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(€ million)  | 
      Notes  | 
      2011  | 
      2012  | 
   
  | 
      790  | 
      779  | 
   |
Adjustments for reconciling net profit for the year with cash flow from operating activities:  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
   
Amortisation and depreciation  | 
      663  | 
      702  | 
   |
Net impairment losses (Reversals) of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets  | 
      (9)  | 
      4  | 
   |
Equity method valuation effect  | 
      (45)  | 
      (55)  | 
   |
Net capital (gains) losses on asset sales, cancellations and eliminations  | 
      
  | 
      6  | 
      (13)  | 
   
  | 
      (2)  | 
      
  | 
   |
Interest income  | 
      
  | 
      (3)  | 
      (8)  | 
   
Interest expense  | 
      
  | 
      304  | 
      374  | 
   
Income taxes  | 
      906  | 
      593  | 
   |
Changes in working capital:  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
   
- Inventories  | 
      
  | 
      (22)  | 
      77  | 
   
- Trade receivables  | 
      
  | 
      (590)  | 
      (554)  | 
   
- Trade payables  | 
      
  | 
      88  | 
      208  | 
   
- Provisions for risks and charges  | 
      
  | 
      8  | 
      54  | 
   
- Other assets and liabilities  | 
      
  | 
      394  | 
      (144)  | 
   
Working capital cash flow  | 
      
  | 
      (122)  | 
      (359)  | 
   
Change in provisions for employee benefits  | 
      
  | 
      2  | 
      1  | 
   
Dividends collected  | 
      
  | 
      44  | 
      34  | 
   
Interest collected  | 
      
  | 
      5  | 
      3  | 
   
Interest paid  | 
      
  | 
      (305)  | 
      (372)  | 
   
Income taxes paid net of reimbursed tax credits  | 
      
  | 
      (697)  | 
      (863)  | 
   
Net cash flow from operating activities  | 
      
  | 
      1,537  | 
      820  | 
   
- of which with related parties  | 
      1,718  | 
      1,684  | 
   |
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
   |
- Property, plant and equipment  | 
      (1,160)  | 
      (874)  | 
   |
- Intangible assets  | 
      (416)  | 
      (341)  | 
   |
- Change in scope of consolidation and business units  | 
      
  | 
      10  | 
      (905)  | 
   
- Equity investments  | 
      
  | 
      (1)  | 
      (135)  | 
   
- Change in payables and receivables relating to investments  | 
      
  | 
      (74)  | 
      (59)  | 
   
Cash flow from investment activities  | 
      
  | 
      (1,641)  | 
      (2,314)  | 
   
Divestments:  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
      
  | 
   
- Property, plant and equipment  | 
      
  | 
      1  | 
      13  | 
   
- Intangible assets  | 
      
  | 
      44  | 
      950  | 
   
- Equity investments  | 
      
  | 
      7  | 
      
  | 
   
- Financial receivables not held for operations  | 
      
  | 
      1  | 
      
  | 
   
Cash flow from divestments  | 
      
  | 
      53  | 
      963  | 
   
Net cash flow from investment activities  | 
      
  | 
      (1,588)  | 
      (1,351)  | 
   
- of which with related parties  | 
      (348)  | 
      (211)  | 
   |
Taking on long-term financial debt  | 
      
  | 
      1,226  | 
      11,749  | 
   
Repaying long-term financial debt  | 
      
  | 
      (1,320)  | 
      (8,112)  | 
   
Increase (decrease) in short-term financial debt  | 
      
  | 
      943  | 
      (2,282)  | 
   
  | 
      
  | 
      849  | 
      1,355  | 
   
Net equity capital injections  | 
      
  | 
      7  | 
      
  | 
   
Dividends paid to Snam shareholders  | 
      
  | 
      (811)  | 
      (811)  | 
   
Net cash flow from financing activities  | 
      
  | 
      45  | 
      544  | 
   
- of which with related parties  | 
      399  | 
      (10,788)  | 
   |
Net cash flow for the period  | 
      
  | 
      (6)  | 
      13  | 
   
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period  | 
      8  | 
      2  | 
   |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period  | 
      2  | 
      15  | 
   


