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Discontinued operations - Text details (Detail) - EUR (€) | 1 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 11 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2017 | Nov. 28, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | € 843,000,000 | € 660,000,000 | € 479,000,000
Proceeds from disposal of non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale and discontinued operations |  |  | € 1,060,000,000 |  |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, before tax |  |  |  |  | 191,000,000 |  | (1,000,000)
Other non-current financial assets |  |  |  |  | 587,000,000 | 335,000,000 |
Currency translation differences |  |  |  |  | 393,000,000 | 1,234,000,000 |
Liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  |  |  |  | 8,000,000 | 525,000,000 |
Impairment property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  | (44,000,000) | (78,000,000) |
Impairment of goodwill |  |  |  |  | 9,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities, discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | (144,000,000) | 1,226,000,000 | (20,000,000)
Tax expense relating to profit (loss) from ordinary activities of discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | 182,000,000 | 181,000,000 | 144,000,000
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities, discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | 856,000,000 | (112,000,000) | (203,000,000)
Current financial assets |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 | 101,000,000 |
Funai arbitration [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities, discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  | 144,000,000 |
Discontinued operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | 843,000,000 | 660,000,000 | 479,000,000
Discontinued operations [Member] | Deconsolidation Philips Lighting [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities, discontinued operations |  |  |  | € (175,000,000) |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Member] | Property, plant and equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets classified as held for sale |  |  |  |  | 40,000,000 |  |
Discontinued operations [Member] | Net business impact [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets and liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  |  |  |  | 44,000,000 |  |
Combined Lumileds and Automotive Lighting businesses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of stake |  | 80.10% |  |  |  |  |
Result on the sale of discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | (72,000,000) |  |
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | (29,000,000) | 282,000,000 | 233,000,000
Income tax on the sale of discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | 26,000,000 |  |
Proceeds from disposal of non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale and discontinued operations | € 1,067,000,000 | € 1,067,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) before tax, discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | 76,000,000 | 335,000,000 | 299,000,000
Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, before tax |  | 63,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current financial assets |  | 305,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Valuation step up to measure retained interest at its fair value |  |  |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |
Gain (loss) discontinued operations tax |  | 26,000,000 |  |  | (72,000,000) |  |
Assets and liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  | € 1,533,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tax expense relating to profit (loss) from ordinary activities of discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | (25,000,000) | € (53,000,000) | (66,000,000)
Operational result |  |  |  |  | 159,000,000 |  |
Combined Lumileds and Automotive Lighting businesses [Member] | US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax expense relating to profit (loss) from ordinary activities of discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | € (107,000,000) |  |
Philips Lighting [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proportion of ownership in company |  |  |  |  | 29.01% | 71.23% |
Result on the sale of discontinued operations |  |  |  | 599,000,000 |  |  |
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | € 896,000,000 | € 244,000,000 | 247,000,000
Income tax on the sale of discontinued operations | € 61,000,000 |  |  |  | (61,000,000) |  |
Proceeds from disposal of non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale and discontinued operations |  |  |  | 545,000,000 |  |  |
Profit (loss) before tax, discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | 977,000,000 | 368,000,000 | 324,000,000
Derecognition non-controlling interest |  |  |  | 1,481,000,000 |  |  |
Reclassification adjustments on exchange differences on translation, before tax |  |  |  | 282,000,000 |  |  |
Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale |  |  |  | 1,368,000,000 |  |  |
Valuation step up to measure retained interest at its fair value |  |  |  | 638,000,000 |  |  |
Valuation loss related to retained earnings |  |  |  |  | 104,000,000 |  |
Assets classified as held for sale |  |  |  | 2,513,000,000 |  |  |
Net cash and cash equivalents of disposed asset held for sale |  |  |  | 720,000,000 |  |  |
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities, discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  | (1,200,000,000) |
Tax expense relating to profit (loss) from ordinary activities of discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | 150,000,000 | 124,000,000 | 77,000,000
Share price |  |  |  | € 32.975 | 30.60 |  |
Philips Lighting [Member] | Retained earnings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale |  |  |  |  | 1,264,000,000 |  |
Other operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  | € (24,000,000) | 134,000,000 | € (1,000,000)
Other operations [Member] | Audio, video, media and accessories business Funai contract breach [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discontinued operations [Line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  | € 144,000,000 |

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