Profit Or Loss [Abstract]

FLSmidth & Co. - Filing #1442819

Concept	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Profit or loss [abstract]
Profit (loss) [abstract]
Revenue	—	16,441,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	20,646,000,000 DKK	—
Cost of sales	—	12,576,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	15,797,000,000 DKK	—
Gross profit	—	3,865,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	4,849,000,000 DKK	—
Administrative expenses	—	1,400,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	1,414,000,000 DKK	—
Profit (loss) from operating activities	—	428,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	1,286,000,000 DKK	—
Finance income	—	952,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	821,000,000 DKK	—
Finance costs	—	999,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	939,000,000 DKK	—
Profit (loss) before tax	—	381,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	1,171,000,000 DKK	—
Tax expense (income)	—	155,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	373,000,000 DKK	—
Profit (loss) from continuing operations	—	226,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	798,000,000 DKK	—
Profit (loss) from discontinued operations	—	21,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	22,000,000 DKK	—
Profit (loss)	210,000,000 DKK	205,000,000 DKK	5,000,000 DKK	210,000,000 DKK	775,000,000 DKK	775,000,000 DKK	776,000,000 DKK	1,000,000 DKK
Profit (loss), attributable to [abstract]
Profit (loss), attributable to owners of parent	—	210,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	775,000,000 DKK	—
Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests	—	5,000,000 DKK	—	—	—	—	1,000,000 DKK	—
Earnings per share [text block]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Earnings per share [abstract]
Earnings per share [line items]
Basic earnings per share [abstract]
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	—	4.6	—	—	—	—	15.9	—
Basic earnings (loss) per share	—	4.2	—	—	—	—	15.5	—
Diluted earnings per share [abstract]
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	—	4.6	—	—	—	—	15.9	—
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	—	4.2	—	—	—	—	15.5	—