Property, plant and equipment - Right-of-use assets (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 31, 2026 |
Mar. 31, 2025 |
Mar. 31, 2024 |
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| Noncurrent Assets or Disposal Groups Classified as Held for Sale [Line Items] | |||
| Property, plant and equipment (owned assets) | € 22,666 | € 20,402 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 11,527 | 10,310 | |
| Property, plant and equipment including right-of-use assets | 34,193 | 30,712 | |
| Additions to right-of-use assets | 3,845 | 4,656 | € 3,103 |
| Aggregate continuing and discontinued operations | |||
| Noncurrent Assets or Disposal Groups Classified as Held for Sale [Line Items] | |||
| Property, plant and equipment (owned assets) | 0 | ||
| Additions to right-of-use assets | 3,845 | 4,656 | |
| Depreciation, right-of-use assets | 3,973 | 3,235 | |
| Acquisitions through business combinations, right-of-use assets | € 1,998 | € 0 | |
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- Definition The increase in right-of-use assets resulting from acquisitions through business combinations. [Refer: Total for all business combinations [member]; Right-of-use assets] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The amount of additions to right-of-use assets. [Refer: Right-of-use assets] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The amount of tangible assets that: (a) are held for use in the production or supply of goods or services, for rental to others, or for administrative purposes; and (b) are expected to be used during more than one period. Note that right-of-use assets are not included. [Contrast: Property, plant and equipment including right-of-use assets] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The amount of property, plant and equipment including right-of-use assets whose underlying assets would be presented as property, plant and equipment if they were owned. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment; Right-of-use assets] Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition The amount of assets that represent a lessee's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term that do not meet the definition of investment property. Underlying asset is an asset that is the subject of a lease, for which the right to use that asset has been provided by a lessor to a lessee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table. No definition available.
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