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Post-employment benefits - Text details (Detail) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefit expense defined benefit plans |  | € 95 | € 58 | € 566
Post-employment benefit expense defined contribution plans |  | € 397 | € 392 | 299
Employer contributions | € 30 |  |  |
Percentage of unquoted assets |  | 37.00% | 58.00% |
Weighted average duration of defined-benefit obligation |  | 12 | 11 |
Service cost | 28 |  |  |
Interest expense | 25 | € 222 | € 342 | € 344
Percentage of reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption |  | 1.00% |  |
Actuarial assumption of mortality rates |  | 10 |  |
Actuarial assumption of life expectancy after retirement |  | 0.5 |  |
Cash outflow |  | € 399 |  |
Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Cash outflow |  | 40 |  |
Defined contribution plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions |  | 329 |  |
Brazil [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) arising from settlements net defined-benefit liability asset |  | 1 |  |
Decrease of defined-benefit obligation due to settlement |  | 345 |  |
Germany [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 23 |  |  |
Germany [Member] | Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Cash outflow |  | 19 |  |
Netherlands [Member] | Defined contribution plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 166 |  |  |
United States [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 0 |  |  |
De-risking contributions paid into pension plan |  | 219 |  |
United States [Member] | Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Cash outflow |  | € 9 |  |
United States [Member] | Defined contribution plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 109 |  |  |
US and Germany [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of total DBO that relate to the largest DB plans in these countries |  | 89.00% |  |
Other countries [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | € 7 |  |  |
Other countries [Member] | Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Cash outflow |  | € 12 |  |
Other countries [Member] | Defined contribution plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits [Line items] |  |  |  |
Employer contributions |  | € 54 |  |

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