Disclosure Of Income Tax [Text Block]

Essity - Filing #703519

Concept	As at 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	As at 2020-12-31	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	As at 2019-12-31
Disclosure of income tax [text block]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Major components of tax expense (income) [abstract]
Tax expense (income)	—	—	—	269,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	387,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	2 828 SEK	—
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income [abstract]
Income tax relating to remeasurements of defined benefit plans included in other comprehensive income	—	0 SEK	13,000,000 SEK	13,000,000 SEK	13,000,000 SEK	280,000,000 SEK	—	279,000,000 SEK	– SEK	279,000,000 SEK	1,000,000 SEK	2,000,000 SEK	52,000,000 SEK	54,000,000 SEK	52,000,000 SEK	—
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [text block]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [abstract]
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [line items]
Deferred tax assets and liabilities [abstract]
Deferred tax assets	197,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	182,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	244,000,000 EUR
Deferred tax liabilities	740,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	6 150 SEK	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	628,000,000 EUR
Reconciliation of accounting profit multiplied by applicable tax rates [abstract]