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Post-employment benefits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of post-employment benefits [Abstract] |
Pre-tax costs for post-employment benefits [Text block] | Philips Group Pre-tax costs for post-employment benefits in millions of EUR 2015 - 2017
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Defined-benefit plans | 566 | 58 | 95
included in Income from operations | 467 | ( 19) 1 ) | 32
included in Financial expense | 70 | 48 | 37
included in Discontinued operations | 29 | 29 | 26
Defined-contribution plans | 299 | 392 | 397
included in Income from operations | 240 | 299 | 315
included in Discontinued operations | 59 | 93 | 82
Post-employment benefits costs | 865 | 450 | 492
1) The net income mainly relates to the settlement of the pension related legal claim in the UK.
Disclosure of net defined benefit obligations [Text block] | Philips Group Defined-benefit obligations in millions of EUR 2016 - 2017
| 2016 | 2017
Balance as of January 1 | 4,757 | 4,987
Service cost | 44 | 34
Interest cost | 189 | 126
Employee contributions | 5 | 4
Actuarial (gains) / losses |  |
demographic assumptions | ( 45) | ( 14)
financial assumptions | 208 | 75
experience adjustment | ( 7) | ( 15)
(Negative) past service cost | ( 8) | 1
Settlements | ( 85) | ( 348)
Benefits paid from plan | ( 239) | ( 172)
Benefits paid directly by employer | ( 76) | ( 52)
Transfer to Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale 1 ) |  | ( 1,210)
Translation differences and other | 244 | ( 307)
Balance as of December 31 | 4,987 | 3,109
Present value of funded obligations at December 31 | 3,850 | 2,476
Present value of unfunded obligations at December 31 | 1,137 | 633
1)The amount presented under ‘Transfer to Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale’ in 2017 relates to Lighting.
Disclosure of net defined benefit plan assets [Text block] | Philips Group Plan assets in millions of EUR 2016 - 2017
| 2016 | 2017
Balance as of January 1 | 2,710 | 3,095
Interest income on plan assets | 137 | 87
Admin expenses paid | ( 3) | ( 2)
Return on plan assets excluding interest income | 41 | 70
Employee contributions | 5 | 4
Employer contributions | 246 | 263
Settlements | ( 33) | ( 348)
Benefits paid from plan | ( 239) | ( 172)
Transfer to Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale 1 ) |  | ( 642)
Translation differences and other | 231 | ( 218)
Balance as of December 31 | 3,095 | 2,137
Funded status | ( 1,892) | ( 972)
Unrecognized net assets | ( 105) |
Net balance sheet position | ( 1,997) | ( 972)
1)The amount presented under ‘Transfer to Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale’ in 2017 relates to Lighting.
Changes in the effect of the asset ceiling [Text block] | Philips Group Changes in the effect of the asset ceiling in millions of EUR 2016 - 2017
| 2016 | 2017
Balance as of January 1 | 90 | 105
Interest on unrecognized assets | 14 | 4
Remeasurements | ( 21) | ( 100)
Translation differences | 22 | ( 9)
Balance as of December 31 | 105 |
Plan assets allocation [Text block] | Philips Group Plan assets allocation in millions of EUR 2016 - 2017
| 2016 | 2017
Assets quoted in active markets |  |
Debt securities | 1,085 | 1,142
Equity securities | 91 | 69
Other | 126 | 137
Assets not quoted in active markets |  |
Debt securities | 561 | 14
Equity securities | 811 | 457
Other | 421 | 318
Total assets | 3,095 | 2,137
Assumptions used to calculate the defined-benefit obligations [Text block] | Philips Group Assumptions used for defined-benefit obligations in % 2016 - 2017
| 2016 | 2017
Discount rate | 3.8% | 2.8%
Inflation rate | 2.6% | 2.1%
Salary increase | 3.3% | 2.4%
Sensitivity of key assumptions [Text block] | Philips Group Sensitivity of key assumptions in millions of EUR 2017
| Defined benefit obligation
Increase |
Discount rate (1% movement) | ( 323)
Inflation rate (1% movement) | 85
Salary increase (1% movement) | 20
Longevity (see explanation) | 72
Decrease |
Discount rate (1% movement) | 394
Inflation rate (1% movement) | ( 86)
Salary increase (1% movement) | ( 19)
Philips Group Sensitivity of key assumptions in millions of EUR 2016
| Defined benefit obligation
Increase |
Discount rate (1% movement) | ( 544)
Inflation rate (1% movement) | 139
Salary increase (1% movement) | 27
Longevity (see explanation) | 143
Decrease |
Discount rate (1% movement) | 645
Inflation rate (1% movement) | ( 126)
Salary increase (1% movement) | ( 23)

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