XML 290 R333.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.20.1

Other Liabilities - Summary of Other Liabilities (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Jan. 01, 2018 | [1]
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Disclosure Of Other Liabilities [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Payables due to policyholders | € 1,363 |  | € 1,172 |  |
Payables due to brokers and agents | 296 |  | 373 |  |
Payables out of reinsurance | 1,597 |  | 1,327 |  |
Social security and taxes payable | 117 |  | 108 |  |
Income tax payable | 3 |  | 2 |  |
Investment creditors | 940 |  | 1,195 |  |
Cash collateral on derivative transactions | 4,243 |  | 3,396 |  |
Cash collateral on securities lended | 2,146 |  | 2,480 |  |
Cash collateral - other | 59 |  | 49 |  |
Repurchase agreements | 719 |  | 322 |  |
Commercial paper | 58 |  | 82 |  |
Lease liabilities | 311 | € 285 |  |  |
Other creditors | 2,968 |  | 2,947 |  |
At December 31 | 14,819 |  | 13,454 | [1] | € 15,208
Current | 14,097 |  | 13,309 |  |
Non-current | € 722 |  | € 146 |  |
[1] | Amounts have been restated to reflect voluntary changes in accounting policies related to liability adequacy testing that was adopted by Aegon effective January 1, 2019. Refer to note 2.1.2 Voluntary changes in accounting policies for details about this change.

X
- Definition Cash collateral held on derivative instruments. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aeg_CashCollateralHeldOnDerivativeInstruments
Namespace Prefix: | aeg_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Disclosure of other liabilities. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aeg_DisclosureOfOtherLiabilitiesAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | aeg_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Investment creditors + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aeg_InvestmentCreditors
Namespace Prefix: | aeg_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Other Cash Collateral + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aeg_OtherCashCollateral
Namespace Prefix: | aeg_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Payables due to policyholders. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aeg_PayablesDueToPolicyholders
Namespace Prefix: | aeg_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of commercial paper issued by the entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_CommercialPapersIssued
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of current tax for current and prior periods to the extent unpaid. Current tax is the amount of income taxes payable (recoverable) in respect of the taxable profit (tax loss) for a period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 54 -Subparagraph n -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_54_n&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_CurrentTaxLiabilities
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_47_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilities
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of current liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Current liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_OtherCurrentLiabilities
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_OtherLiabilities
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of liabilities under insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts issued that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Liabilities under insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts issued] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph IG22 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_IG22&doctype=Implementation%20Guidance&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 37 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_37_b&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_OtherLiabilitiesUnderInsuranceContractsAndReinsuranceContractsIssued
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of non-current liabilities that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. [Refer: Non-current liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_OtherNoncurrentLiabilities
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition Amounts payable that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_OtherPayables
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of payment due on social security and taxes other than income tax. Income taxes include all domestic and foreign taxes that are based on taxable profits. Income taxes also include taxes, such as withholding taxes, that are payable by a subsidiary, associate or joint arrangement on distributions to the reporting entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 78 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_78&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_PayablesOnSocialSecurityAndTaxesOtherThanIncomeTax
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of receivables and payables related to insurance contracts (amounts currently due to and from agents, brokers and policyholders related to insurance contracts). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph IG22 -Subparagraph g -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_IG22_g&doctype=Implementation%20Guidance&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 4 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 37 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=4&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-b&anchor=para_37_b&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_ReceivablesAndPayablesRelatedToInsuranceContracts
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of instruments sold with the intent to reacquire in repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities lent. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_RepurchaseAgreementsAndCashCollateralOnSecuritiesLent
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The amount of instruments purchased for resale in reverse repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities borrowed. [Refer: Repurchase agreements and cash collateral on securities lent] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_ReverseRepurchaseAgreementsAndCashCollateralOnSecuritiesBorrowed
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant