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Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation |  | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Percentage of unquoted assets |  | 33.00% | 33.00% | 37.00% |
Percentage of reasonably possible increase in actuarial assumption |  | 1.00% | 1.00% |  |
Actuarial assumption of mortality rates |  | 0.10 | 0.10 |  |
Cash outflow | € 402 |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 20 |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefit expense, defined benefit plans | 31 | € 46 |  | € 95 | € 58
Interest expense (income), net defined benefit liability (asset) |  | 23 |  | 37 | 48
Included in financial expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefit expense, defined benefit plans |  | € 23 |  | € 37 | € 48
Interest expense (income), net defined benefit liability (asset) | 22 |  |  |  |
Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of life expectancy after retirement |  | 0.5 | 0.5 |  |
Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial assumption of life expectancy after retirement |  | 1 | 1 |  |
Germany [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 13 |  |  |  |
Other countries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 7 |  |  |  |
United States of America [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
De-risking contributions paid into pension plan |  | € 130 | $ 150 |  |
Employer contributions | 0 |  |  |  |
US and Germany [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of total DBO that relate to the largest DB plans in these countries |  | 88.00% | 88.00% |  |
Defined contribution plans [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 340 |  |  |  |
Defined contribution plans [Member] | Netherlands [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 168 |  |  |  |
Defined contribution plans [Member] | Other countries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 54 |  |  |  |
Defined contribution plans [Member] | United States of America [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Employer contributions | 118 |  |  |  |
Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash outflow | 42 |  |  |  |
Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] | Germany [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash outflow | 19 |  |  |  |
Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] | Other countries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash outflow | 13 |  |  |  |
Unfunded defined-benefit plans [Member] | United States of America [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash outflow | € 10 |  |  |  |

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