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Capital and Funding - Summary of Analysis of Bonds and Other Loans (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Total bonds and other loans | € 23,391 | € 22,709
Unilever PLC [member] | Bonds and Other Loans [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 936 | 1,231
Unilever PLC [member] | United Kingdom, Pounds [Member] | 1.125% Notes 2022 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 386 | 390
Unilever PLC [member] | United Kingdom, Pounds [Member] | 2.000% Notes 2018 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings |  | 283
Unilever PLC [member] | United Kingdom, Pounds [Member] | 1.375% Notes 2024 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 276 | 280
Unilever PLC [member] | United Kingdom, Pounds [Member] | 1.875% Notes 2029 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 274 | 278
Unilever N.V. [member] | Commercial Paper [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings |  | 3,655
Unilever N.V. [member] | Bonds and Other Loans [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 9,831 | 10,958
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 1.750% Bonds 2020 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 749 | 748
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 0.500% Notes 2022 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 746 | 744
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 1.375% Notes 2029 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 743 | 742
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 1.125% Bonds 2028 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 693 | 693
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 0.875% Notes 2025 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 647 | 646
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 0.375% Notes 2023 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 599 | 598
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 1.000% Notes 2027 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 598 | 597
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 1.000% Notes 2023 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 497 | 497
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 0.000% Notes 2021 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 497 | 496
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 0.500% Notes 2024 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 494 | 493
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 0.000% Notes 2020 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 300 | 299
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 0.500% Bonds 2025 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 642 |
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 1.375% Notes 2030 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 642 |
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 0.50% Notes 2023 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 497 |
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 1.625% Notes 2033 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 791 |
Unilever N.V. [member] | Euro [Member] | 1.125% Bonds 2027 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 696 |
Unilever N.V. [member] | Floating Interest Rate [Member] | Euro [Member] | Floating Rate Notes 2018 [Member] |  |
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Borrowings |  | 750
Other Group Companies [member] |  |
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Borrowings | 12,624 | 10,520
Other Group Companies [member] | Switzerland [Member] | Other Loans [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 10 | 6
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | Commercial Paper [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 1,070 | 2,421
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 4.250% Notes 2021 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 873 | 834
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 5.900% Bonds 2032 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 865 | 826
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 2.900% Notes 2027 [member] |  |
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Borrowings | 860 | 821
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 2.200% Notes 2022 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 738 | 704
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 1.800% Notes 2020 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 698 | 666
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 4.800% Bonds 2019 [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 656 | 627
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 2.200% Notes 2019 [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 655 | 625
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 2.000% Notes 2026 [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 602 | 575
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 1.375% Notes 2021 [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 478 | 456
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 2.100% Notes 2020 [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 436 | 416
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 3.100% Notes 2025 [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 432 | 413
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 2.600% Notes 2024 [member] |  |
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Borrowings | 432 | 413
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 7.250% Bonds 2026 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 254 | 243
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 6.625% Bonds 2028 [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 200 | 190
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 5.150% Notes 2020 [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 134 | 129
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 5.600% Bonds 2097 [Member] |  |
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Borrowings | 80 | 76
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 3.500% Notes 2028 [member] |  |
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Borrowings | 687 |
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 3.125% Notes 2023 [member] |  |
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Borrowings | 477 |
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 3.000% Notes 2022 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 434 |
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 3.250% Notes 2024 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 433 |
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 3.500% Bonds 2028 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 431 |
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 2.750% Bonds 2021 [member] |  |
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Borrowings | 348 |
Other Group Companies [member] | United States [member] | United States of America, Dollars [Member] | 3.375% Notes 2025 [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | 302 |
Other Group Companies [member] | Other Countries [Member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Borrowings | € 39 | € 79

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