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Provisions - Text Details (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Nov. 30, 2016 EUR (€) | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Jul. 09, 2018 EUR (€) | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Nov. 05, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision utilization period |  |  |  |  |  | five years |  |  |  |  |  |
Unused provision reversed, other provisions |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 88 |  |  |  |  |
EPDSolutionsLtd[Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash transferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 250 |  |  |
Masimo Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash transferred | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300 |
Donations and subsidies expense | $ |  |  | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal proceedings provision [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision utilization period |  |  |  |  |  | three years |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision used, other provisions | [1] |  |  |  |  | € (29) | (52) | € (313) |  |  |  |
Unused provision reversed, other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | (11) | (11) | (98) |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) through transfers and other changes, other provisions | [1] |  |  |  |  | 0 | 2 | (125) |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | 26 | 50 | 96 |  |  |  | € 578
Legal proceedings provision [member] | Masimo Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses on litigation settlements | $ |  |  | 467 | $ 467 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash transferred |  | € 280 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 305 |  |
Unused provision reversed, other provisions |  | 79 | 86 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) through transfers and other changes, other provisions |  | € 125 | $ 136 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Onerous contracts provision [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € 18 | 31 |  |  |  |  |
Other environment related provision long term [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision utilization period |  |  |  |  |  | one |  |  |  |  |  |
Other environment related provision long term [member] | Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision utilization period |  |  |  |  | five years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other environment related provision [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision used, other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € (15) | (21) | (24) |  |  |  |
Unused provision reversed, other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | (4) | (8) | (36) |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | 144 | 160 | 321 |  |  |  | 335
Other environment related provision [member] | Not later than five years [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision used, other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € 70 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other environment related provision remainder [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision utilization period |  |  |  |  |  | five years |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for decommissioning, restoration and rehabilitation costs [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision utilization period |  |  |  |  |  | five years |  |  |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € 32 | 32 |  |  |  |  |
Provision for taxes other than income tax [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | 65 | 97 |  |  |  |  |
Provisions for contingent considerations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | 409 | 66 |  |  |  |  |
Provisions for contingent considerations [Member] | EPDSolutionsLtd[Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € 239 |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions for employee jubilee funds [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision utilization period |  |  |  |  |  | five years |  |  |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € 73 | 57 |  |  |  |  |
Provisions for other employee benefits and obligatory severance payments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € 13 | 24 |  |  |  |  |
Provisions for rights of return [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision utilization period |  |  |  |  |  | year |  |  |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € 35 | 37 |  |  |  |  |
Self-insurance provisions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € 45 | 48 |  |  |  |  |
Warranty provision [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisions - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision utilization period |  |  |  |  |  | next year |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision used, other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € (261) | (270) | (357) |  |  |  |
Other provisions |  |  |  |  |  | € 190 | € 201 | € 259 |  |  |  | € 289
[1] | The presentation of prior-year information has been reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation.

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