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Other Equity Instruments - Summary of Coupon Details - Junior Perpetual Capital Securities (Parenthetical) (Detail) - Junior perpetual capital securities [member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
USD 500 million [member] \| Aegon N.V [member]
Disclosure of other equity instruments [line items]
Principal amount		$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
USD 250 million [member]
Disclosure of other equity instruments [line items]
Principal amount		$ 250,000,000
Basis point	87.50%	87.50%
Basis point interest rate	4.00%	4.00%
Basis point description	The coupon of the USD 250 million junior perpetual capital securities is reset each quarter based on the then prevailing three-month LIBOR yield plus a spread of 87.5 basis points, with a minimum of 4%.
USD 250 million [member] \| Aegon N.V [member]
Disclosure of other equity instruments [line items]
Principal amount		$ 250,000,000				250,000,000
Basis point	0.875%	0.875%
Basis point interest rate	4.00%	4.00%
Basis point description	The coupon of the USD 250 million junior perpetual capital securities is reset each quarter based on the then prevailing three-month LIBOR yield plus a spread of 87.5 basis points, with a minimum of 4%.
USD 500 million [member]
Disclosure of other equity instruments [line items]
Principal amount		$ 500,000,000
Basis point interest rate	8.50%	8.50%
Basis point description	The coupon of the USD 500 million junior perpetual capital securities is reset each quarter based on the then prevailing ten-year US dollar interest rate swap yield plus a spread of ten basis points, with a maximum of 8.5%.
USD 500 million [member] \| Aegon N.V [member]
Disclosure of other equity instruments [line items]
Principal amount		$ 500,000,000				500,000,000
Basis point	0.10%	0.10%
Basis point interest rate	8.50%	8.50%
Basis point description	The coupon of the USD 500 million junior perpetual capital securities is reset each quarter based on the then prevailing ten-year US dollar interest rate swap yield plus a spread of ten basis points, with a maximum of 8.5%.
USD 1 billion [member] \| Aegon N.V [member]
Disclosure of other equity instruments [line items]
Principal amount		$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000			$ 1,000,000,000
EUR 950 million [member]
Disclosure of other equity instruments [line items]
Principal amount		$ 950,000,000
Basis point interest rate	8.00%	8.00%
Basis point description	The coupon of the EUR 950 million junior perpetual capital securities is reset each quarter based on the then prevailing ten-year Dutch government bond yield plus a spread of ten basis points, with a maximum of 8%.
EUR 950 million [member] \| Aegon N.V [member]
Disclosure of other equity instruments [line items]
Principal amount \| €	€ 950,000,000				€ 950,000,000
Basis point	0.10%	0.10%
Basis point interest rate	8.00%	8.00%
Basis point description	The coupon of the EUR 950 million junior perpetual capital securities is reset each quarter based on the then prevailing ten-year Dutch government bond yield plus a spread of ten basis points, with a maximum of 8%.