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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Langholm Capital II [Member] | Associates [member] |  |
Disclosure of Transactions between Related Parties [Line Items] |  |
Investments in associates | € 62.0 |
Outstanding commitments made by entity, related party transactions | 13.0 | € 17.0
Amount received back from associate | 0.3 | 10.0
Joint ventures [member] | Unilever FIMA LDA [member] |  |
Disclosure of Transactions between Related Parties [Line Items] |  |
Sales revenue | 107.0 | 117.0
Sale to Unilever | 83.0 | 68.0
Balances owed by/(to) related party | 127.0 | 130.0
Royalties and service fee paid to Unilever | 16.0 | 17.0
Joint ventures [member] | Pepsi Lipton [Member] |  |
Disclosure of Transactions between Related Parties [Line Items] |  |
Sales revenue | 65.0 | 65.0
Sale to Unilever | 51.0 | 65.0
Balances owed by/(to) related party | € (6.0) | € (6.0)

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