2. Other operating income
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€ million |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
Rents incl. reimbursements of subsidiary rental costs |
361 |
332 |
Services/cost refunds |
258 |
245 |
Services rendered to suppliers |
187 |
173 |
Gains from the disposal of fixed assets and gains from the reversal of impairment losses |
240 |
103 |
Income from deconsolidation |
11 |
452 |
Miscellaneous |
219 |
233 |
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1,275 |
1,537 |
Services rendered to suppliers essentially relate to the METRO Cash & Carry at €145 million (2014/15: €157 million), Media-Saturn at €16 million (2014/15: €20 million) and Real segments at €7 million (2014/15: €5 million). At €8 million, the decline in the METRO Cash & Carry segment essentially results from the sale of MAKRO Cash & Carry Wholesale S.A. in Greece in January 2015 (2015/16: €0 million; 2014/15: €8 million) as well as, at €6 million, from the sale of the wholesale activities in Vietnam, which was effected in December 2015 (2015/16: €3 million; 2014/15: €9 million).
Gains from the disposal of fixed assets and gains from the reversal of impairment losses include income in the amount of €41 million from the disposal of real estate that will be used fully or for the most part by third parties in the future (2014/15: €197 million). This includes income of €34 million from the sale of real estate assets that METRO GROUP plans to continue to use under tenancy agreements (2014/15: €12 million). In addition, this item essentially includes gains from the reversal of impairment losses in the amount of €16 million (2014/15: €22 million) and income from the disposal of business and office equipment of €6 million (2014/15: €5 million).
Income from deconsolidation includes income from the disposal of the wholesale activities in Vietnam totalling €451 million.
Miscellaneous other operating income particularly includes income from compensation in the amount of €18 million (2014/15: €24 million). Among others, this item also includes public-sector subsidies of €9 million (2014/15: €9 million), income from the derecognition of lapsed liabilities of €6 million (2014/15: €9 million) and income from construction services of €6 million (2014/15: €0 million).