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Debt - Text details (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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May 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 EUR (€) | Aug. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Jun. 28, 2017 EUR (€) | Apr. 21, 2017 EUR (€) | Apr. 20, 2017 EUR (€) | Jan. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility (undrawn) |  |  | € 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change of Control Triggering Event, potentially required purchase price related to principal amount |  |  | 101.00% | 101.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility entered with a consortium of international banks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 300 | $ 1,000 |
Borrowings, amount drawn | $ |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bonds due 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.75% | 5.75% |
Bonds due 2018, early redemption [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,250 |
Loan for the purpose of financing The Spectranetics Corporation acquisition and for general purposes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Floating-rate bonds issued [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  | € 500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-rate bonds issued [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  | € 500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share buyback program anounced [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,500 |  |  |  |  |
Purchased forward contracts related to the share buyback program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  | € 998 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank borrowings [Member] | Weighted average [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  |  | 3.30% | 3.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.40%
Philips Lighting [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt transferred to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale | € 1,341 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Philips NV [Member] | Commercial Paper Programme, undrawn [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | $ |  |  |  | $ 2,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Philips NV [Member] | Committed revolving credit facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility (undrawn) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,000 |  |  |  |
Royal Philips NV [Member] | Former facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility (undrawn) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,800 |  |  |

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