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Capital and Funding - Subsidiaries With Significant Non-Controlling Interests (HUL) (Detail) - EUR (€)
€ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]      
Beginning balance € 13,886 € 12,117 € 14,198
Non-current assets 51,502 48,376  
Current assets 16,157 16,430  
Total current liabilities (20,592) (20,978)  
Total non-current liabilities (29,412) (29,942)  
Turnover 50,724 51,980 50,982
Profit after tax 6,073 6,026 9,788
Other comprehensive income (2,237) 543  
Total comprehensive income 3,836 6,569 8,617
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash-equivalents 1,773 1,205 (151)
Net gain arising from Horlicks acquisition [1] 4,848    
Ending balance 17,655 13,886 12,117
Non-controlling Interests [member]      
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]      
Beginning balance 694 720 758
Profit after tax 492 401 419
Total comprehensive income 286 407 407
Net gain arising from Horlicks acquisition [1] 1,918    
Ending balance 2,389 694 720
Subsidiaries with material non-controlling interests [member] | Hindustan Unilever Limited [Member]      
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]      
Non-current assets 6,173 1,030  
Current assets 1,258 1,438  
Total current liabilities (1,127) (1,117)  
Total non-current liabilities (1,139) (332)  
Turnover 4,957 4,937  
Profit after tax 866 730  
Total comprehensive income 374 740  
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash-equivalents 48 145  
Subsidiaries with material non-controlling interests [member] | Hindustan Unilever Limited [Member] | Non-controlling Interests [member]      
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]      
Beginning balance (328) (299)  
Profit after tax (319) (239)  
Other comprehensive income 3 (6)  
Dividend paid to the non-controlling interest 392 218  
Currency translation 192 (2)  
Net gain arising from Horlicks acquisition (1,918)    
Ending balance € (1,978) € (328) € (299)
[1] Consideration for the Main Horlicks Acquisition included the issuance of shares in a group subsidiary, Hindustan Unilever Limited, which resulted in a net gain being recognised within equity. See note 21 for further details.