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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) Product_Category GeographicalAreas	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
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Number of product categories included in cash generating units | Product_Category	4
Number of geographical areas included in cash generating units | GeographicalAreas	3
Goodwill not allocated to cash generating units	€ 2,405,000,000
Goodwill	€ 16,881,000,000	€ 17,624,000,000
Pre-tax discount rate	7.40%	7.40%
Projection period	5 years
Spreads business [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about intangible assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	€ 2,228,000,000
Indefinite-life intangible assets	82,000,000
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Impairment charges	0
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Impairment charges	€ 0
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Amortisation period of finite-life intangible assets	Ten years

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