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Fair Value - Analysis of Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on Recurring Basis by Level of Fair Value Hierarchy (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Jan. 01, 2018 | [1] | Dec. 31, 2017
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Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | € 440,348 | € 392,633 | [1] | € 395,923 |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 415,907 | 370,091 | [1] | € 371,844 |
Real estate held for own use [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 208 | 263 |  |  |
Level III [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 3,278 | 2,695 |  |  | € 2,064
Level III [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 10,722 | 10,077 |  |  | 9,130
Level III [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 1,712 | 1,976 |  |  | 2,318
Level III [member] | Debt securities [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 1,074 | 1,242 |  |  | 1,447
Level III [member] | Other investments [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 482 | 493 |  |  | 583
Level III [member] | Real estate held for own use [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 208 | 263 |  |  | 307
Level III [member] | Investment contracts for account of policyholders [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 197 | 206 |  |  | 219
Level III [member] | Derivative [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 3,081 | 2,489 |  |  | € 1,845
Investment funds [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 339,124 | 298,204 |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 72,033 | 57,613 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 89,404 | 84,675 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 249,512 | 213,266 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Financial assets revalued amount [Member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 208 | 263 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Shares [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 409 | 478 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Shares [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 1,813 | 1,682 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Debt securities [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 82,918 | 77,340 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Debt securities [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 3,934 | 3,913 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Money market and other short-term instruments [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 5,169 | 5,955 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Money market and other short-term instruments [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 158 | 352 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Other investments [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 908 | 902 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Other investments [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 3,175 | 2,649 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Investment contracts for account of policyholders [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 225,788 | 193,741 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Derivatives [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 11,157 | 7,615 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Real estate [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 2,901 | 2,700 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Investments in real estate for policyholders [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 586 | 612 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Real estate held for own use [member] | Financial assets revalued amount [Member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 208 | 263 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Investment contracts for account of policyholders [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 59,956 | 49,847 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Borrowings [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 461 | 536 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Derivative [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 11,616 | 7,230 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 147,571 | 132,294 |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 59 | 93 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 26,875 | 26,160 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 120,696 | 106,134 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Shares [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 92 | 82 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Shares [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 106 | 217 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Debt securities [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 25,528 | 24,652 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Debt securities [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 204 | 1,868 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Money market and other short-term instruments [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 1,255 | 1,427 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Money market and other short-term instruments [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 19 | 17 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Other investments [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 1 | 1 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Investment contracts for account of policyholders [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 120,271 | 103,977 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Derivatives [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 96 | 53 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level I [member] | Derivative [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 59 | 93 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 180,831 | 155,833 |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 68,696 | 54,824 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 60,817 | 56,538 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 120,014 | 99,295 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Shares [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 160 | 155 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Shares [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 306 | 239 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Debt securities [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 56,317 | 51,446 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Debt securities [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 3,727 | 2,028 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Money market and other short-term instruments [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 3,914 | 4,528 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Money market and other short-term instruments [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 139 | 335 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Other investments [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 426 | 409 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Other investments [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 1,125 | 1,272 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Investment contracts for account of policyholders [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 103,712 | 87,893 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Derivatives [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 11,006 | 7,527 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Investment contracts for account of policyholders [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 59,759 | 49,641 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Borrowings [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 461 | 536 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level II [member] | Derivative [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 8,476 | 4,648 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 10,722 | 10,077 |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 3,278 | 2,695 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 1,712 | 1,976 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 8,802 | 7,837 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Financial assets revalued amount [Member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 208 | 263 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Shares [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 157 | 241 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Shares [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 1,401 | 1,226 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Debt securities [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 1,074 | 1,242 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Debt securities [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 4 | 17 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Other investments [member] | Available-for-sale financial assets [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 482 | 493 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Other investments [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 2,049 | 1,376 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Investment contracts for account of policyholders [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 1,805 | 1,871 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Derivatives [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 56 | 35 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Real estate [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 2,901 | 2,700 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Investments in real estate for policyholders [member] | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 586 | 612 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Real estate held for own use [member] | Financial assets revalued amount [Member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Assets carried at fair value | 208 | 263 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Investment contracts for account of policyholders [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | 197 | 206 |  |  |
Investment funds [member] | Level III [member] | Derivative [member] | Recurring fair value measurement [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets and liabilities [line items] |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities carried at fair value | € 3,081 | € 2,489 |  |  |
[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.

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