46. Contingent Liabilities and Other Financial Obligations

No provisions were formed for the following contingent liabilities because it was deemed highly unlikely that they would be utilised.

Contingent Liabilities

in € thousand

 

31.12.2016

 

31.12.2015

Guarantees

 

10,579

 

8,387

Comfort letters

 

1,333

 

2,500

 

 

11,912

 

10,887

As of the reporting date, liabilities did not yet exist for the following other financial obligations.

Other Financial Obligations

in € thousand

 

31.12.2016

 

31.12.2015

Obligations from operating leases

 

805,588

 

869,729

Outstanding purchase commitments

 

56,787

 

134,449

Other

 

9,498

 

11,559

 

 

871,873

 

1,015,737

Of the obligations from outstanding purchase commitments, € 34,199 thousand (previous year: € 87,978 thousand) is attributable to in property, plant and equipment.

Investments

Payments for investments in property, plant and equipment, investment property and intangible assets.