Defined Benefit Plans - Target Allocation of Plan Assets for Retirement Benefit Plans for the Next Annual Period (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [Line Items]
Equity instruments	0.00%	3.00%
Debt instruments	21.00%	26.00%
Other	11.00%	13.00%
Defined benefit plans [member] \| Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases [member] \| Aegon United States of America [member] \| Bottom of range [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [Line Items]
Equity instruments	5.00%
Debt instruments	57.00%
Other	4.00%
Defined benefit plans [member] \| Actuarial assumption of expected rates of pension increases [member] \| Aegon United States of America [member] \| Top of range [member]
Disclosure of sensitivity analysis for actuarial assumptions [Line Items]
Equity instruments	24.00%
Debt instruments	88.00%
Other	22.00%

The percentage instruments representing debt (rather than equity) contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]] [Contrast: Debt instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets]

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The percentage equity instruments contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]] [Contrast: Equity instruments, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets]

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The percentage other types of assets not separately disclosed contribute to the fair value of defined benefit plan assets. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value; Defined benefit plans [member]] [Contrast: Other assets, amount contributed to fair value of plan assets]

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