Statement Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Bureau Veritas SA - Filing #908685

Concept	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	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	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Statement of comprehensive income [abstract]
Profit (loss)	- EUR	1,389,000,000 EUR	- EUR	136,000,000 EUR	- EUR	1,253,000,000 EUR	1,389,000,000 EUR	- EUR	- EUR	3,679,000,000 EUR	3,926,000,000 EUR	3,926,000,000 EUR	247,000,000 EUR	- EUR
Other comprehensive income [abstract]
Components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss, before tax [abstract]
Other comprehensive income, before tax, gains (losses) on remeasurements of defined benefit plans	—	100,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	63,000,000 EUR	—	—
Components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss, before tax [abstract]
Exchange differences on translation [abstract]
Other comprehensive income, before tax, exchange differences on translation of foreign operations	—	1,978,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	481,000,000 EUR	—	—
Cash flow hedges [abstract]
Other comprehensive income, before tax, cash flow hedges	—	13,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10,000,000 EUR	—	—
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss [abstract]
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income that will not be reclassified to profit or loss	—	25,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14,000,000 EUR	—	—
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss [abstract]
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income that will be reclassified to profit or loss	—	23,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,000,000 EUR	—	—
Other comprehensive income	- EUR	2,017,000,000 EUR	1,978,000,000 EUR	54,000,000 EUR	- EUR	1,963,000,000 EUR	39,000,000 EUR	481,000,000 EUR	- EUR	431,000,000 EUR	40,000,000 EUR	441,000,000 EUR	10,000,000 EUR	- EUR
Comprehensive income	- EUR	628,000,000 EUR	1,978,000,000 EUR	82,000,000 EUR	- EUR	710,000,000 EUR	1,350,000,000 EUR	481,000,000 EUR	- EUR	4,110,000,000 EUR	3,886,000,000 EUR	4,367,000,000 EUR	257,000,000 EUR	- EUR
Comprehensive income attributable to [abstract]
Comprehensive income, attributable to owners of parent	—	710,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4,110,000,000 EUR	—	—
Comprehensive income, attributable to non-controlling interests	—	82,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	257,000,000 EUR	—	—