| Note | For the period | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014 | from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013 | ||
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortisation of intangible assets |
6.7 | 1 635 | 1 580 |
| Employee benefits expenses | 27 | 4 704 | 4 702 |
| Materials and energy | 7 607 | 7 899 | |
| External services | 1 813 | 2 280 | |
| Taxes and charges | 34 | 2 008 | 2 360 |
| including the minerals extraction tax | 34.1 | 1 520 | 1 856 |
| Advertising costs and representation expenses | 77 | 65 | |
| Property and personal insurance | 31 | 33 | |
| Research and development costs not capitalised in intangible assets | 9 | 8 | |
| Other costs, of which: | 229 | 377 | |
| Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment, intangible assets |
6.7 | 43 | 257 |
| Impairment losses on goodwill | 7 | 25 | 27 |
| Write-down of inventories | 89 | 15 | |
| Allowance for impairment of receivables | 32.2.5 | 3 | 10 |
| Reversal of impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets |
6 | ( 5) | ( 36) |
| Reversal of write-down of inventories | ( 38) | ( 3) | |
| Reversal of allowance for impairment of receivables | 32.2.5 | ( 3) | ( 1) |
| Losses from the disposal of financial instruments | 31.3 | 7 | 9 |
| Other operating costs | 108 | 99 | |
| Total expenses by nature | 18 113 | 19 304 | |
| Cost of merchandise and materials sold (+) | 534 | 973 | |
| Change in inventories of finished goods and work in progress (+/-) | 5 | 546 | |
| Cost of manufacturing products for internal use (-)* | (1 513) | (1 307) | |
| Total cost of sales, selling costs and administrative expenses | 17 139 | 19 516 | |
| of which: | |||
| Cost of sales | 15 751 | 18 101 | |
| Selling costs | 390 | 426 | |
| Administrative expenses | 998 | 989 | |
* A significant item in the adjustment is the capitalised stripping costs of surface mines in the KGHM INTERNATIONAL LTD. Group, details presented in note 3.3.