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Dividends on Ordinary Capital - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 € / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 € / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 € / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 £ / shares
Unilever N.V. [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared and paid during the year | € / shares |  |  | € 1.40 |  | € 1.26 |
Dividends declared per ordinary share | € / shares | € 0.36 |  | € 1.43 |  | € 1.28 |
Unilever PLC [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared and paid during the year | £ / shares |  |  |  | £ 1.22 |  | £ 1.04
Dividends declared per ordinary share | £ / shares |  | £ 0.32 |  | £ 1.26 |  | £ 1.09

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