Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
| Concept |
As at 2021-12-31 |
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
As at 2020-12-31 |
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
As at 2019-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | |||||
| Interest paid, classified as operating activities | — |
52,000,000
DKK
|
— |
62,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Interest received, classified as operating activities | — |
18,000,000
DKK
|
— |
10,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | — |
4,062,000,000
DKK
|
— |
4,355,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities | — |
124,000,000
DKK
|
— |
4,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities | — |
1,071,000,000
DKK
|
— |
794,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Purchase of intangible assets, classified as investing activities | — |
169,000,000
DKK
|
— |
146,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities | — |
2,747,000,000
DKK
|
— |
1,524,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Payments to acquire or redeem entity's shares | — |
1,500,000,000
DKK
|
— |
1,500,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Proceeds from borrowings, classified as financing activities | — |
2,144,000,000
DKK
|
— |
999,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Repayments of borrowings, classified as financing activities | — |
1,283,000,000
DKK
|
— |
434,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities | — |
103,000,000
DKK
|
— |
111,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Dividends paid, classified as financing activities | — |
1,466,000,000
DKK
|
— |
1,483,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities | — |
1,586,000,000
DKK
|
— |
2,314,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes | — |
271,000,000
DKK
|
— |
517,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents [abstract] | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | — |
53,000,000
DKK
|
— |
47,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents after effect of exchange rate changes | — |
218,000,000
DKK
|
— |
470,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
963,000,000
DKK
|
— |
1,181,000,000
DKK
|
— |
711,000,000
DKK
|