Statement Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

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Concept	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Statement of comprehensive income [abstract]
Profit (loss)	134 687 EUR	148 037 EUR	—	13 350 EUR	134 687 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	41 329 EUR	—	—	48 200 EUR	6 871 EUR	41 329 EUR
Other comprehensive income [abstract]
Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax [abstract]
Other comprehensive income, net of tax, gains (losses) from investments in equity instruments	—	250,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2 372 EUR	—	—
Share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax	—	4,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11,000 EUR	—	—
Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax	—	1 727 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3 372 EUR	—	—
Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax	—	119 013 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14 392 EUR	—	—
Other comprehensive income	—	117 286 EUR	113 858 EUR	5 832 EUR	111 454 EUR	3 473 EUR	1 319 EUR	250,000 EUR	1 244 EUR	16 138 EUR	21 178 EUR	2 372 EUR	1 413 EUR	17 764 EUR	3 413 EUR	11,000 EUR
Comprehensive income	—	30 751 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	65 964 EUR	—	—
Comprehensive income attributable to [abstract]
Comprehensive income, attributable to owners of parent	—	23 233 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	62 506 EUR	—	—
Comprehensive income, attributable to non-controlling interests	—	7 518 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3 458 EUR	—	—