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Fair Value - Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Financial assets | € 143,075 | € 135,925 |
Fair value | 148,570 | 139,834 |
Subordinated borrowings - held at amortized cost [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Total estimated fair value |  | 2,416 | € 1,355
Subordinated borrowings - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 2,207 | 1,389 |
Total estimated fair value | 2,416 | 1,355 |
Trust pass-through securities - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 136 | 133 |
Total estimated fair value | 144 | 128 |
Borrowings [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 8,845 | 11,525 |
Total estimated fair value | 9,322 | 11,885 |
Investment contracts - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 18,382 | 17,825 |
Total estimated fair value | 18,964 | 18,028 |
Mortgage loans - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Financial assets | 37,750 | 36,240 |
Fair value | 42,567 | 39,758 |
Private loans - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Financial assets | 4,487 | 4,103 |
Fair value | 5,159 | 4,494 |
Other loans - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Financial assets | 2,353 | 2,310 |
Fair value | 2,353 | 2,310 |
Level I [member] | Subordinated borrowings - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Total estimated fair value | 1,560 | 1,355 |
Level I [member] | Borrowings [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Total estimated fair value | 1,728 | 1,570 |
Level I [member] | Other loans - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Fair value | 45 | 13 |
Level II [member] | Subordinated borrowings - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Total estimated fair value | 855 |  |
Level II [member] | Trust pass-through securities - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Total estimated fair value | 144 | 128 |
Level II [member] | Borrowings [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Total estimated fair value | 30 | 28 |
Level II [member] | Mortgage loans - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Fair value | 1 | 1 |
Level II [member] | Private loans - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Fair value | 65 | 42 |
Level II [member] | Other loans - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Fair value | 2,080 | 2,064 |
Level III [member] | Borrowings [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Total estimated fair value | 7,565 | 10,287 |
Level III [member] | Investment contracts - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial liabilities at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Total estimated fair value | 18,964 | 18,028 |
Level III [member] | Mortgage loans - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Fair value | 42,566 | 39,757 |
Level III [member] | Private loans - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Fair value | 5,094 | 4,452 |
Level III [member] | Other loans - held at amortized cost [member] | Financial assets at amortised cost, category [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value financial assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |
Fair value | € 228 | € 233 |

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