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Significant Subsidiaries - Schedule of Significant Subsidiaries (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Argentina [member] | Unilever de Argentina S.A [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Argentina
Name of subsidiary | Unilever de Argentina S.A.
Australia [member] | Unilever Australia Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Australia
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Australia Limited
Brazil [member] | Unilever Brasil Ltda. [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Brazil
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Brasil Ltda.
Canada [member] | Unilever Canada Inc [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Canada
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Canada Inc.
China [member] | Walls (China) Co. Ltd. [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | China
Name of subsidiary | Walls (China) Co. Ltd.
China [member] | Unilever Services (Hefei) Co Ltd [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | China
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Services (Hefei) Co Ltd
England and Wales [member] | Unilever UK & CN Holdings Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | England and Wales
Name of subsidiary | Unilever UK & CN Holdings Limited
England and Wales [member] | Unilever UK Holdings Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | England and Wales
Name of subsidiary | Unilever U.K. Holdings Limited
England and Wales [member] | Unilever UK Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | England and Wales
Name of subsidiary | Unilever UK Limited
France [member] | Unilever France S.A.S [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | France
Name of subsidiary | Unilever France S.A.S
Germany [Member] | Maizena Grundstucksverwaltung GmbH & Co. OHG [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Germany
Name of subsidiary | Maizena Grundstücksverwaltung GmbH & Co. OHG
Germany [Member] | Pfanni GmbH & Co. OHG Stavenhagen [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Germany
Name of subsidiary | Pfanni GmbH & Co. OHG Stavenhagen
Germany [Member] | Unilever Deutschland GmbH [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Germany
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Deutschland GmbH
Germany [Member] | Unilever Deutschland Holding Gmbh [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Germany
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Deutschland Holding GmbH
Germany [Member] | Unilever Deutschland Produktions GmbH and Co OHG [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Germany
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Deutschland Produktions GmbH & Co. OHG
India [Member] | Hindustan Unilever Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | India
Name of subsidiary | Hindustan Unilever Limited
Indonesia [Member] | P T Unilever Indonesia Tbk [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Indonesia
Name of subsidiary | PT Unilever Indonesia, Tbk.
Italy [Member] | Unilever Italia Mkt Operations SRL [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Italy
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Italia Mkt Operations S.R.L
Japan [member] | Unilever Japan Customer Marketing K K [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Japan
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Japan Customer Marketing K.K.
Mexico [Member] | Unilever de Mexico S de R L de C V [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Mexico
Name of subsidiary | Unilever de Mexico, S. de R.I. de C.V.
Netherlands [Member] | Mixhold BV [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Netherlands
Name of subsidiary | Mixhold B.V.
Netherlands [Member] | Unilever Finance International B V [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Netherlands
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Finance International B.V.
Netherlands [Member] | Unilever Nederland B V [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Netherlands
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Nederland B.V.
Netherlands [Member] | UNUS Holding BV [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Netherlands
Name of subsidiary | UNUS Holding B.V.
Pakistan [Member] | Unilever Pakistan Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Pakistan
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Pakistan Limited
Philippines [Member] | Unilever Philippines, Inc. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Philippines
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Philippines, Inc.
Poland [member] | Unilever Polska Sp. z o.o. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Poland
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Polska Sp. z o.o.
Russia [member] | OOO Unilever Rus [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Russia
Name of subsidiary | OOO Unilever Rus
Singapore [Member] | Unilever Asia Private Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Singapore
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Asia Private Limited
South Africa [Member] | Unilever South Africa (Pty) Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | South Africa
Name of subsidiary | Unilever South Africa (Pty) Limited
Spain [member] | Unilever Espana S.A. [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Spain
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Espana S.A.
Switzerland [Member] | Unilever ASCC AG [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Switzerland
Name of subsidiary | Unilever ASCC AG
Switzerland [Member] | Unilever Finance International AG [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Switzerland
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Finance International AG
Switzerland [Member] | Unilever Supply Chain Company AG [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Switzerland
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Supply Chain Company AG
Thailand [Member] | Unilever Thai Trading Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Thailand
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Thai Trading Limited
Turkey [Member] | Unilever Sanayi ve Ticaret Turk AS [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Turkey
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Sanayi ve Ticaret Turk A.S
United States [member] | Conopco, Inc [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | USA
Name of subsidiary | Conopco, Inc.
United States [member] | Unilever Capital Corporation [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | USA
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Capital Corporation
United States [member] | Unilever United States, Inc [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | USA
Name of subsidiary | Unilever United States, Inc.
Vietnam [member] | Unilever Vietnam International Company Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Country of Incorporation | Vietnam
Name of subsidiary | Unilever Vietnam International Company Limited
Unilever N.V. [member] | Argentina [member] | Unilever de Argentina S.A [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Brazil [member] | Unilever Brasil Ltda. [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Canada [member] | Unilever Canada Inc [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | China [member] | Walls (China) Co. Ltd. [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | China [member] | Unilever Services (Hefei) Co Ltd [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | England and Wales [member] | Unilever UK Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 5.61%
Unilever N.V. [member] | France [member] | Unilever France S.A.S [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.54%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Germany [Member] | Maizena Grundstucksverwaltung GmbH & Co. OHG [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 63.61%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Germany [Member] | Pfanni GmbH & Co. OHG Stavenhagen [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Germany [Member] | Unilever Deutschland GmbH [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Germany [Member] | Unilever Deutschland Holding Gmbh [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Germany [Member] | Unilever Deutschland Produktions GmbH and Co OHG [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Indonesia [Member] | P T Unilever Indonesia Tbk [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 54.86%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Italy [Member] | Unilever Italia Mkt Operations SRL [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Japan [member] | Unilever Japan Customer Marketing K K [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Mexico [Member] | Unilever de Mexico S de R L de C V [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Netherlands [Member] | Mixhold BV [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Netherlands [Member] | Unilever Finance International B V [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Netherlands [Member] | Unilever Nederland B V [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Netherlands [Member] | UNUS Holding BV [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 55.40%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Philippines [Member] | Unilever Philippines, Inc. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Russia [member] | OOO Unilever Rus [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 11.89%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Singapore [Member] | Unilever Asia Private Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | South Africa [Member] | Unilever South Africa (Pty) Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 8.98%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Spain [member] | Unilever Espana S.A. [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Switzerland [Member] | Unilever ASCC AG [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Switzerland [Member] | Unilever Finance International AG [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Switzerland [Member] | Unilever Supply Chain Company AG [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Thailand [Member] | Unilever Thai Trading Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.55%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Turkey [Member] | Unilever Sanayi ve Ticaret Turk AS [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 64.54%
Unilever N.V. [member] | United States [member] | Conopco, Inc [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 55.40%
Unilever N.V. [member] | United States [member] | Unilever Capital Corporation [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 55.40%
Unilever N.V. [member] | United States [member] | Unilever United States, Inc [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 55.40%
Unilever N.V. [member] | Vietnam [member] | Unilever Vietnam International Company Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever PLC [member] | Argentina [member] | Unilever de Argentina S.A [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | Australia [member] | Unilever Australia Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever PLC [member] | Brazil [member] | Unilever Brasil Ltda. [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | Canada [member] | Unilever Canada Inc [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | England and Wales [member] | Unilever UK & CN Holdings Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever PLC [member] | England and Wales [member] | Unilever UK Holdings Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever PLC [member] | England and Wales [member] | Unilever UK Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 94.39%
Unilever PLC [member] | France [member] | Unilever France S.A.S [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | Germany [Member] | Maizena Grundstucksverwaltung GmbH & Co. OHG [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 36.39%
Unilever PLC [member] | Germany [Member] | Pfanni GmbH & Co. OHG Stavenhagen [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | Germany [Member] | Unilever Deutschland GmbH [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | Germany [Member] | Unilever Deutschland Holding Gmbh [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | Germany [Member] | Unilever Deutschland Produktions GmbH and Co OHG [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | India [Member] | Hindustan Unilever Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 67.19%
Unilever PLC [member] | Indonesia [Member] | P T Unilever Indonesia Tbk [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 30.13%
Unilever PLC [member] | Mexico [Member] | Unilever de Mexico S de R L de C V [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | Netherlands [Member] | Mixhold BV [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | Netherlands [Member] | UNUS Holding BV [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 44.60%
Unilever PLC [member] | Pakistan [Member] | Unilever Pakistan Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 99.23%
Unilever PLC [member] | Philippines [Member] | Unilever Philippines, Inc. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | Poland [member] | Unilever Polska Sp. z o.o. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Unilever PLC [member] | Russia [member] | OOO Unilever Rus [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 88.11%
Unilever PLC [member] | South Africa [Member] | Unilever South Africa (Pty) Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 91.02%
Unilever PLC [member] | Thailand [Member] | Unilever Thai Trading Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.45%
Unilever PLC [member] | Turkey [Member] | Unilever Sanayi ve Ticaret Turk AS [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 35.44%
Unilever PLC [member] | United States [member] | Conopco, Inc [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 44.60%
Unilever PLC [member] | United States [member] | Unilever Capital Corporation [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 44.60%
Unilever PLC [member] | United States [member] | Unilever United States, Inc [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage interest in subsidiary | 44.60%

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