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Acquisitions and Disposals - Additional Information (Detail) |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 02, 2018 EUR (€) Country | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) | Dec. 03, 2018 EUR (€)
Disclosure of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total payment for acquisition |  |  | € 1,294,000,000 | € 4,912,000,000 | € 2,069,000,000 |
Turnover |  |  | 50,982,000,000 | 53,715,000,000 | 52,713,000,000 |
Revenue of acquiree |  |  | 253,000,000 |  |  |
Operating profit of acquiree |  |  | 55,000,000 |  |  |
Revenue of group if acquisition completed |  |  | 51,140,000,000 |  |  |
Operating profit of group if acquisition completed |  |  | 12,551,000,000 |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be tax deductible |  | € 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |
Contingent liabilities acquired |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Acquisition and disposal related income |  |  | € 277,000,000 |  |  |
Description of goodwill |  |  | Goodwill represents the future value which the Group believes it will obtain through operational synergies and the application of acquired company ideas to existing Unilever channels and businesses. |  |  |
Profit on disposals | € 4,331,000,000 |  | € 4,331,000,000 | € 334,000,000 | € (95,000,000) |
Number of countries in which manufacturing assets were disposed | Country | 28 |  |  |  |  |
Cash-generating units [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill allocated | € 2,429,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Hindustan Unilever Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration payable via combination of cash and shares |  |  |  |  |  | € 3,300,000,000
Glaxo Smith Kline [member] | Health food drinks portfolio [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Turnover |  | € 550,000,000 |  |  |  |
Global spreads business (excluding South Africa) [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Received | 7,144,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
'South Africa spreads business [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Non cash consideration | € 446,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Blueair [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition and disposal related income |  |  | 277,000,000 |  |  |
Impairment of intangible asset |  |  | € 208,000,000 |  |  |

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