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Dividends on Ordinary Capital - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 € / shares | Dec. 31, 2018 £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2018 € / shares | Dec. 31, 2018 £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 € / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 £ / shares
Unilever N.V. [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared and paid during the year | € / shares |  |  | € 1.52 |  | € 1.40 |
Dividends declared per ordinary share | € / shares | € 0.39 |  | € 1.55 |  | € 1.43 |
Unilever PLC [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared and paid during the year | £ / shares |  |  |  | £ 1.33 |  | £ 1.22
Dividends declared per ordinary share | £ / shares |  | £ 0.34 |  | £ 1.35 |  | £ 1.26

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