Corporate Information And Statement Of Ifrs Compliance [Abstract]
| Concept |
As at 2021-12-31 |
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
As at 2020-12-31 |
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| Corporate information and statement of IFRS compliance [abstract] | |||
| Name of reporting entity or other means of identification | — |
Alfa Laval AB (publ)
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| Domicile of entity | — |
Lund
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| Legal form of entity | — |
public limited liability
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| Country of incorporation | — |
Sweden
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| Address of entity's registered office | — |
Rudeboksvägen 1
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| Description of nature of entity's operations and principal activities | — |
Alfa Laval is a world leader in heat transfer
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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 |
10,525,000,000
SEK
|
— |
9,223,000,000
SEK
|
| Current trade receivables |
6,738,000,000
SEK
|
— |
5,834,000,000
SEK
|
| Current trade payables |
3,371,000,000
SEK
|
— |
2,526,000,000
SEK
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