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Consolidated Financial Statements |Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |185
Funded status. The following information with respect to the
Group’s pension plans is presented separately for German plans
and non-German plans. In 2006 and 2005, the non-German
plans were principally comprised of plans in the United States
still including the Chrysler plans. In 2007, as a result of the
deconsolidation of Chrysler, the Group’s provisions for pension
benefits and the corresponding plan assets decreased sig-
nificantly. The funded status developed since 2005 as follows:
A reconciliation of the funded status to the net amounts
recognized in the consolidated balance sheets is as follows:
At December 31, 2006
Non-
German
plans
German
plansTotal
At December 31, 2005
Non-
German
plans
German
plansTotal
At December 31, 2007
Non-
German
plans
German
plansTotal
At December 31, 2008
Non-
German
plans
German
plans
15,044
(10,110)
4,934
12,780
(8,796)
3,984
2,264
(1,314)
950
22,738
(23,634)
(896)
41, 514
(34,348)
7,166
15,163
(10,590)
4,573
26,351
(23,758)
2,593
14,728
(11,542)
3,186
37,466
(35,176)
2,290
2,147
(1,701)
446
13,539
(12,073)
1,466
15,686
(13,774)
1,912
Present value of defined
benefit obligations
Less fair value of
plan assets
Funded status
in millions of €
Total
At December 31, 2007
Non-German
plans
German
plansTotal
At December 31, 2008
Non-German
plans
German
plansTotal
4,934
(1,677)
(1)
3,256
(26)
3,282
3,984
(1,347)
–
2,637
–
2,637
950
(330)
(1)
619
(26)
645
446
84
–
530
(20)
550
1,466
1,022
–
2,488
–
2,488
1,912
1,106
–
3,018
(20)
3,038
Funded status
Unrecognized actuarial net gains/(losses)
Unrecognized past service cost
Net amounts recognized
Thereof recognized in: Other assets
Thereof recognized in: Provisions for pensions and similar obligations
in millions of €