Statement Of Changes In Equity [Abstract]

Bureau Veritas SA - Filing #908685

Concept	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	As at 2020-12-31	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	As at 2020-12-31	As at 2020-12-31	As at 2020-12-31	As at 2020-12-31	As at 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	2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31	As at 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	As at 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	As at 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	As at 2019-12-31	As at 2019-12-31	As at 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	As at 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31	As at 2018-12-31	As at 2018-12-31	As at 2018-12-31	As at 2018-12-31	As at 2018-12-31	As at 2018-12-31	As at 2018-12-31
Statement of changes in equity [abstract]
Statement of changes in equity [line items]
Equity	—	477,000,000 EUR	—	1 238,0 EUR	542,000,000 EUR	1 445,1 EUR	4,459,000,000 EUR	2,323,000,000 EUR	1 285,7 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	1 263,8 EUR	—	583,000,000 EUR	—	2,481,000,000 EUR	—	—	1 286,4 EUR	1 322,1 EUR	2,296,000,000 EUR	—	542,000,000 EUR	—	—	1 209,2 EUR	2,962,000,000 EUR	483,000,000 EUR	9,593,000,000 EUR	416,000,000 EUR	1 007,6 EUR	530,000,000 EUR
Changes in equity [abstract]
Comprehensive income [abstract]
Profit (loss)	1,389,000,000 EUR	—	1,389,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	136,000,000 EUR	- EUR	1,253,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	—	3,679,000,000 EUR	—	3,926,000,000 EUR	247,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	3,926,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other comprehensive income	2,017,000,000 EUR	—	39,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	1,978,000,000 EUR	54,000,000 EUR	- EUR	1,963,000,000 EUR	—	481,000,000 EUR	—	431,000,000 EUR	—	40,000,000 EUR	10,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	441,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Comprehensive income	628,000,000 EUR	—	1,350,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	1,978,000,000 EUR	82,000,000 EUR	- EUR	710,000,000 EUR	—	481,000,000 EUR	—	4,110,000,000 EUR	—	3,886,000,000 EUR	257,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	4,367,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Issue of equity	27,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	- EUR	27,000,000 EUR	27,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	—	1,933,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	1,933,000,000 EUR	—	12,000,000 EUR	1,921,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends recognised as distributions to owners	184,000,000 EUR	—	184,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	184,000,000 EUR	- EUR	- EUR	—	- EUR	—	2,443,000,000 EUR	—	2,620,000,000 EUR	177,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	2,620,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Increase (decrease) through other changes, equity	131,000,000 EUR	—	131,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	3,000,000 EUR	- EUR	134,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	—	87,000,000 EUR	—	173,000,000 EUR	86,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	173,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Increase (decrease) through treasury share transactions, equity	88,000,000 EUR	—	88,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	- EUR	- EUR	88,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	—	186,000,000 EUR	—	186,000,000 EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	186,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Increase (decrease) through share-based payment transactions, equity	203,000,000 EUR	—	203,000,000 EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	- EUR	- EUR	- EUR	- EUR	203,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	—	222,000,000 EUR	—	222,000,000 EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	222,000,000 EUR	—	- EUR	- EUR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—