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<strong>METRO</strong> gROUP : ANNUAL REPORT 2011 : BUsiNEss<br />
→ noTes : noTes To THe BalanCe sHeeT<br />
33. Other provisions (non-current)/provisions (current)<br />
In the reporting year, other provisions (non-current)/provisions<br />
(current) changed as follows:<br />
€ million<br />
Real<br />
estate-<br />
related<br />
obligations<br />
provisions for real estate-related obligations essentially<br />
concern location risks in the amount of €79 million (previous<br />
year: €72 million), uncovered rental commitments of<br />
€59 million (previous year: €84 million), rental commitments<br />
of €21 million (previous year: €20 million) as well as re-<br />
ins tatement obligations in the amount of €20 million (previous<br />
year: €20 million).<br />
other real estate obligations in the amount of €15 million<br />
(previous year: €20 million) stem essentially from maintenance<br />
obligations.<br />
significant components of the obligations from merchandise<br />
trading are provisions for rebates from customer loyalty<br />
programmes in the amount of €78 million (previous year:<br />
€78 million) as well as provisions for guarantee services in<br />
the amount of €56 million (previous year: €53 million).<br />
→ p. 224<br />
Obligations<br />
from<br />
merchandise<br />
trading Restructuring Taxes Others Total<br />
at 1/1/2011 216 147 179 200 262 1,004<br />
Currency translation –1 –1 –2 0 1 –3<br />
addition 79 168 95 164 131 637<br />
Disposal –38 –1 –30 –57 –60 –186<br />
Utilisation –51 –135 –93 –107 –80 –466<br />
Change in consolidation group 0 0 0 1 1 2<br />
Interest portion in addition/change in interest rate 7 3 2 0 2 14<br />
Transfer –18 8 8 –10 19 7<br />
At 31/12/2011 194 189 159 191 276 1,009<br />
non-current 129 15 49 153 132 478<br />
Current 65 174 110 38 144 531<br />
As of 31/12/2011 194 189 159 191 276 1,009<br />
The other provisions item contains mainly provisions for<br />
litigation costs/risks in the amount of €47 million (previous<br />
year: €35 million), termination benefits of €22 million (previous<br />
year: €18 million) as well as surety and guarantee risks<br />
of €19 million (previous year: €12 million). provisions for<br />
share-based payments amount to €9 million (previous year:<br />
€60 million). supplementary explanations on share-based<br />
payments are provided in no. 48 “share-based compensation<br />
for executives”.<br />
Transfers concern both reclassifications within other provisions<br />
as well as reclassifications between other provisions<br />
and other balance sheet items.<br />
Depending on the respective terms and countries, interest<br />
rates of non-interest-bearing, non-current provisions range<br />
from 2.5 percent to 13.3 percent.