | 2.8 | -5.4 | -3.6 |
| Interest-bearing receivables, increase (-)/decrease (+) | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Dividends paid | -203.8 | -249.5 | |
| Equity increase | - | 12.6 | |
| Short-term money market investments, increase (-)/decrease (+) | -36.4 | 364.5 | |
| Other items | -2.9 | 6.5 | |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | -242.9 | 195.6 | |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents and current available-for-sale financial assets | -29.5 | -135.3 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents and current available-for-sale financial assets as at 1 January | 2.8 | 200.8 | 334.1 |
| Currency translation difference adjustment and change in value | -1.1 | 2.1 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents and current available-for-sale financial assets as at 31 December | 2.8 | 170.2 | 200.8 |