| as of December 31, in million € | Note | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 13 | 370 | 361 | ||||||
| Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts | 14 | 2,477 | 2,159 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable from and loans to related parties | 22 | 8 | |||||||
| Inventories | 15 | 1,127 | 875 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 16 | 773 | 603 | ||||||
| Deferred taxes | 11 | 309 | 285 | ||||||
| I. Total current assets | 5,078 | 4,291 | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 17 | 3,420 | 2,971 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 18 | 10,379 | 7,094 | ||||||
| Other intangible assets | 18 | 1,078 | 546 | ||||||
| Other non-current assets | 16 | 433 | 290 | ||||||
| Deferred taxes | 11 | 156 | 132 | ||||||
| II. Total non-current assets | 15,466 | 11,033 | |||||||
| Total assets | 20,544 | 15,324 | |||||||