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Equity - Text Details (Detail) € / shares in Units, € in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) € / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) € / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) € / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) € / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares for the settled forward contracts | shares |  | 4,000,000 |  | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) retained earnings connected to long-term incentive |  |  |  | € 130 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercised Forward Contracts |  |  |  | 18,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) retained earnings connected to capital reduction |  |  |  | € 576 |  |  |  |  |  |
The number of shares bought back after selling (unwinding) of options | shares |  |  |  | 1,497,675 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid, ordinary shares per share | € / shares |  | € 0.85 |  | € 0.85 | [1] | € 0.80 | [1] | € 0.80 | [1] |
Dividends paid, ordinary shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 742 |  |
Percentage of shareholders electing share dividend |  | 42.00% |  |  |  | 46.00% |  | 48.00% |  |
Number of shares issued | shares |  | 9,079,538 |  | 9,079,538 |  | 9,533,233 |  | 11,264,163 |  |
Settlement of cash dividend |  | € 453 |  |  |  | € 400 |  | € 384 |  |
Proposed dividend per common share | € / shares |  | € 0.85 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholder equity subject to limitations |  | € 1,870 |  | € 1,870 |  | 1,558 |  |  |  |
Shareholder Equity Subject To Limitations Ordinary Shares |  | 179 |  | 179 |  | 185 |  |  |  |
Legal reserves required by Dutch law |  | 713 |  | 713 |  | 634 |  |  |  |
Currency translation differences |  | 978 |  | 978 |  | 739 |  |  |  |
Equity |  | € 12,625 | [2] | € 12,625 | [2] | € 12,117 | [2] | € 12,023 | [2] | € 13,453
Capital reduction [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of treasury shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 18,600,000 |  |  |  |
Long term incentive [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of treasury shares | shares |  | 6,000,000 |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Euro Member Countries, Euro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of call options unwound |  | 855,039 |  | 855,039 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options outstanding |  | 1,168,600 |  | 1,168,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid, ordinary shares |  | € 775 |  |  |  | € 738 |  |  |  |
United States of America, Dollars |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of call options unwound |  | 642,636 |  | 642,636 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options outstanding |  | 1,127,582 |  | 1,127,582 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend distribution [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payout ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |
Dividend distribution [Member] | Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payout ratio |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Forward share repurchase contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares for the unsettled (open) forward contracts | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  | 31,020,000 |  |
Forward share repurchase contracts [Member] | Weighted average [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share for the unsettled part | € / shares |  |  |  |  |  | € 31.89 |  | € 32.22 |  |
Ordinary shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorised | shares |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  |
Number of shares issued and fully paid | shares |  | 896,733,721 |  | 896,733,721 |  | 926,195,539 |  | 940,909,027 |  |
Par value per share | € / shares |  | € 0.20 |  | € 0.20 |  |  |  |  |  |
Preference shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares authorised | shares |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  |
Purchased call options [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional cash payment for call options sale |  |  |  | € 30 |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserve of cash flow hedges [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  | € (24) |  | (24) |  | € (10) |  | € 23 |  | 10
Reserve of gains and losses on financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity | [3] | (303) |  | (303) |  | (181) |  | (30) |  | 36
Treasury shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity |  | € (201) |  | (201) |  | € (399) |  | € (481) |  | € (181)
Treasury shares [member] | Euro Member Countries, Euro |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash outflow for share purchase transactions related to employee option and share plans and reduction of share capital |  |  |  | 1,376 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash inflow for settlement of share-based compensation plans |  |  |  | € 58 |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Shareholders in this table refers to shareholders of Koninklijke Philips N.V.
[2] | Non-IFRS financial measure. For the definition and reconciliation of the most directly comparable IFRS measure, refer to Reconciliation of non-IFRS information.
[3] | Previously available-for-sale financial assets.

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