Corporate Information And Statement Of Ifrs Compliance [Abstract]
| Concept |
As at 2022-12-31 |
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
As at 2021-12-31 |
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
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| Corporate information and statement of IFRS compliance [abstract] | |||||
| Name of reporting entity or other means of identification | — |
CRH public limited company
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| Legal form of entity | — |
public limited company
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| Address of entity's registered office | — |
42 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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| Principal place of business | — |
Ireland
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| Description of nature of entity's operations and principal activities | — |
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| Name of parent entity | — |
CRH plc
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| Statement of IFRS compliance [text block] | — |
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| Disclosure of reclassifications or changes in presentation [text block] | — |
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| Disclosure of amounts to be recovered or settled after twelve months for classes of assets and liabilities that contain amounts to be recovered or settled both no more and more than twelve months after reporting date [text block] | — | — | — | — | — |
| Disclosure of amounts to be recovered or settled after twelve months for classes of assets and liabilities that contain amounts to be recovered or settled both no more and more than twelve months after reporting date [abstract] | |||||
| Disclosure of amounts to be recovered or settled after twelve months for classes of assets and liabilities that contain amounts to be recovered or settled both no more and more than twelve months after reporting date [line items] | |||||
| Current inventories |
4,194,000,000
USD
|
— |
3,611,000,000
USD
|
— | — |
| Explanation of sources of estimation uncertainty with significant risk of causing material adjustment | — |
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| Dividends recognised as distributions to owners per share | — |
0.98
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— |
0.93
|
0.70
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| Dividends proposed or declared before financial statements authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners | — |
765,000,000
USD
|
— |
751,000,000
USD
|
730,000,000
USD
|
| Dividends proposed or declared before financial statements authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners per share | — |
1.03
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— |
0.98
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0.93
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