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Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | € 1,727 | [1] | € 1,559 |
Ending balance | 1,559 |  | 1,727 | [1]
Cost [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 8,265 |  | 7,808 |
Additions | 39 |  | 47 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  |  | 126 |
Capitalized subsequent expenditure | 7 |  | 5 |
Disposals | (9) |  | (19) |
Net exchange differences | 178 |  | 298 |
Ending balance | 8,479 |  | 8,265 |
Accumulated amortization, depreciation and impairment losses [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 6,538 |  | 6,176 |
Amortization through income statement | 143 |  | 165 |
Shadow accounting adjustments | 72 |  | (56) |
Disposals | (7) |  | (6) |
Impairment losses | 34 |  | 15 |
Net exchange differences | 140 |  | 243 |
Ending balance | 6,920 |  | 6,538 |
Goodwill [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 384 |  | 392 |
Ending balance | 293 |  | 384 |
Goodwill [member] | Cost [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 554 |  | 462 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  |  | 85 |
Net exchange differences | 13 |  | 6 |
Ending balance | 567 |  | 554 |
Goodwill [member] | Accumulated amortization, depreciation and impairment losses [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 169 |  | 169 |
Impairment losses | 3 |  |  |
Net exchange differences | 3 |  |  |
Ending balance | 175 |  | 169 |
VOBA [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 1,123 |  | 952 |
Ending balance | 1,153 |  | 1,123 |
VOBA [member] | Cost [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 6,858 |  | 6,565 |
Additions |  |  | 0 |
Net exchange differences | 145 |  | 293 |
Ending balance | 7,003 |  | 6,858 |
VOBA [member] | Accumulated amortization, depreciation and impairment losses [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 5,735 |  | 5,412 |
Amortization through income statement | 112 |  | 135 |
Shadow accounting adjustments | 72 |  | (56) |
Impairment losses | 11 |  |  |
Net exchange differences | 121 |  | 244 |
Ending balance | 6,051 |  | 5,735 |
Future servicing rights [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 91 |  | 84 |
Ending balance | 99 |  | 91 |
Future servicing rights [member] | Cost [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 361 |  | 359 |
Net exchange differences | 5 |  | 2 |
Ending balance | 366 |  | 361 |
Future servicing rights [member] | Accumulated amortization, depreciation and impairment losses [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 270 |  | 260 |
Amortization through income statement | 8 |  | 8 |
Net exchange differences | 4 |  | 2 |
Ending balance | 282 |  | 270 |
Software [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 64 |  | 69 |
Ending balance | 51 |  | 64 |
Software [member] | Cost [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 327 |  | 294 |
Additions | 35 |  | 45 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  |  | 7 |
Capitalized subsequent expenditure | 7 |  | 5 |
Disposals | (9) |  | (19) |
Net exchange differences | 11 |  | (6) |
Ending balance | 371 |  | 327 |
Software [member] | Accumulated amortization, depreciation and impairment losses [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 263 |  | 243 |
Amortization through income statement | 16 |  | 16 |
Disposals | (7) |  | (6) |
Impairment losses | 20 |  | 15 |
Net exchange differences | 9 |  | (5) |
Ending balance | 301 |  | 263 |
Other [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 64 |  | 61 |
Ending balance | 36 |  | 64 |
Other [member] | Cost [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 166 |  | 128 |
Additions | 4 |  | 2 |
Acquisitions through business combinations |  |  | 33 |
Net exchange differences | 3 |  | 2 |
Ending balance | 173 |  | 166 |
Other [member] | Accumulated amortization, depreciation and impairment losses [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 101 |  | 92 |
Amortization through income statement | 7 |  | 6 |
Net exchange differences | 3 |  | 3 |
Ending balance | € 111 |  | € 101 |
[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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