Impairment charges / (reversals)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Impairment charges / (reversals)

15 Impairment charges/(reversals)
Impairment charges/(reversals) comprise:	2018			2017			2016
Impairment charges on financial assets, excluding receivables		71			70			110
Impairment reversals on financial assets, excluding receivables		(39	)		(32	)		(58	)
Impairment charges and reversals on non-financial assets and receivables		46			4			43
Total		78			42			95
Impairment charges on financial assets, excluding receivables, from:	2018			2017			2016
Shares		5			2			1
Debt securities and money market instruments		30			17			53
Loans		35			50			23
Other		-			-			33
Total		71			70			110
Impairment reversals on financial assets, excluding receivables, from:	2018			2017			2016
Debt securities and money market instruments		(34	)		(17	)		(42	)
Loans		(3	)		(13	)		(14	)
Other		(2	)		(2	)		(2	)
Total		(39	)		(32	)		(58	)

Impairment charges/(reversals) on non-financial assets and receivables increased to EUR 46 million in 2018 mainly due to updated valuations on various real estate properties in the Americas and impairments to software in the Netherlands.

For more details on impairments on financial assets, excluding receivables, refer to note 4 Financial risks.