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Equity - Text Details (Detail) - EUR (€) € / shares in Units, € in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Jan. 01, 2018
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 8,571
Increase (Decrease) retained earnings connected to long-term incentive |  | € 20 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised Forward Contracts |  | 12,420,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) retained earnings connected to capital reduction |  | € 423 |  |  |  |  |  |
The number of shares bought back after selling (unwinding) of options |  | 2,467,612 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid, ordinary shares per share | € 0.80 | € 0.80 | [1] | € 0.80 | [1],[2] | € 0.80 | [1],[2] |
Dividends paid, ordinary shares |  |  |  | € 742 |  | € 732 |  |
Percentage of shareholders electing share dividend |  | 46.00% |  | 48.00% |  | 55.00% |  |
Number of shares issued |  | 9,533,233 |  | 11,264,163 |  | 17,344,462 |  |
Settlement of cash dividend |  | € 400 |  | € 384 |  | € 330 |  |
Proposed dividend per common share |  | € 0.85 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholder equity subject to limitations |  | € 1,558 |  | 1,283 |  |  |  |
Shareholder Equity Subject To Limitations Ordinary Shares |  | 185 |  | 188 |  |  |  |
Legal reserves required by Dutch law |  | 634 |  | 703 |  |  |  |
Currency translation differences |  | € 739 |  | 392 |  |  |  |
Unrealized losses from available-for-sale financial assets |  |  |  | € 30 |  |  |  |
Capital reduction [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of treasury shares |  | 18,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Long term incentive [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of treasury shares |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Euro [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of call options unwound |  | 1,263,486 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options outstanding |  | 2,023,639 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid, ordinary shares |  | € 738 |  |  |  |  |  |
US Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of call options unwound |  | 1,204,126 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options outstanding |  | 1,770,218 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend distribution [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payout ratio |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |
Dividend distribution [Member] | Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payout ratio |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Forward share repurchase contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares for the unsettled (open) forward contracts |  | 10,000,000 |  | 31,020,000 |  |  |  |
Retained earnings |  | € 319 |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share for the unsettled part |  | € 27.03 |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward share repurchase contracts [Member] | Weighted average [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share for the unsettled part |  |  |  | € 32.22 |  |  |  |
Ordinary shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorised |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  |
Number of shares issued and fully paid |  | 926,195,539 |  | 940,909,027 |  | 929,644,864 |  |
Par value per share |  | € 0.20 |  |  |  |  |  |
Preference shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorised |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  |
Purchased call options [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional cash payment for call options sale |  | € 51 |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury shares [member] | Euro [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash outflow for share purchase transactions related to employee option and share plans and reduction of share capital |  | 1,042 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash inflow for settlement of share-based compensation plans |  | € 94 |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Shareholders in this table refers to shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
[2] | During 2018, an error was identified in certain non-controlling interests and EPS calculations for 2016 and 2017 respectively. Reference is made to the Significant accounting policies.

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