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Provisions and Contingencies - Additional information (Detail) R$ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 BRL (R$) Claim | Dec. 31, 2017 BRL (R$) Claim | Dec. 01, 2018 BRL (R$) | Dec. 01, 2017 BRL (R$) | Nov. 22, 2017 BRL (R$) | Sep. 06, 2017 BRL (R$)
Disclosure of collateral and contractual commitments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow deposits made under preliminary injunction | R$ 500,260 | R$ 483,485 |  |  |  |
Reversed of the provision | 23,376 |  |  |  |  |
Profit or loss on provision | 291,278 |  |  |  |  |
Provisions for lawsuits and administrative proceedings | 90,932 | 89,296 |  |  |  |
Provisions for labor litigation filed by former employees | 101,173 | 82,425 |  |  |  |
Possible contingency | 2,839,219 | 2,576,583 |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities for tax matters and social security | 1,941,749 | 1,709,435 |  |  |  |
IPIContingency | 168,391 | 166,003 |  |  |  |
Legal Proceedings Related To Icms | 836,393 | 618,774 |  |  |  |
ICMS credits | 318,550 | 307,255 |  |  |  |
Reversal of ICMS credits | 126,639 | 121,891 |  |  |  |
Reversal of alleged non-payment | 125,703 | 113,999 |  |  |  |
Reversal of inventory differences | 185,512 | 149,171 |  |  |  |
Reversal of conditioned fruition of fiscal incentive | 121,745 | 0 |  |  |  |
Offset claims and credit dis-allowances | 674,126 | 645,868 |  |  |  |
Amortization of goodwill paid on acquisition of subsidiary | 193,771 | 187,027 |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities for civil, environmental and regulatory claims | R$ 624,457 | R$ 593,437 |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits for civil, environmental and regulatory claims | Claim | 3,520 | 2,783 |  |  |  |
Penalty on Ultragaz | R$ 32,983 | R$ 32,315 |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities not recognized to lawsuits | 62,930 | 88,075 |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities not recognized to extrajudicial lawsuits | 3,426 | 25,852 |  |  |  |
Contingent liabilities for labor matters | R$ 273,013 | R$ 273,711 |  |  |  |
Number of lawsuits for labor matters | Claim | 1,726 | 1,899 |  |  |  |
Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of collateral and contractual commitments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of possible loss contingency | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of collateral and contractual commitments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of possible loss contingency | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Cia. Ultragaz and Bahiana [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of collateral and contractual commitments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability provisions |  |  |  |  | R$ 95,987 | R$ 2,154
Three employees and one former employee [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of collateral and contractual commitments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability provisions |  |  |  |  | R$ 1,100 |
Two former employees, each [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of collateral and contractual commitments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability provisions |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 50
Chevron and subsidiary IPP [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of collateral and contractual commitments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability provisions | R$ 3,609 | R$ 3,452 | R$ 191,110 | R$ 198,900 |  |
PIS and COFINS [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of collateral and contractual commitments [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reversed of the provision | R$ 9,536 | R$ 109,463 |  |  |  |

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