Information regarding the fair value of financial instruments
The carrying amounts of the cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and other financial assets (as of June 30, 2019: € 6,818 million) approximate the fair values as of the balance sheet date.
The carrying amounts of the trade payables, the other and miscellaneous liabilities (as of June 30, 2019: € 6,568 million) as well as the current financial debt approximate the fair values as of the balance sheet date.
Of the figure stated for receivables and other assets as of June 30, 2019, € 682 million was attributable to non-financial assets (as of December 31, 2018: € 633 million; as of June 30, 2018: € 635 million). Of the figure stated for other liabilities as of June 30, 2019, € 2,335 million was attributable to non-financial liabilities (as of December 31, 2018: € 2,346 million; as of June 30, 2018: € 2,169 million).
The fair value of the non-current financial debt amounted to € 27,132 million as of June 30, 2019 (as of December 31, 2018: € 21,890 million; as of June 30, 2018: € 21,484 million).