Subclassifications Of Assets, Liabilities And Equities [Abstract]
| Concept |
As at 2021-03-31 |
As at 2020-12-31 |
As at 2020-03-31 |
As at 2019-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment [abstract] | ||||
| Land and buildings [abstract] | ||||
| Land and buildings |
1,475,000,000
DKK
|
1,414,000,000
DKK
|
1,524,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Machinery |
366,000,000
DKK
|
369,000,000
DKK
|
409,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Construction in progress |
126,000,000
DKK
|
137,000,000
DKK
|
90,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Property, plant and equipment |
2,051,000,000
DKK
|
2,009,000,000
DKK
|
2,119,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Intangible assets and goodwill [abstract] | ||||
| Intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract] | ||||
| Copyrights, patents and other industrial property rights, service and operating rights |
857,000,000
DKK
|
875,000,000
DKK
|
945,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Intangible assets under development |
332,000,000
DKK
|
299,000,000
DKK
|
343,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Other intangible assets |
157,000,000
DKK
|
172,000,000
DKK
|
92,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Goodwill |
4,315,000,000
DKK
|
4,194,000,000
DKK
|
4,309,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Intangible assets and goodwill |
6,329,000,000
DKK
|
6,240,000,000
DKK
|
6,488,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Investments accounted for using equity method [abstract] | ||||
| Investments in associates accounted for using equity method |
166,000,000
DKK
|
159,000,000
DKK
|
147,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Miscellaneous non-current assets [abstract] | ||||
| Non-current investments other than investments accounted for using equity method |
47,000,000
DKK
|
43,000,000
DKK
|
44,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Other non-current assets |
1,485,000,000
DKK
|
1,450,000,000
DKK
|
1,340,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Trade and other current receivables [abstract] | ||||
| Current trade receivables |
3,282,000,000
DKK
|
3,453,000,000
DKK
|
4,452,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Current prepayments and current accrued income other than current contract assets [abstract] | ||||
| Current prepayments [abstract] | ||||
| Current prepayments |
485,000,000
DKK
|
333,000,000
DKK
|
540,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Other current receivables |
783,000,000
DKK
|
868,000,000
DKK
|
914,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Current prepayments and current accrued income including current contract assets [abstract] | ||||
| Classes of current inventories [abstract] | ||||
| Current work in progress |
2,276,000,000
DKK
|
2,175,000,000
DKK
|
2,440,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Current inventories |
2,476,000,000
DKK
|
2,368,000,000
DKK
|
2,726,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Classes of current inventories, alternative [abstract] | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents [abstract] | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
1,256,000,000
DKK
|
946,000,000
DKK
|
811,000,000
DKK
|
1,001,000,000
DKK
|
| Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners [abstract] | ||||
| Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale |
0
DKK
|
124,000,000
DKK
|
0
DKK
|
— |
| Borrowings [abstract] | ||||
| Non-current portion of non-current borrowings |
2,498,000,000
DKK
|
2,250,000,000
DKK
|
3,095,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowings [abstract] | ||||
| Current borrowings |
33,000,000
DKK
|
183,000,000
DKK
|
91,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Non-current portion of non-current borrowings, by type [abstract] | ||||
| Trade and other non-current payables [abstract] | ||||
| Non-current accruals and non-current deferred income including non-current contract liabilities [abstract] | ||||
| Non-current deferred income including non-current contract liabilities [abstract] | ||||
| Non-current contract liabilities [abstract] | ||||
| Non-current advances received, representing non-current contract liabilities for performance obligations satisfied at point in time |
272,000,000
DKK
|
240,000,000
DKK
|
192,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Trade and other current payables [abstract] | ||||
| Current trade payables |
2,800,000,000
DKK
|
3,055,000,000
DKK
|
3,934,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Current accruals and current deferred income including current contract liabilities [abstract] | ||||
| Current deferred income including current contract liabilities [abstract] | ||||
| Current contract liabilities [abstract] | ||||
| Current advances received, representing current contract liabilities for performance obligations satisfied at point in time |
1,443,000,000
DKK
|
1,026,000,000
DKK
|
1,301,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Miscellaneous non-current liabilities [abstract] | ||||
| Non-current net defined benefit liability |
377,000,000
DKK
|
375,000,000
DKK
|
362,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Other non-current liabilities |
129,000,000
DKK
|
125,000,000
DKK
|
100,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Miscellaneous current liabilities [abstract] | ||||
| Current net defined benefit liability |
3,000,000
DKK
|
3,000,000
DKK
|
3,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Other current liabilities |
1,288,000,000
DKK
|
1,306,000,000
DKK
|
1,287,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Issued capital [abstract] | ||||
| Issued capital |
1,025,000,000
DKK
|
1,025,000,000
DKK
|
1,025,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Retained earnings [abstract] | ||||
| Retained earnings |
8,229,000,000
DKK
|
8,246,000,000
DKK
|
8,191,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income [abstract] | ||||
| Reserve of exchange differences on translation |
773,000,000
DKK
|
1,131,000,000
DKK
|
635,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Reserve of cash flow hedges |
25,000,000
DKK
|
4,000,000
DKK
|
60,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Net assets (liabilities) [abstract] | ||||
| Assets |
21,024,000,000
DKK
|
20,456,000,000
DKK
|
22,305,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Liabilities |
12,573,000,000
DKK
|
12,326,000,000
DKK
|
13,768,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Net current assets (liabilities) [abstract] | ||||
| Current assets |
10,866,000,000
DKK
|
10,321,000,000
DKK
|
12,076,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Current liabilities |
8,333,000,000
DKK
|
8,271,000,000
DKK
|
9,148,000,000
DKK
|
— |
| Assets less current liabilities [abstract] |