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Financial Risk Management and Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details)
$ / shares in Units, £ in Millions, kr in Millions, kr in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2021
EUR (€)
Aug. 23, 2021
EUR (€)
shares
Aug. 23, 2021
$ / shares
Jul. 13, 2020
shares
Oct. 17, 2019
shares
Oct. 04, 2019
EUR (€)
shares
Jul. 01, 2019
EUR (€)
shares
Jul. 01, 2019
$ / shares
Jul. 13, 2017
EUR (€)
shares
Jul. 13, 2017
$ / shares
Oct. 17, 2016
EUR (€)
shares
Oct. 17, 2016
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2021
EUR (€)
shares
Dec. 31, 2020
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2019
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
AUD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2021
CAD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
NOK (kr)
Dec. 31, 2021
SEK (kr)
Aug. 20, 2021
EUR (€)
shares
Apr. 21, 2021
EUR (€)
shares
Mar. 02, 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
AUD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2020
CAD ($)
Dec. 31, 2020
NOK (kr)
Dec. 31, 2020
SEK (kr)
Apr. 01, 2019
EUR (€)
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Number of shares authorized for share repurchase program (in shares) | shares                                           10,000,000 4,366,427                
Amount authorized for share repurchase program                                           € 1,000,000,000 € 510,000,000                
Number of shares repurchased in period (in shares) | shares                         458,234                                    
Payment for repurchase of stock                         € 89,000,000                                    
Percentage of investment in counterparties and instruments                         10.00%                                    
Portfolio maturity period                         2 years                                    
Investment maturity period                         5 years                                    
Short term investments maximum liquidity period                         90 days                                    
Credit losses on short term investments                         € 0 € 0                                  
Contract maximum duration                         1 year                                    
Effect of 10 percentage change in Euro against translation exposure currencies on equity                         € 126,000,000 105,000,000                                  
Impact of change in interest rate on interest income                         7,000,000 6,000,000                                  
Impact on the accrual for social costs on outstanding share-based payment awards                         18,000,000 27,000,000                                  
Transfers between levels                         0 0                                  
Warrants sold to acquire ordinary shares   € 31,000,000         € 15,000,000   € 9,000,000   € 27,000,000                                        
Ordinary shares acquired trough warrants issue (in shares) | shares   800,000         800,000   1,600,000   5,120,000                                        
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 281.63         $ 190.09   $ 89.73   $ 50.61                                      
Warrant exercise price number of times of fair market value of ordinary shares   1.3         1.3   0.013   0.012                                        
Warrants expiry date             Jul. 01, 2022                                                
Ordinary shares issued (in shares) | shares       1,084,043 1,991,627 1,600,000                                                  
Number of warrants exercised (in shares) | shares           1,600,000                                                  
Number of warrants effectively net settled (in shares) | shares       1,600,000 3,520,000                                                    
Proceeds from exercise of warrants           € 74,000,000             0 0 € 74,000,000                                
Gains (losses) on disposals of investments € 134,000,000                                                            
Increase (decrease) through reclassification of after tax gain on sale of long-term investments, equity € 104,000,000                                                            
Purchase price related to estimated fair value of contingent consideration                                                             € 13,000,000
Maximum potential contingent consideration payout over next two years                         18,000,000                                    
Sales of long term investments                         144,000,000 0 € 0                                
Exchangeable Notes Due 2026                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Notional amount | $                                               $ 1,500,000,000              
Borrowings, interest rate                                               0.00%              
Additional notional amount option | $                                               $ 200,000,000              
Binomial option pricing model weight                                               75.00%              
Borrowing instrument weight                                               25.00%              
Bottom of Range                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Impact on fair value of borrowings from change in 10% volatility                         1,170,000,000                                    
Impact on fair value of borrowings from change in 10% share price                         1,187,000,000                                    
Bottom of Range | Warrants                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Value of warrants                         52,000,000 72,000,000                                  
Top of Range                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Impact on fair value of borrowings from change in 10% volatility                         1,238,000,000                                    
Impact on fair value of borrowings from change in 10% share price                         1,219,000,000                                    
Top of Range | Warrants                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Value of warrants                         € 95,000,000 106,000,000                                  
Tencent Music Entertainment Group                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Non-controlling equity interest percentage                         8.00%                                    
Tencent Music Entertainment Group | Bottom of Range                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Value of the long term investment                         € 767,000,000 2,005,000,000                                  
Tencent Music Entertainment Group | Top of Range                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Value of the long term investment                         937,000,000 2,451,000,000                                  
Foreign Exchange Forwards | Cash Flow Hedges                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Notional amount                               $ 97,000,000 $ 567 £ 733 $ 464 kr 1,443 kr 2,405       $ 56,000,000 $ 473 £ 653 $ 405 kr 1,352 kr 2,322  
Foreign Exchange Forwards | Revenue | Cash Flow Hedges                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Notional amount                         1,185,000,000 992,000,000   54,000,000 327 429 274 870 1,446       32,000,000 274 379 239 809 1,384  
Foreign Exchange Forwards | Cost of Revenue | Cash Flow Hedges                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Notional amount                         835,000,000 703,000,000   $ 43,000,000 $ 240 £ 304 $ 190 kr 573 kr 959       $ 24,000,000 $ 199 £ 274 $ 166 kr 543 kr 938  
Financial Credit Risk                                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                                              
Cash and cash equivalents and short term investments                         € 3,500,000,000 € 1,747,000,000