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Dividends on Ordinary Capital - Additional Information (Detail) € / shares in Units, € in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2020 £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2020 € / shares | Dec. 31, 2020 £ / shares | Dec. 31, 2019 € / shares | Dec. 31, 2019 £ / shares
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared | € | € 1,125 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unilever N.V. [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared and paid during the year | € / shares |  |  |  |  | € 1.64 |  | € 1.62 |
Unilever PLC [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Dividends [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared | € | € 1,125 |  | € 1,073 |  |  |  |  |
Dividend declared and paid during the year | £ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | £ 1.45 |  | £ 1.42
Dividends declared per ordinary share | £ / shares |  | £ 0.38 |  | £ 0.35 |  | £ 1.48 |  | £ 1.43

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