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 (€ million)  | 
 Notes  | 
 2010  | 
 2011  | 
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 Net profit  | 
 
  | 
 1,106  | 
 790  | 
| 
 Adjustments for reconciling net profit for the year with cash flows from operating activities:  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
| 
 Amortisation and depreciation  | 
 (30)  | 
 668  | 
 663  | 
| 
 Net impairment losses (Recovery of value) of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  | 
 (30)  | 
 10  | 
 (9)  | 
| 
 Equity method valuation effect  | 
 (32)  | 
 (47)  | 
 (45)  | 
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 Net capital losses on asset sales, cancellations and eliminations  | 
 
  | 
 8  | 
 6  | 
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 Dividends  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 (2)  | 
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 Interest income  | 
 
  | 
 (4)  | 
 (3)  | 
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 Interest expense  | 
 
  | 
 260  | 
 304  | 
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 Income taxes  | 
 (33)  | 
 532  | 
 906  | 
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  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
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 Changes in working capital:  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
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 - Inventories  | 
 
  | 
 (7)  | 
 (22)  | 
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 - Trade receivables  | 
 
  | 
 (39)  | 
 (590)  | 
| 
 - Trade payables  | 
 
  | 
 (3)  | 
 88  | 
| 
 - Provisions for risks and charges  | 
 
  | 
 18  | 
 8  | 
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 - Other assets and liabilities  | 
 
  | 
 65  | 
 394  | 
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 Working capital cash flows  | 
 
  | 
 34  | 
 (122)  | 
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 Change in provisions for employee benefits  | 
 
  | 
 (1)  | 
 2  | 
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 Dividends collected  | 
 
  | 
 34  | 
 44  | 
| 
 Interest collected  | 
 
  | 
 4  | 
 5  | 
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 Interest paid  | 
 
  | 
 (258)  | 
 (305)  | 
| 
 Income taxes paid net of reimbursed tax credits  | 
 
  | 
 (571)  | 
 (697)  | 
| 
 Net cash flows from operating activities  | 
 
  | 
 1,775  | 
 1,537  | 
| 
 - of which with related parties  | 
 (36)  | 
 1,663  | 
 1,718  | 
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 Investments:  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
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 - Property, plant and equipment  | 
 (11)  | 
 (1,056)  | 
 (1,160)  | 
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 - Intangible assets  | 
 (13)  | 
 (366)  | 
 (416)  | 
| 
 - Change in scope of consolidation and business units  | 
 
  | 
 (137)  | 
 10  | 
| 
 - Equity investments  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 (1)  | 
| 
 - Change in payables and receivables relating to investments  | 
 
  | 
 152  | 
 (74)  | 
| 
 Cash flows from investment activities  | 
 
  | 
 (1,407)  | 
 (1,641)  | 
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 Divestments:  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
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 - Property, plant and equipment  | 
 
  | 
 4  | 
 1  | 
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 - Intangible assets  | 
 
  | 
 10  | 
 44  | 
| 
 - Equity investments  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 7  | 
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 - Financial receivables not held for operations  | 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 1  | 
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 Cash flows from divestments  | 
 
  | 
 14  | 
 53  | 
| 
 Net cash flows from investment activities  | 
 
  | 
 (1,393)  | 
 (1,588)  | 
| 
 - of which with related parties  | 
 (36)  | 
 (220)  | 
 (348)  | 
| 
 Taking on long-term financial debt  | 
 
  | 
 1,020  | 
 1,226  | 
| 
 Repaying long-term financial debt  | 
 
  | 
 (915)  | 
 (1,320)  | 
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 Increase (decrease) in short-term financial debt  | 
 
  | 
 259  | 
 943  | 
| 
 
  | 
 
  | 
 364  | 
 849  | 
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 Net equity capital injections  | 
 
  | 
 2  | 
 7  | 
| 
 Dividends paid to Snam shareholders  | 
 
  | 
 (776)  | 
 (811)  | 
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 Net cash flows from financing activities  | 
 
  | 
 (410)  | 
 45  | 
| 
 - of which with related parties  | 
 (36)  | 
 (66)  | 
 399  | 
| 
 Net cash flow for the year  | 
 
  | 
 (28)  | 
 (6)  | 
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 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year  | 
 (6)  | 
 36  | 
 8  | 
| 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year  | 
 (6)  | 
 8  | 
 2  |