Statement Of Changes In Equity [Abstract]

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Statement of changes in equity [abstract]
Statement of changes in equity [line items]
Equity	—	535,093 EUR	37,798 EUR	1,111 EUR	659,309 EUR	—	—	—	—	26,962 EUR	64,693 EUR	14,100 EUR	697,107 EUR	—	—	—	202,883 EUR	—	700,060 EUR	—	—	40,590 EUR	37,522 EUR	—	—	740,650 EUR	—	554,479 EUR	—	11,193 EUR	29,334 EUR	1,157 EUR	—	—	202,401 EUR	—	42,842 EUR	1,777 EUR	633,267 EUR	35,762 EUR	202,041 EUR	—	—	635,044 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	9,046 EUR	1,022 EUR	—	501,807 EUR	43,717 EUR	457,053 EUR	14,065 EUR	579,449 EUR	42,205 EUR	7,511 EUR	593,514 EUR	1,100 EUR	201,908 EUR
Changes in equity [abstract]
Comprehensive income [abstract]
Profit (loss)	4,729 EUR	—	—	—	—	- EUR	4,393 EUR	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	335,000 EUR	—	4,393 EUR	—	- EUR	95,363 EUR	—	—	95,363 EUR	1,176 EUR	—	- EUR	—	96,539 EUR	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	74,965 EUR	—	74,965 EUR	- EUR	- EUR	77,312 EUR	2,347 EUR	- EUR	—	—	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other comprehensive income	11,221 EUR	—	—	—	—	- EUR	18,361 EUR	- EUR	46,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	- EUR	27,171 EUR	2,457 EUR	—	8,764 EUR	—	5,320 EUR	1,075 EUR	—	—	6,260 EUR	461,000 EUR	—	- EUR	—	1,536 EUR	—	—	—	- EUR	135,000 EUR	—	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	3,303 EUR	—	4,256 EUR	- EUR	875,000 EUR	3,226 EUR	77,000 EUR	78,000 EUR	—	—	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Comprehensive income	15,950 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	95,003 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	74,086 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Issue of equity	482,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	482,000 EUR	- EUR	- EUR	—	482,000 EUR	—	- EUR	360,000 EUR	—	—	- EUR	—	—	360,000 EUR	—	360,000 EUR	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	132,000 EUR	—	- EUR	- EUR	- EUR	136,000 EUR	4,000 EUR	- EUR	—	—	132,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends recognised as distributions to owners	33,354 EUR	—	—	—	—	- EUR	33,354 EUR	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	- EUR	—	33,354 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Increase (decrease) through other changes, equity	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	366,000 EUR	—	—	366,000 EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	366,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Increase (decrease) through share-based payment transactions, equity	2,907 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	2,907 EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	- EUR	—	2,907 EUR	—	- EUR	2,147 EUR	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	- EUR	—	2,147 EUR	—	—	—	2,147 EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,050 EUR	2,050 EUR	—	- EUR	—	- EUR	2,050 EUR	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—