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Capital and funding - Subsidiaries With Significant Non-Controlling Interests (HUL) (Details) - EUR (€)
€ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]      
Non-current assets € 57,694 € 51,502  
Current assets 17,401 16,157  
Current liabilities (24,778) (20,592)  
Non-current liabilities (30,571) (29,412)  
Turnover 52,444 50,724 € 51,980
Profit after tax (6,621) (6,073) (6,026)
Total comprehensive income 9,977 3,836 6,569
Beginning balance 17,655 13,886 12,117
Other comprehensive income 3,356 (2,237)  
Net gain arising from Horlicks acquisition [1]   (4,848)  
Other movements in equity 154 [2] (232) [2] (125)
Ending balance 19,746 17,655 13,886
Non-controlling interests      
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]      
Profit after tax (572) (492) (401)
Total comprehensive income 749 286 407
Beginning balance 2,389 694 720
Net gain arising from Horlicks acquisition [1]   (1,918)  
Other movements in equity 7 [2] 48 [2] 2
Ending balance 2,639 2,389 694
Subsidiaries with material non-controlling interests | Hindustan Unilever Limited      
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]      
Non-current assets 6,616 6,173  
Current assets 1,454 1,258  
Current liabilities (1,212) (1,127)  
Non-current liabilities (1,231) (1,139)  
Turnover 5,581 4,957  
Profit after tax (977) (866)  
Total comprehensive income 1,334 374  
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash-equivalents (176) 48  
Subsidiaries with material non-controlling interests | Hindustan Unilever Limited | Non-controlling interests      
Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]      
Profit after tax (372) (319)  
Beginning balance 1,978 328  
Other comprehensive income (3) 3  
Dividend paid to the non-controlling interest 326 392  
Currency translation (131) 192  
Net gain arising from Horlicks acquisition 0 (1,918)  
Other movements in equity 12 0  
Ending balance € 2,146 € 1,978 € 328
[1] Consideration for the 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.
[2] 2021 includes a hyperinflation adjustment of €280 million and €82 million related to the Welly acquisition. 2020 includes €163 million paid for purchase of the non-controlling interest in Unilever Malaysia.