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The amount of contractual obligations.

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Increase (decrease) in Italian spot gas benchmark reference price versus same period of previous year

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The spot gas benchmark reference price per unit.

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The amount of cash on hand and demand deposits, along with short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. [Refer: Cash; Cash equivalents]

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The amount of current financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss classified as held for trading. [Refer: Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, classified as held for trading]

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Subsequent events (Details) € in Millions		3 Months Ended
Subsequent events (Details) € in Millions	Jan. 01, 2020 $ / bbl	Mar. 31, 2020 $ / MMBTU $ / bbl	Mar. 18, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) $ / MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)
Subsequent events
Italian spot gas benchmark reference price \| $ / MMBTU				7.8
Liquidity reserve				€ 6,760	€ 6,552
Cash and cash equivalents				5,994	10,836
Contractual obligations				142,662
Short term debt
Subsequent events
Debt maturity value				2,452	2,182
within 1 year
Subsequent events
Contractual obligations				10,679
within 1 year \| Short term debt
Subsequent events
Debt maturity value				2,452	2,182
Uncommitted borrowing facilities
Subsequent events
Undrawn borrowing facilities				13,299	12,484
Committed borrowing facilities
Subsequent events
Undrawn borrowing facilities				4,667	€ 5,214
Impact of COVID-19
Subsequent events
Increase (decrease) in oil price, percentage			(50.00%)
Brent oil price \| $ / bbl	65	51
Increase (decrease) in oil price versus same period of previous year, percentage		(20.00%)
Italian spot gas benchmark reference price \| $ / MMBTU		3.7
Increase (decrease) in Italian spot gas benchmark reference price versus same period of previous year		(50.00%)
Liquidity reserve				6,800
Cash and cash equivalents				6,000
Impact of COVID-19 \| within 1 year \| Take-or-pay obligations under long-term gas contracts and other similar obligations
Subsequent events
Contractual obligations				8,000
Impact of COVID-19 \| within 1 year \| Long-term debt
Subsequent events
Debt maturity value				3,200
Impact of COVID-19 \| within 1 year \| Short term debt
Subsequent events
Debt maturity value				2,450
Impact of COVID-19 \| Uncommitted borrowing facilities
Subsequent events
Undrawn borrowing facilities				13,299
Impact of COVID-19 \| Committed borrowing facilities
Subsequent events
Undrawn borrowing facilities				€ 4,667