18. Other Receivables

The other receivables were comprised as follows:

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Other Receivables

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

Dec. 31, 2017

  

Dec. 31, 2018

 

  

Total

  

Of which current

  

Total

  

Of which current

 

  

€ million

  

€ million

  

€ million

  

€ million

1 The line items were added as of January 1, 2018, during the first-time adoption of IFRS 15. See note 2 for additional information.

Other tax receivables

  

189

  

182

  

174

  

166

Deferred charges

  

64

  

58

  

74

  

70

Contract assets1

  

–

  

–

  

52

  

52

Reimbursement claims

  

2

  

2

  

–

  

–

Net defined benefit asset

  

2

  

–

  

1

  

–

Receivables from employees

  

2

  

2

  

6

  

6

Miscellaneous receivables

  

57

  

37

  

71

  

52

Total

  

316

  

281

  

378

  

346

The miscellaneous receivables included an advance payment of €12 million (previous year: €17 million), which is offset against monthly purchases. Other receivables included €35 million (previous year: €34 million) in financial receivables. The impairment losses calculated for financial receivables as of the reporting date are immaterial. In the previous year, €1 million of the financial receivables were overdue. These were less than 90 days past due.

Further information on contract assets is given in note 6.