15. Depreciation / amortisation / impairment losses

Depreciations of €551 million (2016/17: €614 million) include impairments of €11 million (2016/17: €68 million). They relate mainly to property, plant and equipment with €10 million (2016/17: €46 million).

The attribution of depreciation/amortisation/impairment losses in the income statement and the affected asset categories is as follows:

2016/17




€ million

 

Goodwill

 

Other intangible assets

 

Property, plant and equip­ment

 

Invest­ment proper­ties

 

Financial assets1

 

Total

1

Also comprise investments accounted for using the equity method.

Cost of sales

 

0

 

2

 

18

 

0

 

0

 

19

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(2)

 

(18)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(19)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

Selling expenses

 

0

 

25

 

456

 

10

 

0

 

492

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(25)

 

(418)

 

(9)

 

(0)

 

(452)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(38)

 

(2)

 

(0)

 

(40)

General administrative expenses

 

0

 

56

 

26

 

0

 

0

 

82

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(56)

 

(18)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(75)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(8)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(8)

Other operating expenses

 

19

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

19

thereof impairment

 

(19)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(19)

Scheduled impairment losses and impairment before impairment of financial investments

 

19

 

83

 

500

 

10

 

0

 

613

Net financial result

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

1

 

1

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(1)

 

(1)

Scheduled depreciation/amortisation/impairment losses

 

19

 

83

 

500

 

10

 

1

 

614

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(83)

 

(454)

 

(9)

 

(0)

 

(546)

thereof impairment

 

(19)

 

(0)

 

(46)

 

(2)

 

(1)

 

(68)

2017/18




€ million

 

Goodwill

 

Other intangible assets

 

Property, plant and equip­ment

 

Invest­ment proper­ties

 

Financial assets1

 

Total

1

Also comprise investments accounted for using the equity method.

Cost of sales

 

0

 

2

 

20

 

0

 

0

 

23

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(2)

 

(20)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(23)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

Selling expenses

 

0

 

29

 

412

 

5

 

0

 

446

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(29)

 

(402)

 

(5)

 

(0)

 

(436)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(10)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(10)

General administrative expenses

 

0

 

61

 

20

 

1

 

0

 

82

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(61)

 

(20)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(81)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(1)

Other operating expenses

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

Scheduled impairment losses and impairment before impairment of financial investments

 

0

 

93

 

453

 

6

 

0

 

551

Net financial result

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

Scheduled depreciation/amortisation/impairment losses

 

0

 

93

 

453

 

6

 

0

 

551

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(93)

 

(443)

 

(5)

 

(0)

 

(540)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(10)

 

(1)

 

(0)

 

(11)

In accordance with 5, impairment losses of the hypermarket business are not included in the profit or loss from continuing operations and thus not included in the tables above. Instead, these impairment losses are included in the movement schedules on the development of financial assets up to the point of reclassification on 30 September 2018; for that reason, the amounts stated there may differ from those stated above.

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