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Insurance Contracts - Sumary of Shareholders' Equity on Net Income (Detail) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)
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Insurance [member] | Shift up 50 basis points – NL Bond credit spreads [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of net income | € (205)
Insurance [member] | Shift down 50 basis points – NL Bond credit spreads [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of net income | 198
Insurance [member] | Shift up 50 basis points – NL Mortgage spreads [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of net income | (440)
Insurance [member] | Shift down 50 basis points – NL Mortgage spreads [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of net income | 467
Insurance [member] | Shift up 5 basis points – NL Liquidity premium [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of net income | 104
Insurance [member] | Shift down 5 basis points – NL Liquidity premium [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of net income | (105)
On Share Holders Equity Insurance Contracts [member] | Shift up 50 basis points – NL Bond credit spreads [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity | (2,386)
On Share Holders Equity Insurance Contracts [member] | Shift down 50 basis points – NL Bond credit spreads [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity | 2,117
On Share Holders Equity Insurance Contracts [member] | Shift up 50 basis points – NL Mortgage spreads [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity | (440)
On Share Holders Equity Insurance Contracts [member] | Shift down 50 basis points – NL Mortgage spreads [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity | 467
On Share Holders Equity Insurance Contracts [member] | Shift up 5 basis points – NL Liquidity premium [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity | 101
On Share Holders Equity Insurance Contracts [member] | Shift down 5 basis points – NL Liquidity premium [Member] |
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity to equity markets [line items] |
Sensitivity analysis of shareholders' equity | € (103)

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