Corporate Information And Statement Of Ifrs Compliance [Abstract]

Akzo Nobel N.V. - Filing #5830007

Concept	As at 2024-12-31	2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	As at 2023-12-31	2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Corporate information and statement of IFRS compliance [abstract]
Name of reporting entity or other means of identification	—	Akzo Nobel N.V.	—	—
Legal form of entity	—	public limited liability company	—	—
Address of entity's registered office	—	Christian Neefestraat 2,	—	—
Principal place of business	—	Netherlands	—	—
Description of nature of entity's operations and principal activities	—	The principal activity	—	—
Statement of IFRS compliance [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 [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	1,721,000,000 EUR	—	1,649,000,000 EUR	—
Disclosure of material accounting policy information [text block]	—		—	—
Explanation of sources of estimation uncertainty with significant risk of causing material adjustment	—		—	—
Disclosure of objectives, policies and processes for managing capital [text block]	—		—	—
Dividends recognised as distributions to owners per share	—	0.44	—	0.44
Dividends proposed or declared before financial statements authorised for issue but not recognised as distribution to owners per share	—	1.54	—	1.54