Financial Highlights 2023 (IFRS)
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Operating Highlights (€ in millions)  | 
            
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Net sales  | 
            
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            21,427  | 
            
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            22,511  | 
            
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            (5%)  | 
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Gross profit  | 
            
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            10,184  | 
            
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            10,644  | 
            
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            (4%)  | 
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Other operating expenses  | 
            
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            10,070  | 
            
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            10,260  | 
            
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            (2%)  | 
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EBITDA  | 
            
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            1,358  | 
            
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            1,874  | 
            
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            (28%)  | 
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Operating profit  | 
            
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            268  | 
            
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            669  | 
            
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            (60%)  | 
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Net (loss)/income from continuing operations  | 
            
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            (58)  | 
            
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            254  | 
            
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            n.a.  | 
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Net (lossI)/income attributable to shareholders  | 
            
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            (75)  | 
            
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            612  | 
            
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            n.a.  | 
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Key Ratios  | 
            
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Gross margin  | 
            
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            47.5%  | 
            
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            47.3%  | 
            
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            0.2pp  | 
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Other operating expenses in % of net sales  | 
            
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            47.0%  | 
            
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            45.6%  | 
            
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            1.4pp  | 
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Operating margin  | 
            
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            1.3%  | 
            
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            3.0%  | 
            
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            (1.7pp)  | 
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Effective tax rate  | 
            
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            189.2%  | 
            
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            34.5%  | 
            
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            154.9pp  | 
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Net (loss)/income attributable to shareholders in % of net sales  | 
            
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            (0.4%)  | 
            
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            2.7%  | 
            
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            n.a.  | 
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Average operating working capital in % of net sales  | 
            
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            25.7%  | 
            
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            24.0%  | 
            
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            1.6pp  | 
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Equity ratio1  | 
            
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            25.4%  | 
            
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            24.6%  | 
            
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            0.8pp  | 
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Adjusted net borrowings/EBITDA  | 
            
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            3.3  | 
            
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            3.2  | 
            
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            0.1  | 
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Financial leverage1  | 
            
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            98.6%  | 
            
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            121.2%  | 
            
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            (22.5pp)  | 
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Return on equity1  | 
            
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            (1.6%)  | 
            
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            12.3%  | 
            
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            n.a.  | 
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Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Data (€ in millions)  | 
            
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Total assets  | 
            
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            18,020  | 
            
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            20,296  | 
            
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            (11%)  | 
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Inventories  | 
            
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            4,525  | 
            
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            5,973  | 
            
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            (24%)  | 
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Receivables and other current assets  | 
            
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            3,819  | 
            
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            4,961  | 
            
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            (23%)  | 
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Operating working capital  | 
            
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            4,154  | 
            
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            5,594  | 
            
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            (26%)  | 
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Shareholders’ equity  | 
            
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            4,580  | 
            
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            4,991  | 
            
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            (8%)  | 
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Capital expenditure  | 
            
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            504  | 
            
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            695  | 
            
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            (27%)  | 
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Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities2  | 
            
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            2,630  | 
            
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            (394)  | 
            
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            n.a.  | 
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Per Share of Common Stock (€)  | 
            
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Basic earnings  | 
            
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            (0.67)  | 
            
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            1.25  | 
            
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            n.a.  | 
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Diluted earnings  | 
            
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            (0.67)  | 
            
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            1.25  | 
            
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            n.a.  | 
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Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities2  | 
            
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            14.73  | 
            
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            (2.15)  | 
            
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            n.a.  | 
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Dividend3  | 
            
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            0.70  | 
            
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            0.70  | 
            
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            0%  | 
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Share price at year-end  | 
            
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            184.16  | 
            
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            127.46  | 
            
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            44%  | 
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Other (at year-end)  | 
            
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Number of employees  | 
            
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            59,030  | 
            
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            59,258  | 
            
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            0%  | 
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Number of shares outstanding  | 
            
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            178,549,084  | 
            
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            178,537,198  | 
            
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            0%  | 
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Average number of shares  | 
            
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            178,543,596  | 
            
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            183,263,629  | 
            
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            (3%)  | 
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