26. Amortisation, depreciation and impairment
Amortisation, depreciation and impairment, which amounted to €651 million (€576 million in 2015), can be broken down as follows:
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(€ million) |
2015 |
2016 |
Amortisation and depreciation |
573 |
616 |
- Property, plant and equipment |
531 |
570 |
- Intangible assets |
42 |
46 |
Impairment losses |
3 |
35 |
- Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment |
3 |
35 |
|
576 |
651 |
For more details about amortisation, depreciation and impairment losses relating to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, please see Note 12 “Property, plant and equipment”, and Note 13 “Intangible assets”.
An analysis of amortisation, depreciation and impairment by business segment can be found in Note 31 “Information by business segment”.