Statement Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Essity - Filing #703519

Concept	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	2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31	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	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	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Statement of comprehensive income [abstract]
Profit (loss)	1 190 SEK	—	8 620 SEK	968,000,000 EUR	8 620 SEK	10 228 SEK	1 122 EUR	1 519 SEK	10 228 SEK	—	—	9 216 SEK	9 216 SEK	965,000,000 EUR	996,000,000 SEK
Other comprehensive income [abstract]
Other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax	– SEK	0 SEK	161,000,000 SEK	161,000,000 SEK	161,000,000 SEK	77,000,000 SEK	80,000,000 SEK	1,000,000 SEK	79,000,000 SEK	2,000,000 SEK	4,000,000 SEK	537,000,000 SEK	533,000,000 SEK	540,000,000 SEK	3,000,000 SEK
Other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss, net of tax	888,000,000 SEK	5 834 SEK	5 835 SEK	6 723 SEK	1,000,000 SEK	16,000,000 SEK	6 559 SEK	840,000,000 SEK	5 719 SEK	5 703 SEK	1 263 SEK	1 253 SEK	10,000,000 SEK	1 479 SEK	226,000,000 SEK
Other comprehensive income	888,000,000 SEK	5 834 SEK	5 674 SEK	6 562 SEK	160,000,000 SEK	61,000,000 SEK	6 479 SEK	839,000,000 SEK	5 640 SEK	5 701 SEK	1 267 SEK	1 790 SEK	523,000,000 SEK	2 019 SEK	229,000,000 SEK
Comprehensive income	2 078 SEK	5 834 SEK	14 294 SEK	16 372 SEK	8 460 SEK	10 289 SEK	5 268 SEK	680,000,000 SEK	4 588 SEK	5 701 SEK	1 267 SEK	11 006 SEK	9 739 SEK	12 231 SEK	1 225 SEK
Comprehensive income attributable to [abstract]
Comprehensive income, attributable to owners of parent	—	—	—	14 294 SEK	—	—	4 588 SEK	—	—	—	—	—	—	11 006 SEK	—
Comprehensive income, attributable to non-controlling interests	—	—	—	2 078 SEK	—	—	680,000,000 SEK	—	—	—	—	—	—	1 225 SEK	—