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Changes in Equity and Earnings per Share - Additional Information (Detail) € / shares in Units, R in Billions |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 23, 2022 EUR (€) € / shares | May 24, 2021 shares | Jun. 01, 2020 USD ($) | Oct. 24, 2019 EUR (€) € / shares | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 ZAR (R) shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) € / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€) € / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 ZAR (R) shares | Apr. 28, 2021 EUR (€) € / shares
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued capital | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,736,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,736,000,000 |  |
Number of shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,959,000,000 |  | 1,957,000,000 | 1,957,000,000 | 1,972,000,000 | 1,972,000,000 | 1,972,000,000 |
Number of shares outstanding | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,019,000,000 |  |  |  | 2,019,000,000 | 2,019,000,000 | 2,019,000,000 |
Dividend declared per share | € / shares |  |  |  | € 0.80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared | € |  |  |  | € 1,588,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1,003,000,000
Dividend declared date |  |  |  |  |  | Feb. 23, 2022 | Feb. 23, 2022 |  |  | Oct. 24, 2019 | Oct. 24, 2019 |  |  |  |
Dividend proposed per share | € / shares | € 0.50 |  |  | € 0.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend proposed | € |  |  |  | € 1,002,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid per share | € / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1.30 |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,251,000,000 |  | $ 1,923,000,000 |  | € 2,590,000,000 | $ 5,179,000,000 |  |  |  |
Dividend paid date |  |  |  |  |  | May 06, 2021 | May 06, 2021 |  |  | Jun. 11, 2020 | Jun. 11, 2020 |  |  |  |
Profit attributable to equity holders | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,670,000,000 |  | 1,405,000,000 |  |  | $ 9,171,000,000 |  |  |  |
Diluted earnings per share based on the profit | $ |  |  |  |  |  | 4,670,000,000 |  | $ 1,405,000,000 |  |  | $ 9,171,000,000 |  |  |  |
Number of antidilutive share options outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76,000,000 |  | 59,000,000 | 59,000,000 | 68,000,000 | 68,000,000 | 68,000,000 |
Recycled of cash flow hedge | $ |  |  |  |  |  | 1,060,000,000 |  | $ 739,000,000 |  |  | $ 182,000,000 |  |  |  |
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations (gains/(losses)) | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,525,000,000 |  | 10,473,000,000 |  |  | (790,000,000) |  |  |  |
Sales/(purchase) of non-controlling interests | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,985,000,000 | [1] |  | 5,805,000,000 |  |  |  |
Dividend payout date |  |  |  |  |  | Apr. 28, 2021 | Apr. 28, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend Proposed [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend proposed per share | € / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 0.50
Dividend proposed | € | € 1,006,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid date | Apr. 27, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apollo Global Management Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of minority interest sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sales of investments accounted for using equity method | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Australia Divestiture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recycled of cash flow hedge | $ |  |  | $ 370,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  | 1,669,459,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Budweiser APAC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Controlling interest on Subsidiary company |  |  |  |  |  | 87.22% | 87.22% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuing shares | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 5,600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in equity | $ |  |  |  |  | 4,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in non-controlling interest | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage interest held by noncontrolling owners |  |  |  |  | 12.78% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 282,107,042 | 282,107,042 | 325,999,817 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,217,386 | 38,217,386 | 38,217,386 |
Par value per share | € / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 0.61 |  |  |
Subscribed capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 23,312,605 | $ 28,606,881 |  |
Number Of Treasury Shares Reimbursed | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,148,866 | 5,148,866 | 5,148,866 |
Number Of Treasury Shares Reimbursed for share based payments | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,626,315 | 3,626,315 | 3,626,315 |
Treasury shares [member] | Sab Zenzele Holdings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Shares Settlement | shares |  | 5,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hong Kong Public Offering [Member] | IPO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  | 72,586,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International Offering [Member] | IPO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  | 1,379,118,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International Underwriters [Member] | IPO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  | 217,755,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,737,000,000 | 1,737,000,000 | 1,737,000,000 |
SAB Combination [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of restricted shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 326,000,000 | 326,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of restricted shares converted into ordinary shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 44,000,000 | 44,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SAB Miller [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale or issue of treasury shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 491,000,000 | R 8.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SAB Miller [Member] | Sab Zen zeleKabili Holdings Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Settlement amount reinvested |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 | 0.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New scheme capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 | R 4.7 |
SAB Miller [Member] | Sab Zenzele Holdings [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage Of Obligations Due To Be Settled To The The Beneficiaries Of The Share Scheme |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77.40% | 77.40% | 77.40% |
Payout Settlement to SAB retailers |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 | R 1.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SAB Miller [Member] | Treasury shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Shares Settlement | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 10,800,000 | 10,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SAB Foundation [Member] | Treasury shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to acquire shares | R |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 4.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SAB Foundation [Member] | Ordinary shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to acquire shares | R |  |  |  |  |  |  | R 0.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reserves [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales/(purchase) of non-controlling interests | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,116,000,000 | [1] |  | 4,378,000,000 |  |  |  |
Non-controlling interests [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,112,000,000 |  | 804,000,000 |  |  | 1,062,000,000 |  |  |  |
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations (gains/(losses)) | $ |  |  |  |  |  | 205,000,000 |  | 529,000,000 |  |  | 353,000,000 |  |  |  |
Sales/(purchase) of non-controlling interests | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,869,000,000 | [1] |  | 1,427,000,000 |  |  |  |
Equity attributable to owners of parent [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend paid | $ |  |  |  |  |  | 1,139,000,000 |  | 1,118,000,000 |  |  | 4,117,000,000 |  |  |  |
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations (gains/(losses)) | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,320,000,000 |  | 9,943,000,000 |  |  | (1,143,000,000) |  |  |  |
Sales/(purchase) of non-controlling interests | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,116,000,000 | [1] |  | $ 4,378,000,000 |  |  |  |
Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax withholding percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Parent [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued capital | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,736,000,000 |  |
Equity shares | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,217,386 | 38,217,386 | 38,217,386 |
Number of shares authorized | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,019,241,973 | 2,019,241,973 | 2,019,241,973 |
Number of shares outstanding | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 37,000,000 |  |  |
Parent [member] | Stock Lending Arrangements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares issued | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
Parent [member] | Treasury shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,579,393 | 37,579,393 | 37,579,393 |
Parent [member] | Subscribed Capital [Member] | Treasury shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 5,352,860 | $ 6,568,491 |  |
[1] | The 2020 sale of non-controlling interest relates to the issuance of a 49.9% minority stake in the company’s US-based metal container operations completed in December 2020 (refer to Note 22 Changes in equity and earnings per share for more details).

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