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notes to tHe Consolidated BalanCe sHeet<br />
Cash and cash equivalents and securities<br />
Cash and cash equivalents and securities comprise the following items:<br />
in € million deC. 31, 2012 deC. 31, 2011<br />
Cash on hand, bank balances, checks 298.2 188.9<br />
Available-for-sale securities 558.2 645.2<br />
Cash and cash equivalents and securities 856.4 834.1<br />
Impairments of €1.0 million (previous year: € 3.1 million) were made in the year under<br />
review on the securities in the “available-for-sale” category.<br />
Trade receivables<br />
Default and other risks are taken into account by creating adequate allowances which<br />
are recognized in the carrying amount. During this financial year, the allowances came to<br />
€ 23.1 million (previous year: € 22.9 million). The fair value corresponds approximately<br />
to the carrying amount.<br />
Significant impairments were booked in trade receivables because they could not be<br />
collected. These developed as follows:<br />
in € million 2012 2011<br />
Status of allowances as of Jan. 1 22.9 14.0<br />
Currency translation – 0.2 1.1<br />
Increase 10.8 12.3<br />
Utilization – 3.7 – 2.2<br />
Release – 6.7 – 2.3<br />
Status of allowances as of Dec. 31 23.1 22.9<br />
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