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Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Classified as Held for Sale (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Non-current Assets Held for Sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Goodwill and intangibles | [1] | € 34,941 | € 31,029
Property, plant and equipment |  | 10,558 | 12,062
Current assets |  |  |
Inventories |  | 4,462 | 4,164
Trade and other receivables |  | 4,939 | 6,695
Disposal groups held for sale | [2] | 11 | 29
Assets held for sale |  | 28 | 82
Liabilities held for sale |  | 1 | 1
Non-Current Assets Held for Sale [member] |  |  |
Non-current Assets Held for Sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | [3] | 17 | 53
Disposal Groups Held for Sale [member] |  |  |
Non-current Assets Held for Sale [Line Items] |  |  |
Goodwill and intangibles | [2] | 1 | 3
Property, plant and equipment | [2] | 4 | 13
Current assets |  |  |
Inventories | [2] | 6 | 9
Trade and other receivables | [2] |  | 1
Other | [2] |  | 3
Assets held for sale |  | 28 | 82
Liabilities held for sale |  | € 1 | € 1
[1] | Within indefinite-life intangible assets there are four existing brands that have a significant carrying value: Horlicks €2,718 million (2019: €nil), Knorr €1,744 milion (2019: €1,816 million), Carver Korea €1,468 million (2019: €1,509 million) and Hellmann’s €1,112 million (2019: €1,220 million). The Horlicks brand was acquired in 2020 and the valuation is provisional.
[2] | In 2020, disposal groups held for sale consists of assets mainly relating to manufacturing assets.
[3] | 2019 includes manufacturing assets held for sale in various countries.

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