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

 

31.12.2015

 

31.12.2014

Guarantees

 

8,387

 

8,986

Comfort letters

 

2,500

 

2,500

 

 

10,887

 

11,486

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

Other Financial Obligations

in € thousand

 

31.12.2015

 

31.12.2014

Obligations from operating leases

 

869,729

 

839,813

Outstanding purchase commitments

 

134,449

 

72,708

Other

 

11,559

 

7,571

 

 

1,015,737

 

920,092

Of the obligations from outstanding purchase commitments, € 87,978 thousand (previous year: € 52,440 thousand) is attributable to investment in property, plant and equipment.