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Provisions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of provisions [Abstract] |
Provision [Text block] | Philips Group Provisions in millions of EUR 2016 - 2017
| 2016 | 2017
| long-term | short-term | total | long-term | short-term | total
Post-employment benefit 20 | 1,996 |  | 1,996 | 973 |  | 973
Product warranty | 66 | 193 | 259 | 44 | 157 | 201
Environmental provisions | 252 | 69 | 321 | 140 | 19 | 160
Restructuring-related provisions | 27 | 174 | 201 | 25 | 87 | 112
Litigation provisions | 40 | 56 | 96 | 26 | 24 | 50
Other provisions | 545 | 188 | 733 | 451 | 113 | 564
Provisions | 2,926 | 680 | 3,606 | 1,659 | 400 | 2,059
Provisions for product warranty [Text block] | Philips Group Provisions for product warranty in millions of EUR 2015 - 2017
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Balance as of January 1 | 302 | 289 | 259
Changes: |  |  |
Additions | 327 | 325 | 283
Utilizations | ( 357) | ( 357) | ( 270)
Transfer to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  |  | ( 56)
Translation differences and other | 17 | 2 | ( 16)
Balance as of December 31 | 289 | 259 | 201
Environmental provisions [Text block] | Philips Group Environmental provisions in millions of EUR 2015 - 2017
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Balance as of January 1 | 360 | 335 | 321
Changes: |  |  |
Additions | 27 | 18 | 18
Utilizations | ( 24) | ( 24) | ( 21)
Releases | ( 36) | ( 36) | ( 8)
Changes in discount rate | ( 7) | 11 | 11
Accretion | 7 | 7 | 6
Translation differences and other | 8 | 10 | ( 20)
Transfer to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  |  | ( 146)
Balance as of December 31 | 335 | 321 | 160
Restructuring-related provisions [Text block] | Philips Group Restructuring-related provisions in millions of EUR 2017
| Jan. 1, 2017 | additions | utilizations | releases | other changes 1 ) | Dec. 31, 2017
Personal Health | 5 | 14 | ( 5) | ( 6) | ( 1) | 7
Diagnosis & Treatment | 13 | 46 | ( 16) | ( 5) | ( 1) | 38
Connected Care & Health Informatics | 13 | 27 | ( 12) | ( 6) | ( 1) | 20
HealthTech Other | 37 | 55 | ( 27) | ( 16) | ( 1) | 47
Lighting | 133 | 9 | ( 35) | ( 3) | ( 104) |
Philips Group | 201 | 150 | ( 96) | ( 37) | ( 107) | 112
1) Other changes primarily relate to translation differences and reclassifications to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale. Philips Group Restructuring-related provisions in millions of EUR 2016
| Jan. 1, 2016 | additions | utilizations | releases | other changes 1 ) | Dec. 31, 2016
Personal Health | 32 | 7 | ( 29) | ( 2) | ( 3) | 5
Diagnosis & Treatment | 28 | 11 | ( 19) | ( 6) | ( 1) | 13
Connected Care & Health Informatics | 21 | 11 | ( 14) | ( 6) | 1 | 13
HealthTech Other | 38 | 35 | ( 16) | ( 19) | ( 1) | 37
Lighting | 178 | 95 | ( 118) | ( 27) | 5 | 133
Legacy Items |  | ( 1) | ( 1) | ( 1) | 3 |
Philips Group | 297 | 158 | ( 197) | ( 61) | 4 | 201
1) Other changes primarily relate to translation differences and transfers between segments Philips Group Restructuring-related provisions in millions of EUR 2015
| Jan. 1, 2015 | additions | utilizations | releases | other changes 1 ) | Dec. 31, 2015
Personal Health | 13 | 30 | ( 7) | ( 4) |  | 32
Diagnosis & Treatment | 29 | 30 | ( 24) | ( 7) |  | 28
Connected Care & Health Informatics | 16 | 20 | ( 12) | ( 3) |  | 21
HealthTech Other | 87 | 25 | ( 32) | ( 41) | ( 1) | 38
Lighting | 235 | 89 | ( 114) | ( 33) | 1 | 178
Legacy Items |  |  |  |  |  |
Philips Group | 380 | 194 | ( 189) | ( 88) |  | 297
1) Other changes primarily relate to translation differences and transfers between segments
Litigation provisions [Text block] | Philips Group Litigation provisions in millions of EUR 2015 - 2017
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Balance as of January 1 | 653 | 578 | 96
Changes: |  |  |
Additions | 66 | 31 | 40
Utilizations 1 ) | ( 186) | ( 313) | ( 52)
Releases | ( 25) | ( 98) | ( 11)
Reclassifications 1 ) | - | ( 125) | 2
Changes in discount rate | 8 | 5 |
Accretion | 12 | 8 | 3
Translation differences | 50 | 10 | ( 7)
Transfer to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  |  | ( 21)
Balance as of December 31 | 578 | 96 | 50
1)The presentation of prior-year information has been reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation
Other provisions [Text block] | Philips Group Other provisions in millions of EUR 2015 - 2017
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017
Balance as of January 1 | 575 | 604 | 733
Changes: |  |  |
Additions | 198 | 183 | 304
Utilizations | ( 186) | ( 167) | ( 238)
Releases | ( 35) | ( 61) | ( 88)
Reclassification | 14 | 142 | 4
Transfer to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  |  | ( 156)
Accretion | 7 | 8 | -
Acquisitions | 24 | - | 62
Translation differences and other | 7 | 24 | ( 56)
Balance as of December 31 | 604 | 733 | 564

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