The amount of current provisions. [Refer: Provisions]

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The amount expected to be reimbursed by another party on expenditures to settle other provisions. [Refer: Other provisions]

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The amount of the lease commitments for short-term leases accounted for applying paragraph 6 of IFRS 16. Short-term lease is a lease that, at the commencement date, has a lease term of 12 months or less. A lease that contains a purchase option is not a short-term lease.

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The amount of commitments in the form of bank guarantees issued at the balance sheet date.

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The amount of future minimum lease payments payable under non-cancellable operating leases. Minimum lease payments are payments over the lease term that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with: (a) for a lessee, any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee; or (b) for a lessor, any residual value guaranteed to the lessor by: (i) the lessee; (ii) a party related to the lessee; or (iii) a third party unrelated to the lessor that is financially capable of discharging the obligations under the guarantee.

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The amount of the litigation settlement to be paid by the entity before consideration of any reimbursement via insurance.

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The period of time during which the operating lease is in effect.

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Commitments and contingencies (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)
Tax contingencies
Tax provisions	€ 31,804			€ 27,040
Uncertain tax positions for which no provision has been made	9,187
Bank guarantees	860			315
Operating lease commitments - Group as lessee
Lease commitments for short-term leases for which recognition exemption has been used	619			158
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases	€ 18,800		$ 23.0
Operating Lease Term	3 years	3 years
Upfront payment discount	€ 1,600	$ 2.0
Legal proceedings provision [member]
Tax contingencies
Litigation Settlement, Gross \| $		$ 5.0
Expected reimbursement, other provisions \| $			1.0
Tax provisions
Tax contingencies
Tax provisions	30,029			€ 25,788
Less than 1 year
Operating lease commitments - Group as lessee
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases	€ 6,100		$ 7.0