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Trade and Other Current Receivables - Summary of Trade and Other Current Receivables (Parenthetical) (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Trade and Other Current Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |
Trade receivables | [1] | € 3,433 | € 4,916
KKR [member] |  |  |
Trade and Other Current Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |
Trade receivables |  | € 61 | € 698
[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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