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Details of treasury risks - Text details (Detail) € in Thousands, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)
Liquidity risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | € 1,939,000 | € 2,334,000 | € 1,766,000 |  |  | € 1,873,000
Short-term deposits | 1,302,000 | 1,299,000 |  |  |  |
Commercial Paper Program | $ |  |  |  | $ 2,500 |  |
Revolving credit facility (undrawn) | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable known to have been sold onwards under supplier finance arrangements | € 286,000 |  |  |  |  |
Currency risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Hedge tenor of net anticipated exposure | 15 months |  |  |  |  |
Net anticipated exposures hedge layer size | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |
Net anticipated exposures hedge maximum | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |
Gains (loss) deferred in equity related to anticipated exposures | € 23,000 | 10,000 |  |  |  |
Net fair value of transactional hedges | € 21,000 | € 15,000 |  |  |  |
Increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies | € 102,000 | € 98,000 |  |  |  |
Change in the value of financing derivatives following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies | 213,000 | 53,000 |  |  |  |
Change in the value of financing derivatives following a 10% increase in the value of a currency against EUR | 102,000 |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) in income statement following a change in the value of transactional hedges due to 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies | 10,000 |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) in equity following a change in the value of transactional hedges due to 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies | 92,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income, before tax, exchange differences on translation | (1,177,000) | 219,000 | 643,000 |  |  |
Fair value liability of cross-currency interest rate swaps designated as net investment hedges | 330,000 | 726,000 |  |  |  |
External bond funding for a nominal value designated as net investment hedges | $ |  |  |  | $ 2,535 | $ 3,774 |
Net fair value of financing derivatives | 326,000 | 728,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings | 4,715,000 | 5,606,000 | 5,760,000 |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,939,000 | 2,334,000 | 1,766,000 |  |  | € 1,873,000
Long-term debt | 4,044,000 | 4,021,000 | 4,095,000 |  |  |
Short-term debt | 672,000 | 1,585,000 | € 1,665,000 |  |  |
Credit risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Threshold of cash and short term deposits with A- credit rating | 10,000 |  |  |  |  |
Country risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure threshold | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other insurable risks [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained re-insurance captive per occurrence for property damage and business interruption losses | 2,500 |  |  |  |  |
Retained re-insurance captive per occurrence for property damage and business interruption losses, aggregate | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |
Captive retained per claim for general and product liability claims | 1,500 |  |  |  |  |
Captive retained per claim for general and product liability claims, aggregate | 6,000 |  |  |  |  |
Captive retained per claim for general, product and cyber liability claims | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |
Captive retained per claim for general, product and cyber liability claims, aggregate | 10,000 |  |  |  |  |
Bottom of range [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other insurable risks [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Policy deductibles per occurrence | 250 |  |  |  |  |
Top of range [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other insurable risks [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Policy deductibles per occurrence | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |
Netherlands [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure | 4,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
China [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure | 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure | 9,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Japan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure | 598,000 |  |  |  |  |
Germany [Member] | Bottom of range [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure threshold | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Germany [Member] | Top of range [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure threshold | 500,000 |  |  |  |  |
United Kingdom [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure | 534,000 |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on hedge ineffectiveness recognised in income statement | 100 | 5,000 |  |  |  |
Hedges of net investment in foreign operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on hedge ineffectiveness recognised in income statement | 1,400 | 200 |  |  |  |
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Liquidity risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets available-for-sale | 49,000 |  |  |  |  |
Securities classified as assets held for sale | 1,264,000 |  |  |  |  |
Equity price risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 1,313,000 | 36,000 |  |  |  |
Financial assets, at fair value | 1,313,000 | 36,000 |  |  |  |
Non-current financial assets available-for-sale | 49,000 | 36,000 |  |  |  |
Level 2 and 3 of fair value hierarchy [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity price risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current financial assets available-for-sale | 397,000 |  |  |  |  |
Philips Lighting NV [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Liquidity risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities classified as assets held for sale | 1,264,000 |  |  |  |  |
AUD [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |
CHF [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |
GBP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies | 10,000 | 10,000 |  |  |  |
JPY [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies | 17,000 | 18,000 |  |  |  |
PLN [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies | 6,000 |  |  |  |  |
USD [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies | 53,000 | 46,000 |  |  |  |
Change in the value of financing derivatives following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies |  | 62,000 |  |  |  |
Change in the value of financing derivatives following a 10% increase in the value of a currency against EUR | 208,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Liquidity risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,939,000 | 2,334,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings | 4,715,000 | 5,606,000 |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,939,000 | 2,334,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | 4,044,000 | 4,021,000 |  |  |  |
Short-term debt | € 672,000 | € 1,585,000 |  |  |  |
Ratio of fixed-rate long-term debt to total outstanding debt | 72.00% | 47.00% |  | 72.00% | 47.00% |
Instantaneous decrease in long-term interest rates | 1.00% | 1.00% |  | 1.00% | 1.00% |
Increase in the value of the fixed rate long term debt excluding forward contracts driven by 1% interest decrease | € 271,000 | € 260,000 |  |  |  |
Instantaneous increase in long-term interest rates | 1.00% | 1.00% |  | 1.00% | 1.00% |
Decrease in the value of the fixed rate long term debt excluding forward contracts driven by 1% interest increase | € 271,000 | € (259,000) |  |  |  |
Decrease (increase) in annualized net interest expense driven by 1% interest increase | € 12,000 | € 7,000 |  |  |  |

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