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Guarantor Statements - Balance Sheet (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Non-current assets |  |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible assets | € 29,493 | € 28,401 |  |
Deferred tax assets | 1,117 | 1,085 |  |
Total non-current assets | 43,975 | 43,302 |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 6,485 | 5,222 |  |
Current tax assets | 472 | 488 |  |
Current assets | 15,481 | 16,983 |  |
Total assets | 59,456 | 60,285 |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 3,235 | 7,968 |  |
Trade payables and other current liabilities | 14,457 | 13,426 |  |
Current tax liabilities | 1,445 | 1,088 |  |
Total current liabilities | 19,772 | 23,177 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 21,650 | 16,462 |  |
Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities: |  |  |  |
Funded schemes in deficit | 1,209 | 1,225 |  |
Unfunded schemes | 1,393 | 1,509 |  |
Total non current liabilities | 27,392 | 22,721 |  |
Total liabilities | 47,164 | 45,898 |  |
Shareholders' equity | 11,572 | 13,629 |  |
Non-controlling interests | 720 | 758 |  |
Total equity | 12,292 | 14,387 | € 16,980 | € 16,082
Total liabilities and equity | 59,456 | 60,285 |  |
Unilever Capital Corporation Subsidiary Issuer [member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |
Amounts due from group companies | 17,211 | 17,132 |  |
Total non-current assets | 17,211 | 17,132 |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |
Other current assets | 6 |  |  |
Current assets | 6 |  |  |
Total assets | 17,217 | 17,132 |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 2,381 | 2,420 |  |
Amounts due to group companies | 4,895 | 6,964 |  |
Trade payables and other current liabilities | 96 | 65 |  |
Total current liabilities | 7,372 | 9,449 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 9,525 | 7,377 |  |
Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities: |  |  |  |
Total non current liabilities | 9,525 | 7,377 |  |
Total liabilities | 16,897 | 16,826 |  |
Shareholders' equity | 320 | 306 |  |
Total equity | 320 | 306 |  |
Total liabilities and equity | 17,217 | 17,132 |  |
Unilever Parent Entities [member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible assets | 3,058 | 2,143 |  |
Deferred tax assets |  | 90 |  |
Other non-current assets | 20 | 6 |  |
Amounts due from group companies | 10,379 | 7,099 |  |
Net assets of subsidiaries (equity accounted) | 22,299 | 35,933 |  |
Total non-current assets | 35,756 | 45,271 |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |
Amounts due from group companies | 11,883 | 6,119 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 155 | 51 |  |
Current tax assets | 15 | 57 |  |
Other current assets | 7 | 39 |  |
Current assets | 12,060 | 6,266 |  |
Total assets | 47,816 | 51,537 |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 30 | 4,685 |  |
Amounts due to group companies | 25,010 | 25,457 |  |
Trade payables and other current liabilities | 327 | 215 |  |
Other current liabilities | 2 | 5 |  |
Total current liabilities | 25,369 | 30,362 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 10,767 | 7,571 |  |
Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities: |  |  |  |
Funded schemes in deficit | 7 | 8 |  |
Unfunded schemes | 87 | 93 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 141 | 5 |  |
Total non current liabilities | 11,002 | 7,677 |  |
Total liabilities | 36,371 | 38,039 |  |
Shareholders' equity | 11,445 | 13,498 |  |
Total equity | 11,445 | 13,498 |  |
Total liabilities and equity | 47,816 | 51,537 |  |
Unilever United States Inc Subsidiary Guarantor [member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 4 | 48 |  |
Other non-current assets | 2 | 2 |  |
Net assets of subsidiaries (equity accounted) | 22,463 | 21,568 |  |
Total non-current assets | 22,469 | 21,618 |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |
Amounts due from group companies | 5,413 | 5,318 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 4 | 3 |  |
Current tax assets |  | 9 |  |
Current assets | 5,417 | 5,330 |  |
Total assets | 27,886 | 26,948 |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 2 | 1 |  |
Amounts due to group companies | 3,127 | 24 |  |
Trade payables and other current liabilities | 15 | 11 |  |
Current tax liabilities | 72 |  |  |
Total current liabilities | 3,216 | 36 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |
Amounts due to group companies | 13,290 | 14,517 |  |
Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities: |  |  |  |
Funded schemes in deficit | 136 | 103 |  |
Unfunded schemes | 388 | 439 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 1 | 1 |  |
Total non current liabilities | 13,815 | 15,060 |  |
Total liabilities | 17,031 | 15,096 |  |
Shareholders' equity | 10,855 | 11,852 |  |
Total equity | 10,855 | 11,852 |  |
Total liabilities and equity | 27,886 | 26,948 |  |
Non-guarantor Subsidiaries [member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible assets | 26,435 | 26,258 |  |
Deferred tax assets | 1,113 | 947 |  |
Other non-current assets | 13,343 | 13,808 |  |
Total non-current assets | 40,891 | 41,013 |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |
Amounts due from group companies | 33,032 | 32,445 |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 6,326 | 5,168 |  |
Current tax assets | 457 | 422 |  |
Other current assets | 8,511 | 11,234 |  |
Current assets | 48,326 | 49,269 |  |
Total assets | 89,217 | 90,282 |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 822 | 862 |  |
Amounts due to group companies | 17,296 | 11,437 |  |
Trade payables and other current liabilities | 14,019 | 13,135 |  |
Current tax liabilities | 1,373 | 1,088 |  |
Other current liabilities | 633 | 690 |  |
Total current liabilities | 34,143 | 27,212 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 1,358 | 1,514 |  |
Amounts due to group companies | 14,300 | 9,714 |  |
Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities: |  |  |  |
Funded schemes in deficit | 1,066 | 1,114 |  |
Unfunded schemes | 918 | 977 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 2,998 | 3,519 |  |
Total non current liabilities | 20,640 | 16,838 |  |
Total liabilities | 54,783 | 44,050 |  |
Shareholders' equity | 33,714 | 45,474 |  |
Non-controlling interests | 720 | 758 |  |
Total equity | 34,434 | 46,232 |  |
Total liabilities and equity | 89,217 | 90,282 |  |
Unilever Group [member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |
Goodwill and intangible assets | 29,493 | 28,401 |  |
Deferred tax assets | 1,117 | 1,085 |  |
Other non-current assets | 13,365 | 13,816 |  |
Total non-current assets | 43,975 | 43,302 |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |
Trade and other current receivables | 6,485 | 5,222 |  |
Current tax assets | 472 | 488 |  |
Other current assets | 8,524 | 11,273 |  |
Current assets | 15,481 | 16,983 |  |
Total assets | 59,456 | 60,285 |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 3,235 | 7,968 |  |
Trade payables and other current liabilities | 14,457 | 13,426 |  |
Current tax liabilities | 1,445 | 1,088 |  |
Other current liabilities | 635 | 695 |  |
Total current liabilities | 19,772 | 23,177 |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities | 21,650 | 16,462 |  |
Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities: |  |  |  |
Funded schemes in deficit | 1,209 | 1,225 |  |
Unfunded schemes | 1,393 | 1,509 |  |
Other non-current liabilities | 3,140 | 3,525 |  |
Total non current liabilities | 27,392 | 22,721 |  |
Total liabilities | 47,164 | 45,898 |  |
Shareholders' equity | 11,572 | 13,629 |  |
Non-controlling interests | 720 | 758 |  |
Total equity | 12,292 | 14,387 |  |
Total liabilities and equity | 59,456 | 60,285 |  |
Eliminations [member] |  |  |  |
Non-current assets |  |  |  |
Amounts due from group companies | (27,590) | (24,231) |  |
Net assets of subsidiaries (equity accounted) | (44,762) | (57,501) |  |
Total non-current assets | (72,352) | (81,732) |  |
Current assets |  |  |  |
Amounts due from group companies | (50,328) | (43,882) |  |
Current assets | (50,328) | (43,882) |  |
Total assets | (122,680) | (125,614) |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |
Amounts due to group companies | (50,328) | (43,882) |  |
Total current liabilities | (50,328) | (43,882) |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |
Amounts due to group companies | (27,590) | (24,231) |  |
Pensions and post-retirement healthcare liabilities: |  |  |  |
Total non current liabilities | (27,590) | (24,231) |  |
Total liabilities | (77,918) | (68,113) |  |
Shareholders' equity | (44,762) | (57,501) |  |
Total equity | (44,762) | (57,501) |  |
Total liabilities and equity | € (122,680) | € (125,614) |  |

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