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Note 21 - Changes in Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Disclosure of issued capital [text block] |
|  |  |  |  | 2017 |  |  |  |  |  | 2016 |
|  | Million of common shares |  |  | Million of Real |  |  | Million of common shares |  |  | Million of Real |
Beginning balance as per statutory books |  |  | 15,717.6 |  |  |  | 57,614.1 |  |  |  | 15,717.6 |  |  |  | 57,614.1 |
Share issued |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
|  |  | 15,717.6 |  |  |  | 57,614.1 |  |  |  | 15,717.6 |  |  |  | 57,614.1 |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [text block] |
|  | Capital Reserves |
|  | Treasury shares |  |  | Share Premium |  |  | Others capital reserves |  |  | Share-based Payments |  |  | Total |
At December 31, 2015 |  |  | (1,003.5 | ) |  |  | 53,662.8 |  |  |  | 700.9 |  |  |  | 1,013.4 |  |  |  | 54,373.6 |
Purchase of shares and result on treasury shares |  |  | 94.8 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 94.8 |
Share-based payments |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 61.5 |  |  |  | 61.5 |
At December 31, 2016 |  |  | (908.7 | ) |  |  | 53,662.8 |  |  |  | 700.9 |  |  |  | 1,074.9 |  |  |  | 54,529.9 |
Purchase of shares and result on treasury shares |  |  | 13.7 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 13.7 |
Share-based payments |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 157.4 |  |  |  | 157.4 |
At December 31, 2017 |  |  | (895.0 | ) |  |  | 53,662.8 |  |  |  | 700.9 |  |  |  | 1,232.3 |  |  |  | 54,701.0 |
Disclosure of treasury shares [text block] |
|  | Acquire /realization shares |  |  | Result on Treasure Shares |  |  | Total Treasure Shares |
|  | Thousands shares |  |  | Thousands Brazilian Real |  |  | Thousands shares |  |  | Thousands Brazilian Real |
At December 31, 2015 |  |  | 32.6 |  |  |  | (617.5 | ) |  |  | (386.1 | ) |  |  | (1,003.5 | )
Changes during the year |  |  | (16.0 | ) |  |  | 304.7 |  |  |  | (209.9 | ) |  |  | 94.8 |
At December 31, 2016 |  |  | 16.6 |  |  |  | (312.7 | ) |  |  | (596.0 | ) |  |  | (908.7 | )
Changes during the year |  |  | (9.1 | ) |  |  | 173.0 |  |  |  | (159.3 | ) |  |  | 13.7 |
At December 31, 2017 |  |  | 7.5 |  |  |  | (139.7 | ) |  |  | (755.3 | ) |  |  | (895.0 | )
Disclosure of net income reserves [text block] |
|  | Net income reserves |
|  | Investments reserve |  |  | Statutory reserve |  |  | Fiscal incentive |  |  | Interest on capital and dividends proposed |  |  | Total |
At December 31, 2015 |  |  | 2,141.2 |  |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 4,016.2 |  |  |  | 2,039.2 |  |  |  | 8,201.1 |
Interest on shareholder´s equity |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2,039.2 | ) |  |  | (2,039.2 | )
Destination of net income |  |  | 1,718.6 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,819.5 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,538.1 |
At December 31, 2016 |  |  | 3,859.9 |  |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 5,835.7 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 9,700.1 |
Interest on shareholder´s equity |  |  | (3,770.1 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,770.1 | )
Fiscal incentive reserve |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,552.3 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,552.3 |
Investments reserve |  |  | 1,177.9 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,177.9 |
At December 31, 2017 |  |  | 1,267.7 |  |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 7,388.0 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8,660.2 |
Disclosure of interest on shareholders' equity and dividends [text block] |
Event |  | Approval |  |  | Type |  | Date of payment |  |  | Year |  |  | Type of share |  |  | Amount per share |  |  | Total amount |
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 05/16/2017 |  |  | Dividends |  |  | 07/17/2017 |  |  |  | 2017 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.1600 |  |  |  | 2,513.1 |
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 12/01/2017 |  |  | Interest on shareholder´s equity |  |  | 12/28/2017 |  |  |  | 2017 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.3100 |  |  |  | 4,869.7 | (i)
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 12/21/2017 |  |  | Dividends |  |  | 02/22/2018 |  |  |  | 2017 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.0700 |  |  |  | 1,099.7 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,482.5 |
Event |  | Approval |  |  | Type |  | Date of payment |  |  | Year |  |  | Type of share |  |  | Amount per share |  |  | Total amount |
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 01/15/2016 |  |  | Interest on shareholder´s equity |  |  | 02/29/2016 |  |  |  | 2015 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.1300 |  |  |  | 2,039.2 | (i)
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 06/24/2016 |  |  | Dividends |  |  | 07/29/2016 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.1300 |  |  |  | 2,040.8 |
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 10/19/2016 |  |  | Dividends |  |  | 11/25/2016 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.1600 |  |  |  | 2,511.9 |
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 1/12/2016 |  |  | Interest on shareholder´s equity |  |  | 12/29/2016 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.2200 |  |  |  | 3,454.2 |
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 12/22/2016 |  |  | Dividends |  |  | 02/23/2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.0700 |  |  |  | 1,099.1 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,145.2 |
Event |  | Approval |  |  | Type |  | Date of payment |  |  | Type of share |  |  | Ammount per share |  |  | Total amount |
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 02/23/2015 |  |  | Interest on shareholders’ equity |  |  | 03/31/2015 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.0300 |  |  |  | 471.5 | (i)
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 02/23/2015 |  |  | Interest on shareholders’ equity |  |  | 03/31/2015 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.0600 |  |  |  | 943.0 |
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 05/13/2015 |  |  | Interest on shareholders’ equity |  |  | 06/29/2015 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.1000 |  |  |  | 1,570.6 |
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 08/28/2015 |  |  | Dividends |  |  | 09/28/2015 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.1500 |  |  |  | 2,352.4 |
Board of Directors Meeting |  |  | 12/01/2015 |  |  | Interest on shareholders’ equity |  |  | 12/30/2015 |  |  |  | ON |  |  |  | 0.1500 |  |  |  | 2,352.7 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,690.2 |
Disclosure of changes in carrying value of equity [text block] |
|  | Carrying value adjustments |
|  | Translation reserves |  |  | Cash flow hedge |  |  | Actuarial gains/ (losses) |  |  | Options granted on subsidiary |  |  | Gains/(losses) of non-controlling interest´s share |  |  | Business combination |  |  | Accounting adjustments for transactions between shareholders |  |  | Total |
At December 31, 2015 |  |  | 3,472.2 |  |  |  | 932.2 |  |  |  | (1,131.5 | ) |  |  | (2,246.7 | ) |  |  | 2,123.6 |  |  |  | 156.1 |  |  |  | (75,162.9 | ) |  |  | (71,857.0 | )
Comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |
Gains/(losses) on translation of foreign operations |  |  | (3,728.7 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,728.7 | )
Cash flow hedges |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,076.7 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (1,076.7 | )
Actuarial gains/(losses) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (130.7 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (130.7 | )
Total Comprehensive income |  |  | (3,728.7 | ) |  |  | (1,076.7 | ) |  |  | (130.7 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (4,936.1 | )
Options granted on subsidiary |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (144.2 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (144.2 | )
Gains/(losses) of controlling interest´s share |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2.8 | )
Exchange transaction of shareholdings |  |  | (33.0 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 29.9 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3.1 | )
Reversal effect of revaluation of fixed assets by previous cost |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (75.9 | ) |  |  | (75.9 | )
At December 31, 2016 |  |  | (289.5 | ) |  |  | (144.5 | ) |  |  | (1,262.2 | ) |  |  | (2,390.9 | ) |  |  | 2,150.7 |  |  |  | 156.1 |  |  |  | (75,238.8 | ) |  |  | (77,019.1 | )
Comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains/(losses) on translation of foreign operations |  |  | 1,928.6 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,928.6 |
Cash flow hedges |  |  | - |  |  |  | 513.4 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 513.4 |
Actuarial gains/(losses) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 117.7 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 117.7 |
Total Comprehensive income |  |  | 1,928.6 |  |  |  | 513.4 |  |  |  | 117.7 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,559.7 |
Put option granted on subsidiary |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (380.4 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (380.4 | )
Gains/(losses) of controlling interest´s share |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (12.1 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (12.1 | )
Tax on fictitious dividends |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (38.7 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (38.7 | )
Reversal effect revaluation of fixed assets under the predecessor basis accounting |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (75.9 | ) |  |  | (75.9 | )
At December 31, 2017 |  |  | 1,639.1 |  |  |  | 368.9 |  |  |  | (1,144.5 | ) |  |  | (2,771.3 | ) |  |  | 2,099.9 |  |  |  | 156.1 |  |  |  | (75,314.7 | ) |  |  | (74,966.5 | )
Disclosure of earnings per share [text block] |
Million shares |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | Common |  |  | Common |  |  | Common |
Issued shares at December 31, net of treasury shares (i) |  |  | 15,705.8 |  |  |  | 15,696.6 |  |  |  | 15,696.1 |
Effect of shares options |  |  | 132.2 |  |  |  | 126.5 |  |  |  | 124.0 |
Weighted average number of shares (diluted) at December 31 |  |  | 15,838.0 |  |  |  | 15,823.1 |  |  |  | 15,820.1 |
Earnings per share [text block] |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | Common |  |  | Common |  |  | Common |
Income attributable to equity holders of Ambev |  |  | 7,332.0 |  |  |  | 12,546.6 |  |  |  | 12,423.8 |
Weighted average number of shares (non diluted) |  |  | 15,705.8 |  |  |  | 15,696.6 |  |  |  | 15,696.1 |
Basic EPS (i) |  |  | 0.47 |  |  |  | 0.80 |  |  |  | 0.79 |
Income attributable to equity holders of Ambev |  |  | 7,332.0 |  |  |  | 12,546.6 |  |  |  | 12,423.8 |
Weighted average numbers of shares (diluted) |  |  | 15,838.1 |  |  |  | 15,823.2 |  |  |  | 15,820.1 |
Diluted EPS (i) |  |  | 0.46 |  |  |  | 0.79 |  |  |  | 0.79 |
Disclosure for the basis of dividends [text block] |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Net income, attributable to equity holders of Ambev |  |  | 7,332.0 |  |  |  | 12,546.6 |  |  |  | 12,423.8 |
Prescribed dividends |  |  | 34.7 |  |  |  | 21.6 |  |  |  | 16.2 |
Reversal effect of revaluation of fixed assets by predecessor |  |  | 75.9 |  |  |  | 75.9 |  |  |  | 75.9 |
Retained earnings basis for dividends and destinations |  |  | 7,442.6 |  |  |  | 12,644.1 |  |  |  | 12,515.9 |
Dividends and Interest on capital distributed and accrued to distribute based on net income for the year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and Interest on capital paid based on profit |  |  | 3,612.7 |  |  |  | 5,651.8 |  |  |  | 7,218.7 |
Dividends approved for distribution |  |  | 1,099.7 |  |  |  | 3,454.2 |  |  |  | 2,039.2 |
Total of dividends and Interest on capital |  |  | 4,712.4 |  |  |  | 9,106.0 |  |  |  | 9,257.9 |
Percentage of distributed profit |  |  | 63 | % |  |  | 72 | % |  |  | 74 | %
Interest on capital distributed and accrued to distribute based on the investment reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on capital paid based on the investment reserve |  |  | 3,770.1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total of Interest on capital |  |  | 3,770.1 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total of distributed and accrued to distribute |  |  | 8,482.5 |  |  |  | 9,106.0 |  |  |  | 9,257.9 |
Percentage of distributed profit |  |  | 114 | % |  |  | 72 | % |  |  | 74 | %

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