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Debt - Text Details (Detail) € in Millions, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) shares | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | May 31, 2018 EUR (€) | May 31, 2018 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2018 EUR (€) | Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Jun. 28, 2017 EUR (€) | Apr. 21, 2017 EUR (€)
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change of Control Triggering Event, potentially required purchase price related to principal amount |  | 101.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs | € 264 | € 263 | € 507 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tranches of forward purchases | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares purchased through forward contracts | shares | 10 |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 2.30% | 2.80% |  | 2.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank borrowings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 178 |  |
Bank borrowings [Member] | Weighted average [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 15.00% | 3.30% |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-rate EUR bonds due 2024 and 2028 [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-rate EUR bonds due 2024 [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  | € 500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 0.75% | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-rate EUR bonds due 2028 [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  | € 500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  | 1.375% | 1.375% |  |  |  |  |
Loan for the purpose of the redemption [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 900 |  |  |  |
Matured [member] | Forward contract [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | € 423 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase forward contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | 319 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share buyback program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,500 |
USD Bonds due 2022, early redemption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.75% | 3.75% |  |  |
Finance costs | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
USD bonds due 2038 [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 16 |  | $ 56 |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  |  |  |  | 6.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Philips NV [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Undrawn borrowing facilities | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Philips NV [Member] | Commercial Paper Programme [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | $ |  |  |  | $ 2,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royal Philips NV [Member] | Committed revolving credit facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Undrawn borrowing facilities | € 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,000

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