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Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail)
€ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2019
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2018
EUR (€)
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Acquisitions through business combinations, intangible assets other than goodwill € 185 € 77  
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, intangible assets other than goodwill € 235 171  
Discount rate applied to cash flow projections 15.00%    
Intangible assets other than goodwill € 2,997 € 3,466 € 3,589
Image-Guided Therapy [Member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Discount rate applied to cash flow projections 9.00% 8.80%  
Recoverable amount of asset or cash-generating unit € 93    
Individual assets or cash-generating units [member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Discount rate applied to cash flow projections 6.92%    
Connected Care [Member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, intangible assets other than goodwill € 23    
Technology-based intangible assets [member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Acquisitions through business combinations, intangible assets other than goodwill 175 € 24  
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, intangible assets other than goodwill 118 66  
Intangible assets other than goodwill 869 961 1,070
Technology-based intangible assets [member] | Image Guided Therapy business group [member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, intangible assets other than goodwill 92    
Intangible assets other than goodwill € 212 € 252  
Remaining amortisation period of intangible assets material to entity 12 years 13 years  
Product development construction in progress [Member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, intangible assets other than goodwill € 44 € 8  
Intangible assets other than goodwill 398 523 481
Product development construction in progress [Member] | Diagnosis & Treatment [Member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, intangible assets other than goodwill 22    
Product development [Member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Acquisitions through business combinations, intangible assets other than goodwill 0    
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, intangible assets other than goodwill 62 96  
Intangible assets other than goodwill 622 € 592 621
Product development [Member] | Connected Care [Member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, intangible assets other than goodwill € 23    
Brand names, customer relationships, technology and other intangible assets [Member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Weighted average expected remaining life 9.1 8.2  
Customer-related intangible assets [member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Acquisitions through business combinations, intangible assets other than goodwill € 1 € 56  
Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss, intangible assets other than goodwill 1 1  
Intangible assets other than goodwill 651 890 € 934
Customer-related intangible assets [member] | Image Guided Therapy business group [member]      
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line Items]      
Intangible assets other than goodwill € 287 € 333  
Remaining amortisation period of intangible assets material to entity 17 years 18 years