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Other Non-Current Assets - Movements in Interest in Joint Ventures and Associates (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure Of Joint Ventures And Associates [Line Items] |  |  |
Disclosure of Other non current assets, Beginning balance |  | € 653 |
Disclosure of Other non current assets, Ending balance |  | 931 | € 653
Associates [member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Joint Ventures And Associates [Line Items] |  |  |
Disclosure of Other non current assets, Beginning balance | [1] | 37 | 40
Additions | [1] | 1 | 1
Share of net profit/(loss) | [1] | (2) | (3)
Currency retranslation | [1] | (2) | (1)
Disclosure of Other non current assets, Ending balance | [1] | 34 | 37
Joint ventures [member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Joint Ventures And Associates [Line Items] |  |  |
Disclosure of Other non current assets, Beginning balance | [2] | 35 | 14
Additions | [2] | 1 |
Dividend received/reductions | [2] | (182) | (158)
Share of net profit/(loss) | [2] | 177 | 179
Currency retranslation | [2] | (2) |
Disclosure of Other non current assets, Ending balance | [2] | € 29 | € 35
[1] | Associates as at 31 December 2020 primarily comprise our investments in Langholm Capital Partners.
[2] | Our principal joint ventures are Unilever FIMA Lda for Portugal, Binzagr Unilever Distribution and Al Gurg Unilever for Middle East, the Pepsi/Lipton Partnership for the US and Pepsi Lipton International Ltd for the rest of the world.

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