13 Property, plant and equipment

CHANGES IN PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT IN THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2015
€ million	Land, land rights and buildings, including buildings on third-party land	Technical equipment and machinery	Other equipment, operating and office equipment	Payments on account and assets under construction	Total

Cost Balance at Jan. 1, 2015	28,489	37,873	53,922	6,607	126,890
Foreign exchange differences	35	22	56	113	226
Changes in consolidated Group	129	37	44	0	210
Additions	992	1,777	4,283	5,748	12,800
Transfers	1,565	1,746	1,383	−4,713	−18
Disposals	173	1,620	1,446	38	3,277
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	31,036	39,836	58,243	7,717	136,832
Depreciation and impairment Balance at Jan. 1, 2015	11,906	26,779	42,000	36	80,721
Foreign exchange differences	12	29	35	−6	69
Changes in consolidated Group	44	33	38	–	115
Additions to cumulative depreciation	948	2,691	4,539	–	8,178
Additions to cumulative impairment losses	6	107	382	58	553
Transfers	−1	71	−65	−1	3
Disposals	125	1,561	1,284	0	2,970
Reversal of impairment losses	0	1	1	7	10
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	12,789	28,148	45,645	79	86,661
Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2015	18,247	11,688	12,597	7,638	50,171
of which assets leased under finance leases Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2015	345	12	36	–	393

Future finance lease payments due, and their present values, are shown in the following table:

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€ million	2016	2017 – 2020	from 2021	Total

Finance lease payments	60	240	408	707
Interest component of finance lease payments	20	67	149	236
Carrying amount of liabilites	40	173	258	471

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CHANGES IN PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT IN THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2016
€ million	Land, land rights and buildings, including buildings on third-party land	Technical equipment and machinery	Other equipment, operating and office equipment	Payments on account and assets under construction	Total

Cost Balance at Jan. 1, 2016	31,036	39,836	58,243	7,717	136,832
Foreign exchange differences	228	429	498	51	1,206
Changes in consolidated Group	42	26	30	1	98
Additions	742	1,843	5,150	5,025	12,760
Transfers	1,639	2,296	1,879	−5,758	55
Disposals	154	1,076	1,203	28	2,461
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	33,534	43,353	64,595	7,008	148,490
Depreciation and impairment Balance at Jan. 1, 2016	12,789	28,148	45,645	79	86,661
Foreign exchange differences	90	305	397	5	796
Changes in consolidated Group	6	14	16	–	36
Additions to cumulative depreciation	1,000	2,918	4,707	–	8,625
Additions to cumulative impairment losses	67	143	291	8	508
Transfers	17	21	15	−46	7
Disposals	81	1,011	1,071	0	2,164
Reversal of impairment losses	–	7	0	7	13
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	13,887	30,531	49,999	39	94,456
Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2016	19,647	12,822	14,596	6,969	54,033
of which assets leased under finance leases Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2016	318	9	45	–	372

Options to purchase buildings and plant leased under the terms of finance leases exist in most cases, and are also expected to be exercised.

Future finance lease payments due, and their present values, are shown in the following table:

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€ million	2017	2018 – 2021	from 2022	Total

Finance lease payments	79	306	480	865
Interest component of finance lease payments	26	100	200	326
Carrying amount of liabilites	53	206	279	539

For assets leased under operating leases, payments recognized in the income statement amounted to €1,498 million (previous year: €1,463 million). With respect to internally used assets, €1,320 million (previous year: €1,306 million) of this figure is attributable to minimum lease payments and €60 million (previous year: €51 million) to contingent lease payments. The payments of €118 million (previous year: €106 million) under subleases primarily relate to minimum lease payments.

Government grants of €218 million (previous year: €120 million) were deducted from the cost of property, plant and equipment and noncash benefits received amounting to €12 million (previous year: €18 million) were not capitalized as the cost of assets.

Real property liens of €762 million (previous year: €657 million) are pledged as collateral for financial liabilities related to land and buildings.

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