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Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) € in Thousands, $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | [1] | € 1,688,000 | € 1,688,000 | € 1,939,000 |  | € 2,334,000 | € 1,688,000 |  |  |  | € 1,766,000
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents |  | 1,174,000 | 1,174,000 | 1,302,000 |  |  | 1,174,000 |  |  |  |
Other non-current financial assets |  | 360,000 | 360,000 | 587,000 | [2] |  | 360,000 |  |  |  |
Investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income | [3] | 435,000 | 435,000 |  |  |  | 435,000 |  |  |  |
Contractual capital commitments |  | 86,000 | 86,000 | 83,000 |  |  | 86,000 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable known to have been sold onwards under supplier finance arrangements |  | 275,000 | 275,000 |  |  |  | 275,000 |  |  |  |
Operating lease payments for sale-and-leaseback arrangements |  | 31,000 | € 31,000 | 31,000 |  |  | 31,000 |  |  |  |
Hedge tenor of net anticipated exposure |  |  | 15 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net anticipated exposures hedge layer size |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net anticipated exposures hedge maximum |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  | 12,117,000 | € 12,117,000 | 12,023,000 |  | 13,453,000 | 12,117,000 |  |  |  | 11,725,000
Gain (loss) on hedge ineffectiveness recognised in profit or loss |  |  | 200 | 1,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net fair value of transactional hedges |  | (7,000) | € (7,000) | € (21,000) |  |  | € (7,000) |  |  |  |
Increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of a currency against EUR |  |  | € 113,000 | € 102,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impact on income statement following a change in the value of transactional hedges due to 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies |  | 14,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impact on equity following a change in the value of transactional hedges due to 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies |  |  | 99,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income, before tax, exchange differences on translation |  |  | 383,000 | (1,177,000) |  | 219,000 |  |  |  |  |
Cross-currency interest rate swaps nominal value | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,100 |  |  |
Fair value liability of cross-currency interest rate swaps designated as net investment hedges |  | 246,000 | 246,000 | 330,000 |  |  | € 246,000 |  |  |  |
External bond funding for a nominal value designated as net investment hedges | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,473 |  | $ 2,535 |
External bond funding book value designated as net investment hedges |  | (1,290,000) | (1,290,000) |  |  |  | (1,290,000) |  |  |  |
Net fair value of financing derivatives |  | 246,000 | 246,000 | 326,000 |  |  | 246,000 |  |  |  |
Change in the value of derivatives following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies |  |  | 63,000 | 213,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  | 4,821,000 | 4,821,000 | 4,715,000 |  | 5,606,000 | 4,821,000 |  |  |  |
Non-current portion of non-current borrowings |  | 3,427,000 | 3,427,000 | 4,044,000 |  | 4,021,000 | 3,427,000 |  |  |  |
Short-term debt | [4],[5] | 164,000 | 164,000 |  |  |  | 164,000 |  |  |  |
Financial assets, at fair value |  | 817,000 | 817,000 |  |  |  | 817,000 |  |  |  |
Threshold of cash and short term deposits with A- credit rating |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Captive retained per claim for general, product and professional liability claims |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Captive retained per claim for general, product and professional liability claims, aggregate |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate risk [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 1,688,000 | 1,688,000 | 1,939,000 |  |  | 1,688,000 |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  | (4,821,000) | (4,821,000) | (4,715,000) |  |  | (4,821,000) |  |  |  |
Non-current portion of non-current borrowings |  | (3,427,000) | (3,427,000) | (4,044,000) |  |  | (3,427,000) |  |  |  |
Short-term debt |  | € (1,394,000) | € (1,394,000) | € (672,000) |  |  | € (1,394,000) |  |  |  |
Ratio of fixed-rate long-term debt to total outstanding debt |  | 67.00% | 67.00% | 72.00% |  |  | 67.00% | 67.00% |  | 72.00% |
Instantaneous decrease in long-term interest rates |  | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |  | 1.00% | 1.00% |  | 1.00% |
Increase in the value of the fixed rate long term debt excluding forward contracts driven by 1% interest decrease |  | € (275,000) | € (275,000) | € (271,000) |  |  | € (275,000) |  |  |  |
Instantaneous increase in long-term interest rates |  | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |  | 1.00% | 1.00% |  | 1.00% |
Decrease in the value of the fixed rate long term debt excluding forward contracts driven by 1% interest increase |  | € 276,000 | € 276,000 | € 271,000 |  |  | € 276,000 |  |  |  |
Annualized net interest expense driven by 1% interest increase |  |  | 9,000 | 12,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Policy deductibles per occurrence |  |  | 250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Policy deductibles per occurrence |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
China [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure |  | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |
Germany [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure |  | 551,000 | 551,000 |  |  |  | 551,000 |  |  |  |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure |  | 643,000 | 643,000 |  |  |  | 643,000 |  |  |  |
India [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure |  | 300,000 | 300,000 |  |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |
India [Member] | Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure |  | 500,000 | 500,000 |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |
Japan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure |  | 714,000 | 714,000 |  |  |  | 714,000 |  |  |  |
Netherlands [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure |  | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 |  |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |
Other countries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure |  | 500,000 | 500,000 |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |
United States of America [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Country risk exposure |  | 10,900,000 | 10,900,000 |  |  |  | 10,900,000 |  |  |  |
Swiss Franc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of a currency against EUR |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies |  |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pound Sterling [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of a currency against EUR |  |  | 7,000 | 10,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Yen [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of a currency against EUR |  |  | 15,000 | 17,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Zloty [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of a currency against EUR |  |  | 5,000 | 6,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RUB [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of a currency against EUR |  |  | 6,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US Dollar [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of transactional hedges following a 10% increase in the value of a currency against EUR |  |  | 75,000 | 53,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of derivatives following a 10% increase in the value of the EUR against all currencies |  |  |  | 208,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of derivatives following a 10% increase in the value of a currency against EUR |  |  | 79,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedges [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on hedge ineffectiveness recognised in profit or loss |  |  | 40 | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in value of forward elements of forward contracts and time value of options[Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  | (6,000) | (6,000) |  |  |  | (6,000) |  |  |  |
Reserve of cash flow hedges [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  | (10,000) | (10,000) | 23,000 |  | € 10,000 | (10,000) |  |  |  | € 12,000
North American headquarters will move from Andover to Cambridge [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Off balance sheet lease commitment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 218,000 |  |
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets, at fair value |  | 20,000 | 20,000 | 1,313,000 |  |  | 20,000 |  |  |  |
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Signify Member |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | 434,000 | 434,000 |  |  |  | 434,000 |  |  |  |
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Equity investments [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current financial assets |  | 42,000 | 42,000 |  |  |  | 42,000 |  |  |  |
Financial assets, at fair value |  | 476,000 | 476,000 | 1,313,000 |  |  | 476,000 |  |  |  |
Level 2 and 3 of fair value hierarchy [member] | Equity investments [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  |  | € 150,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Philips NV [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Details of treasury / other financial risks - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Paper Program | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500 |  |  |
Undrawn borrowing facilities |  | € 1,000,000 | € 1,000,000 |  |  |  | € 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
[1] | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. For a number of reasons, principally the effects of translation differences and consolidation changes, certain items in the statements of cash flows do not correspond to the differences between the balance sheet amounts for the respective items
[2] | Refer to IFRS 9 disclosure in Significant accounting policies note for the impact of IFRS 9 on 2018 opening balance.
[3] | The majority of the balance reflects the remaining stake in Signify (formerly Philips Lighting), which relates to equity instruments.
[4] | Amounts in this table are undiscounted
[5] | This table excludes post-employment benefit plan contribution commitments and income tax liabilities in respect of tax risks because it is not possible to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the actual period of cash settlement

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