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Provisions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Provisions [abstract] |
Provisions (Tables), Provisions [Text Block] | Philips Group Provisions in millions of EUR 2017 - 2018
| 2017 | 2018
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| long-term | short-term | total | long-term | short-term | total
Post-employment benefit (see note 20) | 973 |  | 973 | 835 |  | 835
Product warranty | 44 | 157 | 201 | 37 | 153 | 190
Environmental provisions | 140 | 19 | 160 | 124 | 20 | 144
Restructuring-related provisions | 25 | 87 | 112 | 45 | 68 | 114
Litigation provisions | 26 | 24 | 50 | 17 | 9 | 26
Other provisions | 451 | 113 | 564 | 730 | 112 | 842
Provisions | 1,659 | 400 | 2,059 | 1,788 | 363 | 2,151
Provisions (Tables), Provisions for assurance-type product warranty [Text Block] | Philips Group Provisions for assurance-type product warranty in millions of EUR 2016 - 2018
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018
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Balance as of January 1 | 289 | 259 | 201
Changes: |  |  |
Additions | 325 | 283 | 248
Utilizations | (357) | (270) | (261)
Transfer to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  | (56) |
Translation differences and other | 2 | (16) | 2
Balance as of December 31 | 259 | 201 | 190
Provisions (Tables), Environmental provisions [Text Block] | Philips Group Environmental provisions in millions of EUR 2016 - 2018
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018
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Balance as of January 1 | 335 | 321 | 160
Changes: |  |  |
Additions | 18 | 18 | 23
Utilizations | (24) | (21) | (15)
Releases | (36) | (8) | (4)
Changes in discount rate | 11 | 11 | (28)
Accretion | 7 | 6 | 5
Translation differences and other | 10 | (20) | 4
Transfer to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  | (146) |
Balance as of December 31 | 321 | 160 | 144
Provisions (Tables), Restructuring-related provisions [Text Block] | Philips Group Restructuring-related provisions in millions of EUR 2018
| Jan. 1, 2018 | additions | utilizations | releases | Dec. 31, 2018
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 38 | 60 | (32) | (11) | 55
Connected Care & Health Informatics | 20 | 19 | (13) | (8) | 18
Personal Health | 7 | 14 | (6) | (1) | 14
Other | 47 | 42 | (47) | (16) | 26
Philips Group | 112 | 136 | (98) | (37) | 114
Philips Group Restructuring-related provisions in millions of EUR 2016
| Jan. 1, 2016 | additions | utilizations | releases | other changes 1 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 28 | 11 | (19) | (6) | (1) | 13
Connected Care & Health Informatics | 21 | 11 | (14) | (6) | 1 | 13
Personal Health | 32 | 7 | (29) | (2) | (3) | 5
Other | 38 | 34 | (17) | (20) | 2 | 37
Lighting (now Signify) | 178 | 95 | (118) | (27) | 5 | 133
Philips Group | 297 | 158 | (197) | (61) | 4 | 201
1 Other changes primarily relate to translation differences and transfers between segments
Provisions (Tables), Restructuring-related provision [Text Block] | Philips Group Restructuring-related provision in millions of EUR 2017
| Jan. 1, 2017 | additions | utilizations | releases | other changes 1 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Diagnosis & Treatment | 13 | 46 | (16) | (5) | (1) | 38
Connected Care & Health Informatics | 13 | 27 | (12) | (6) | (1) | 20
Personal Health | 5 | 14 | (5) | (6) | (1) | 7
Other | 37 | 55 | (27) | (16) | (1) | 47
Lighting (now Signify) | 133 | 9 | (35) | (3) | (104) |
Philips Group | 201 | 150 | (96) | (37) | (107) | 112
1 Other changes primarily relate to translation differences and reclassification to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale.
Provisions (Tables), Litigation provisions [Text Block] | Philips Group Litigation provisions in millions of EUR 2016 - 2018
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018
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Balance as of January 1 | 578 | 96 | 50
Changes: |  |  |
Additions | 31 | 40 | 17
Utilizations 1 | (313) | (52) | (29)
Releases | (98) | (11) | (11)
Reclassifications 1 | (125) | 2 | -
Changes in discount rate | 5 |  |
Accretion | 8 | 3 | 2
Transfer to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  | (21) |
Translation differences and other | 10 | (7) | (3)
Balance as of December 31 | 96 | 50 | 26
1 The presentation of prior-year information has been reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation.
Provisions (Tables), Other provisions [Text Block] | Philips Group Other provisions in millions of EUR 2016 - 2018
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018
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Balance as of January 1 | 604 | 733 | 564
Changes: |  |  |
Additions 1 | 183 | 241 | 176
Utilizations 1 | (167) | (175) | (226)
Releases | (61) | (88) | (58)
Reclassification | 142 | 4 | 2
Accretion | 8 | - | 14
Acquisitions | - | 62 | 367
Transferred to liabilities directly associated with assets held for sale |  | (156) |
Translation differences and other | 24 | (56) | 3
Balance as of December 31 | 733 | 564 | 842
1 The presentation of prior-year information has been reclassified to conform to the current-year presentation.

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