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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
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Jul. 25, 2024
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Aug. 23, 2021
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Aug. 23, 2021
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Jul. 13, 2020
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Jul. 01, 2019
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Jul. 01, 2019
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Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2024
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Aug. 20, 2021
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Mar. 02, 2021
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Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Amount authorized for share repurchase program                                           € 1,000,000,000  
Number of shares authorized for share repurchase program (in shares) | shares                                           10,000,000  
Number of shares repurchased in period (in shares) | shares                 469,274                            
Payment for repurchase of stock                 € 91,000,000                            
Percentage of investment in counterparties and instruments             10.00%                                
Portfolio maturity period             2 years 3 months                                
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                                
Transfers between levels             € 0 € 0                              
Warrants sold to acquire ordinary shares   € 31,000,000     € 15,000,000                                    
Ordinary shares acquired trough warrants issue (in shares) | shares   800,000     800,000                                    
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 281.63     $ 190.09                                  
Warrant exercise price number of times of fair market value of ordinary shares   1.3     1.3                                    
Outstanding warrants (in shares) | shares             0 800,000 800,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000    
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             50.00%     50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%                
Borrowing instrument weight             50.00%     50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%                
Tencent Music Entertainment Group                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, percent             10.00%                                
Non-controlling equity interest percentage             9.00%                                
D.G.E Investments Limited | Key management personnel of entity or parent                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Number of shares issued during period (in shares) | shares 118,891     1,084,043                                      
Number of beneficiary certificates issued | beneficiary_certificate 1,188,910     10,840,430                                      
Number of warrants effectively net settled (in shares) | shares 800,000     1,600,000                                      
Foreign Exchange Forwards | Cash Flow Hedges                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Notional amount                   $ 174,000,000 $ 732 £ 980 $ 682 kr 1,618 kr 2,715 $ 154,000,000 $ 670 £ 915 $ 590 kr 1,650 kr 2,722    
Foreign Exchange Forwards | Revenue | Cash Flow Hedges                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Notional amount             € 1,609,000,000 € 1,414,000,000 € 1,414,000,000 102,000,000 447 607 420 983 1,648 88,000,000 391 536 347 994 1,646    
Foreign Exchange Forwards | Cost of revenue | Cash Flow Hedges                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Notional amount             1,014,000,000 991,000,000 991,000,000 $ 72,000,000 $ 285 £ 373 $ 262 kr 635 kr 1,067 $ 66,000,000 $ 279 £ 379 $ 243 kr 656 kr 1,076    
Bottom of Range | Tencent Music Entertainment Group                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Value of the long term investment             1,395,000,000 1,039,000,000 1,039,000,000                            
Top of Range | Tencent Music Entertainment Group                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Value of the long term investment             € 1,705,000,000 € 1,270,000,000 1,270,000,000                            
Currency risk                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, percent             10.00% 10.00%                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, impact on equity             € 207,000,000 € 127,000,000                              
Interest rate risk                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, percent             1.00% 1.00%                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, impact on pre-tax earnings             € 54,000,000 € 40,000,000                              
Equity price risk                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, percent             10.00%                                
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, impact on equity             € 33,000,000                                
Equity price risk | Exchangeable Notes Due 2026                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, percent             10.00%                                
Equity price risk | Warrants                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, percent             10.00%                                
Equity price risk | Bottom of Range                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, impact on equity               17,000,000                              
Equity price risk | Bottom of Range | Exchangeable Notes Due 2026                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, range of fair values             € 1,509,000,000                                
Equity price risk | Bottom of Range | Warrants                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, range of fair values               2,000,000 2,000,000                            
Equity price risk | Top of Range                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, impact on equity               18,000,000                              
Equity price risk | Top of Range | Exchangeable Notes Due 2026                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, range of fair values             € 1,575,000,000                                
Equity price risk | Top of Range | Warrants                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, range of fair values               6,000,000 6,000,000                            
Volatility risk | Exchangeable Notes Due 2026                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, percent             10.00%                                
Volatility risk | Bottom of Range | Exchangeable Notes Due 2026                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, range of fair values             € 1,512,000,000                                
Volatility risk | Top of Range | Exchangeable Notes Due 2026                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, range of fair values             € 1,567,000,000                                
Credit risk | Exchangeable Notes Due 2026                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, percent             1.00%                                
Credit risk | Bottom of Range | Exchangeable Notes Due 2026                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, range of fair values             € 1,544,000,000                                
Credit risk | Top of Range | Exchangeable Notes Due 2026                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Reasonably possible change in risk variable, range of fair values             1,534,000,000                                
Financial Credit Risk                                              
Disclosure Of Financial Risk Management And Financial Instruments [Line Items]                                              
Cash and cash equivalents and short term investments             € 7,448,000,000 € 4,214,000,000 € 4,214,000,000