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Trade Payables - Summary of Trade Payables and Other Liabilities (Detail) - EUR (€) € in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Current: due within one year |  |  |
Trade payables | [1] | € 8,375 | € 9,190
Accruals |  | 4,266 | 4,153
Social security and sundry taxes |  | 401 | 507
Deferred consideration |  | 43 | 39
Others |  | 1,047 | 879
Trade and other current payables |  | 14,132 | 14,768
Non-current: due after more than one year |  |  |
Accruals |  | 81 | 117
Deferred consideration |  | 121 | 169
Others |  | 33 | 53
Non current payables |  | 235 | 339
Total trade payables and other liabilities |  | € 14,367 | € 15,107
[1] | 2020 includes €5 million (2019: €359 million) due to KKR as a result of an arrangement following the sale of the global spreads business (excluding Southern Africa). Unilever provided services to KKR for two years from completion of the disposal and paid KKR for amounts collected on its behalf. See also trade receivables on page 141.

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