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Income taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Income taxes [Abstract] |
Income tax expense [Text block] | Philips Group Income tax expense in millions of EUR 2015 - 2017
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Netherlands | 93 | 137 | 929
Foreign | 206 | 886 | 451
Income before taxes of continuing operations 1 ) | 299 | 1,023 | 1,381
Netherlands: |  |  |
Current tax (expense) benefit | 47 | 10 | ( 15)
Deferred tax (expense) benefit | 6 | ( 95) | ( 150)
Total tax (expense) benefit of continuing operations (Netherlands) | 53 | ( 85) | ( 165)
Foreign: |  |  |
Current tax (expense) benefit | ( 157) | ( 155) | ( 258)
Deferred tax (expense) benefit | ( 65) | 37 | 73
Total tax (expense) benefit of continuing operations (foreign) | ( 222) | ( 118) | ( 184)
Income tax expense of continuing operations | ( 169) | ( 203) | ( 349)
1)Income before tax excludes the result of investments in associates.
Current income tax expense [Text block] | Philips Group Current income tax expense in millions of EUR 2015 - 2017
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Current year tax (expense) benefit | ( 121) | ( 165) | ( 275)
Prior year tax (expense) benefit | 11 | 20 | 3
Current tax (expense) | ( 110) | ( 145) | ( 272)
Deferred income tax expense [Text block] | Philips Group Deferred income tax expense in millions of EUR 2015 - 2017
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Recognition of previously unrecognized tax loss and credit carryforwards | 4 | 19 | 32
(Unrecognized) tax loss and credit carryforwards 1 ) | ( 9) | ( 56) | ( 9)
(Unrecognized) recognition of temporary differences 1 ) | ( 35) | 31 | 35
Prior year tax | ( 6) | ( 1) | 6
Tax rate changes | ( 19) | 5 | ( 72)
Origination and reversal of temporary differences, tax losses and tax credits | 6 | ( 56) | ( 69)
Deferred tax (expense) benefit | ( 59) | ( 58) | ( 77)
1)Unrecognized tax loss and credit carryforwards and temporary differences are expenses, which offset the corresponding tax benefits in Origination and reversal of temporary differences, tax losses and tax credits
Effective income tax rate [Text block] | Philips Group Effective income tax rate in % 2015 - 2017
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Weighted average statutory income tax rate in % | 43.6 | 23.3 | 24.5
Recognition of previously unrecognized tax loss and credit carryforwards | ( 1.4) | ( 1.9) | ( 2.3)
Unrecognized tax loss and credit carryforwards | 2.9 | 5.5 | 0.6
Unrecognized (recognition of) temporary differences | 11.4 | ( 3.1) | ( 2.6)
Non-taxable income and tax incentives | ( 35.5) | ( 8.2) | ( 9.8)
Non-deductible expense | 33.8 | 9.3 | 6.4
Withholding and other taxes | 8.3 | 1.2 | 4.0
Tax rate changes | 5.9 | ( 0.5) | 5.2
Prior year tax | 1.0 | ( 1.8) | ( 0.6)
Tax expense (benefit) due to other tax liabilities | ( 12.7) | ( 2.6) | ( 1.7)
Others, net | ( 1.0) | ( 1.3) | 1.5
Effective income tax rate | 56.4 | 19.9 | 25.3
Deferred tax assets and liabilities [Text block] | Philips Group Deferred tax assets and liabilities in millions of EUR 2017
| Balance as of January 1, 2017 | recognized in income statement | Transfer to assets held for sale | other 1 ) | Balance as of December 31, 2017 | Assets | Liabilities
Intangible assets | ( 676) | 549 | ( 28) | ( 228) | ( 383) | 423 | ( 806)
Property, plant and equipment | 10 | 15 |  | ( 2) | 23 | 39 | ( 16)
Inventories | 347 | ( 34) | ( 52) | ( 29) | 231 | 235 | ( 4)
Other assets | 138 | 7 | ( 82) | 12 | 74 | 96 | ( 22)
Pension and other employee benefits | 597 | ( 126) | ( 149) | ( 57) | 265 | 265 | -
Other liabilities | 989 | ( 288) | ( 8) | ( 158) | 536 | 596 | ( 61)
Deferred tax assets on tax loss carryforwards | 1,288 | ( 201) | ( 125) | ( 144) | 819 | 819 | -
Set-off deferred tax positions |  |  |  | - |  | ( 876) | 876
Net deferred tax assets | 2,692 | ( 77) | ( 444) | ( 606) | 1,565 | 1,598 | ( 33)
1) Other includes the movements of assets and liabilities recognized in OCI, which includes foreign currency translation differences and acquisitions, as well as the effects of US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Philips Group Deferred tax assets and liabilities in millions of EUR 2016
| Balance as of January 1, 2016 | recognized in income statement | other 1 ) | Balance as of December 31, 2016 | Assets | Liabilities
Intangible assets | ( 1,089) | 450 | ( 36) | ( 676) | 542 | ( 1,218)
Property, plant and equipment | 19 | 1 | ( 10) | 10 | 64 | ( 54)
Inventories | 312 | 24 | 11 | 347 | 353 | ( 6)
Other assets | 68 | 32 | 37 | 138 | 161 | ( 23)
Pensions and other employee benefits | 707 | ( 138) | 27 | 597 | 598 | ( 1)
Other liabilities | 981 | ( 32) | 40 | 989 | 1,107 | ( 118)
Deferred tax assets on tax loss carryforwards | 1,562 | ( 368) | 93 | 1,288 | 1,288 | -
Set-off deferred tax positions |  |  |  |  | ( 1,355) | 1,355
Net deferred tax assets | 2,560 | ( 30) | 162 | 2,692 | 2,758 | ( 66)
1) Other includes the movements of assets and liabilities recognized in OCI, which includes foreign currency translation differences, and acquisitions and divestments.
Expiry years of net operating loss and credit carryforwards [Text block] | Philips Group Expiry years of net operating loss and credit carryforwards in millions of EUR
Total | Total Balance as of December 31, 2016 | Unrecognized balance as of December 31, 2016 | Total Balance as of December 31, 2017 | Unrecognized balance as of December 31, 2017
2017 | 14 | - | - | -
2018 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3
2019 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 2
2020 | 137 | 21 | 15 | 6
2021 | 37 | 3 | 14 | 2
2022 | - | - | 1,843 | 1,809
Later than 2021, respectively 2022 | 3,503 | 14 | 2,134 | 410
Unlimited | 2,077 | 1,118 | 1,812 | 1,118
Total | 5,830 | 1,170 | 5,827 | 3,351

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