13 Property, plant and equipment

CHANGES IN PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT IN THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014
€ 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, 2014	26,277	35,159	49,297	6,158	116,891
Foreign exchange differences	43	161	495	15	713
Changes in consolidated Group	139	−1	9	19	166
Additions	894	1,511	4,005	5,150	11,560
Transfers	1,256	2,065	1,364	−4,696	−11
Disposals	120	1,021	1,249	40	2,430
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	28,489	37,873	53,922	6,607	126,890
Depreciation and impairment Balance at Jan. 1, 2014	10,939	25,091	38,447	26	74,503
Foreign exchange differences	36	122	405	4	567
Changes in consolidated Group	32	−2	3	–	32
Additions to cumulative depreciation	934	2,491	4,079	5	7,509
Additions to cumulative impairment losses	6	26	98	13	143
Transfers	8	−20	20	−6	3
Disposals	47	929	1,051	0	2,027
Reversal of impairment losses	1	–	1	5	8
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	11,906	26,779	42,000	36	80,721
Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2014	16,582	11,095	11,921	6,570	46,169
of which assets leased under finance leases Carrying amount at Dec. 31, 2014	276	11	13	–	299

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

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€ million	2015	2016 – 2019	from 2020	Total

Finance lease payments	56	222	318	596
Interest component of finance lease payments	23	64	113	200
Carrying amount of liabilites	34	158	204	396

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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

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	2016	2017 – 2020	ab 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

For assets leased under operating leases, payments recognized in the income statement amounted to €1,463 million (previous year: €1,330 million). With respect to internally used assets, €1,306 million (previous year: €1,171 million) of this figure is attributable to minimum lease payments and €51 million (previous year: €50 million) to contingent lease payments. The payments of €106 million (previous year: €109 million) under subleases primarily relate to minimum lease payments.

Government grants of €120 million (previous year: €110 million) were deducted from the cost of property, plant and equipment, and noncash benefits received amounting to €18 million (previous year: €0 million) were not capitalized as the cost of assets.

Real property liens of €657 million (previous year: €628 million) are pledged as collateral for financial liabilities related to land and buildings.

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