| Changes in the fair value of plan assets |  | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| €m | Deutsche Post AG | Deutsche Postbank group | EXPRESS excluding DPAG | LOGISTICS excluding DPAG | Other | Total | Deutsche Post AG | Deutsche Postbank group | EXPRESS excluding DPAG | LOGISTICS excluding DPAG | Other | Total |
| 2004 | 2005 | |||||||||||
| Fair value of plan assets at January 1 | 1,668 | 0 | 641 | 457 | 0 | 2,766 | 1,728 | 0 | 697 | 498 | 0 | 2,923 |
| Employer contributions | 196 | 0 | 56 | 19 | 0 | 271 | 206 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 272 |
| Employee contributions | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| Expected return on plan assets | 49 | 0 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 120 | 51 | 3 | 59 | 16 | 0 | 129 |
| Gains (+)/losses (–) on plan assets | –3 | 0 | –41 | 13 | 0 | –31 | –8 | 3 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 58 |
| Pension payments | –187 | 0 | –22 | –17 | 0 | –226 | –201 | 0 | –36 | –6 | 0 | –243 |
| Transfers | 5 | 0 | 25 | –9 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 52 | 241 | –239 | 0 | 54 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,803 | 0 | 3,803 |
| Settlements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| Currency translation effects | 0 | 0 | –12 | 1 | 0 | –11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Fair value of plan assets at December 31 | 1,728 | 0 | 697 | 498 | 0 | 2,923 | 1,776 | 59 | 1,090 | 4,105 | 0 | 7,030 |