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Trade and Other Current Receivables - Additional Information (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Trade and Other Current Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other receivables |  | € 1,083 | € 1,200 |
Current trade receivables | [1] | 3,433 | 4,916 |
Impairment provision |  | 276 | 321 | € 214
Reclaimable sales tax |  | 561 | 584 |
Current trade receivables [member] |  |  |  |
Trade and Other Current Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment provision |  | 193 | 211 |
Other Current Receivables [member] |  |  |  |
Trade and Other Current Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment provision |  | 20 | 26 |
Non Current Trade And Other Receivables [Member] |  |  |  |
Trade and Other Current Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Impairment provision |  | 63 | 84 |
Financial asset [Member] |  |  |  |
Trade and Other Current Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other receivables |  | 214 | 208 |
Non Financial Asset [Member] |  |  |  |
Trade and Other Current Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Other receivables |  | 869 | 992 |
Discounts due to customers [Member] |  |  |  |
Trade and Other Current Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Current trade receivables |  | € 2,082 | € 2,423 |
[1] | 2020 includes €61 million (2019: €698 million) due from KKR as a result of an arrangement following the sale of the global spreads business (excluding Southern Africa) where Unilever provided services to KKR for two years from completion of the disposal. See also trade payables on page 142.

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