Nomad Foods Ltd. (SEC Filing Page | XBRL Cloud Viewer | XBRL Instance)

Line	Label	Object Class	Period Type	Balance	Report ElementName
1	0001000 - Document - Document and Entity Information	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation
2	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
3	Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract
4	Document Type	Concept (Submission Type)	For Period		dei:DocumentType
5	Amendment Flag	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:AmendmentFlag
6	Document Period End Date	Concept (Date)	For Period		dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate
7	Document Fiscal Year Focus	Concept (Year)	For Period		dei:DocumentFiscalYearFocus
8	Document Fiscal Period Focus	Concept (Fiscal Period)	For Period		dei:DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus
9	Entity Current Reporting Status	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:EntityCurrentReportingStatus
10	Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Concept (Yes/No)	For Period		dei:EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer
11	Entity Registrant Name	Concept (Text/String)	For Period		dei:EntityRegistrantName
12	Entity Central Index Key	Concept (CIK Number)	For Period		dei:EntityCentralIndexKey
13	Current Fiscal Year End Date	Concept (Month/Day)	For Period		dei:CurrentFiscalYearEndDate
14	Entity Filer Category	Concept (Filer Category)	For Period		dei:EntityFilerCategory
15	Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	Concept (Shares)	As Of		dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
16	1001000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Financial Position	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfFinancialPosition
17	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
18	Statement of financial position [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfFinancialPositionAbstract
19	Non-current assets	Abstract			ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssetsAbstract
20	Goodwill	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:Goodwill
21	Intangibles	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
22	Property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
23	Other receivables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:OtherNoncurrentReceivables
24	Derivative financial instruments	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets
25	Deferred tax assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
26	Total non-current assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssets
27	Current assets	Abstract			ifrs-full:CurrentAssetsAbstract
28	Cash and cash equivalents	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	nomd:CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents1
29	Inventories	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:Inventories
30	Trade and other receivables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentReceivables
31	Indemnification assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:ContingentConsiderationArrangementsAndIndemnificationAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
32	Capitalized borrowing costs	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	nomd:DebtIssuanceCostsCurrentNet
33	Derivative financial instruments	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentDerivativeFinancialAssets
34	Total current assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
35	Assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:Assets
36	Current liabilities	Abstract			ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilitiesAbstract
37	Trade and other payables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayables
38	Current tax payable	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
39	Provisions	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentProvisions
40	Loans and borrowings	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentPortionOfLongtermBorrowings
41	Derivative financial instruments	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities
42	Total current liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities
43	Non-current liabilities	Abstract			ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilitiesAbstract
44	Loans and borrowings	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:LongtermBorrowings
45	Employee benefits	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentRecognisedLiabilitiesDefinedBenefitPlan
46	Trade and other payables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentPayables
47	Provisions	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentProvisions
48	Derivative financial instruments	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentDerivativeFinancialLiabilities
49	Deferred tax liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
50	Total non-current liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
51	Total liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Liabilities
52	Net assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:NetAssetsLiabilities
53	Equity	Abstract			ifrs-full:EquityAbstract
54	Share capital	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:IssuedCapital
55	Capital reserve	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CapitalReserve
56	Share-based compensation reserve	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:ReserveOfSharebasedPayments
57	Founder Preferred Shares Dividend Reserve	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	nomd:ReserveOfPreferenceSharesDividend
58	Translation reserve	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:ReserveOfExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
59	Cash flow hedging reserve	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:ReserveOfCashFlowHedges
60	Accumulated deficit reserve	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:RetainedEarnings
61	Total equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
62	Non-controlling interests	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterests
63	Equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
64	1002000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfProfitOrLoss
65	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
66	Profit or loss [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:IncomeStatementAbstract
67	Revenue	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:Revenue
68	Cost of sales	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CostOfSales
69	Gross profit	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GrossProfit
70	Other operating expenses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherOperatingIncomeExpense
71	Charge related to Founder Preferred Shares Annual Dividend Amount	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:ChargeRelatedToPreferredDividendAmount
72	Credit/(charge) related to Warrant Redemption Liability	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:WarrantRedemptionLiabilityChargeCredit
73	Exceptional items	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:ExceptionalItems
74	Operating profit	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities
75	Finance income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:FinanceIncome
76	Finance costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
77	Net finance costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:FinanceIncomeCost
78	Profit before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
79	Taxation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
80	Profit for the period	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
81	Profit (loss), attributable to non-controlling interests	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
82	Profit (loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
83	Earnings per share:	Abstract			ifrs-full:EarningsPerShareAbstract
84	Basic earnings per share (in euros per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare
85	Diluted earnings per share (in euros per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare
86	1003000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfComprehensiveIncome
87	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
88	Statement of comprehensive income [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:StatementOfComprehensiveIncomeAbstract
89	Profit (loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
90	Other comprehensive (loss)/income:	Abstract			ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeAbstract
91	Actuarial (losses)/gains on defined benefit pension plans	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans
92	Taxation credit/(charge) on remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlansOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
93	Items not reclassified to the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillNotBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax
94	Foreign currency (loss) / gain	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxExchangeDifferencesOnTranslation
95	Gain/(loss) on investment in foreign subsidiary, net of hedge	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxHedgesOfNetInvestmentsInForeignOperations
96	Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxCashFlowHedges
97	Taxation (charge)/credit relating to components of other comprehensive income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLoss
98	Items that may be subsequently reclassified to the Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeThatWillBeReclassifiedToProfitOrLossNetOfTax
99	Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
100	Comprehensive income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
101	Total comprehensive income for the period	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToOwnersOfParent
102	Comprehensive income, attributable to non-controlling interests	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
103	1004000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfChangesInEquity
104	Statement of changes in equity [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:StatementOfChangesInEquityTable
105	Classes of share capital [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis
106	Share capital [member]	Member			ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalMember
107	Ordinary shares	Member			ifrs-full:OrdinarySharesMember
108	Founder Preferred shares	Member			ifrs-full:PreferenceSharesMember
109	Components of equity [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ComponentsOfEquityAxis
110	Equity [member]	Member			ifrs-full:EquityMember
111	Share capital	Member			ifrs-full:IssuedCapitalMember
112	Capital reserve	Member			ifrs-full:CapitalReserveMember
113	Share based compensation reserve	Member			ifrs-full:ReserveOfSharebasedPaymentsMember
114	Founder preferred shares dividend reserve	Member			nomd:ReserveOfPreferenceSharesDividendMember
115	Translation reserve	Member			ifrs-full:ReserveOfExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationMember
116	Cash flow hedging reserve	Member			ifrs-full:ReserveOfCashFlowHedgesMember
117	Accumulated deficit reserve	Member			ifrs-full:RetainedEarningsMember
118	Equity attributable to owners of parent [member]	Member			ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParentMember
119	Non-controlling interests [member]	Member			ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterestsMember
120	Statement of changes in equity [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:StatementOfChangesInEquityLineItems
121	Equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
122	Equity, beginning balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
123	Fair value gain (loss) that would have been recognised in profit or loss or other comprehensive income if financial liabilities had not been reclassified as measured at amortised cost, initial application of IFRS 9	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:FairValueGainLossThatWouldHaveBeenRecognisedInProfitOrLossOrOtherComprehensiveIncomeIfFinancialLiabilitiesHadNotBeenReclassifiedFirstApplicationOfIFRS9
124	Equity attributable to owners of the parent (restated)	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	nomd:Equityattributabletoownersoftheparentrestated
125	Equity (restated)	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	nomd:Equityrestated
126	Profit (loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
127	Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
128	Comprehensive income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
129	Founder Preferred Shares Annual Dividend Amount	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DividendsPaid
130	Repurchase of ordinary shares	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:PurchaseOfTreasuryShares
131	Listing and share transaction costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ShareIssueRelatedCost
132	Vesting of Non-Executive Restricted Stock award	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:IncreaseDecreaseThroughVestingOfOtherEquityInstrumentsInShareBasedPaymentTransactionsEquity
133	Issue of shares	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IssueOfEquity
134	Share based payment charge	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughSharebasedPaymentTransactions
135	Reclassification of awards for settlement of tax liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:Reclassificationofawardsforsettlementoftaxliabilities
136	Non controlling interest through acquisition of subsidiary	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:Noncontrollinginterestthroughacquisitionofsubsidiary
137	Total transaction with owners, recognized directly in equity	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransactionsWithOwners
138	Equity, ending balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
139	1005000 - Statement - Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows
140	Statement [Table]	Table	*	*	nomd:Statement1Table
141	Statement Scenario [Axis]	Axis			nomd:StatementScenario1Axis
142	Statement Scenario [Member]	Member			nomd:StatementScenario1Member
143	Business combinations [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:BusinessCombinationsAxis
144	Entity's total for business combinations [member]	Member			ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForBusinessCombinationsMember
145	Statement [Line Items]	LineItems			nomd:Statement1LineItems
146	Cash generated from operations before tax and exceptional items	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:NetCashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesBeforeIncomeTaxesPaidAndCashFlowsRelatedToExceptionalItems
147	Cash flows relating to exceptional items	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:InflowsOutflowsOfCashDueToExceptionalItemsClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
148	Tax paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxesPaidRefundClassifiedAsOperatingActivities
149	Net cash flows from operating activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities
150	Cash flows from investing activities	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract
151	Purchase of business, net of cash acquired	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsUsedInObtainingControlOfSubsidiariesOrOtherBusinessesClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
152	Settlement of contingent consideration	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:PaymentForContingentConsiderationLiabilityInvestingActivities1
153	Purchase of property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
154	Purchase of intangibles	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PurchaseOfIntangibleAssetsClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
155	Purchase of portfolio investments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PurchaseOfFinancialInstrumentsClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
156	Redemption of portfolio investments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromSalesOrMaturityOfFinancialInstrumentsClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
157	Net cash used in investing activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities
158	Cash flows from financing activities	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract
159	Proceeds from issuance of Founder Preferred Shares	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromIssueOfPreferenceShares
160	Proceeds from issuance of Ordinary Shares	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromIssueOfOrdinaryShares
161	Costs of admission	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PaymentsForShareIssueCosts
162	Loans from Founder Entities for incorporation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAdvancesAndLoansFromRelatedParties
163	Repayment of loans to Founder Entities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:CashRepaymentsOfAdvancesAndLoansFromRelatedParties
164	Proceeds from new loans and notes	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ProceedsFromBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
165	Repayment of loan principal	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:RepaymentsOfBorrowingsClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
166	Cash received from factored receivables	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:OtherInflowsOutflowsOfCashClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
167	Payment of finance leases	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PaymentsOfFinanceLeaseLiabilitiesClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
168	Payment of financing fees	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PaymentsForDebtIssueCosts
169	Repurchase of ordinary shares	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:PaymentsToAcquireOrRedeemEntitysShares
170	(Loss)/proceeds on settlement of derivatives	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:ProceedsFromPaymentsForSettlementOfDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities
171	Interest paid	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:InterestPaidClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
172	Interest received	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:InterestReceivedClassifiedasFinancingActivities
173	Net cash from/(used in) financing activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities
174	Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalentsBeforeEffectOfExchangeRateChanges
175	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	nomd:CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents1
176	Effect of exchange rate fluctuations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents
177	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	nomd:CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents1
178	2106100 - Disclosure - General information	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/GeneralInformation
179	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
180	General Information About Financial Statements [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:GeneralInformationAboutFinancialStatementsAbstract
181	General information	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGeneralInformationAboutFinancialStatementsExplanatory
182	2107100 - Disclosure - Basis of preparation	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/BasisOfPreparation
183	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
184	Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:BasisOfPresentationAbstract
185	Basis of preparation	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBasisOfPreparationOfFinancialStatementsExplanatory
186	2108100 - Disclosure - Accounting policies	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/AccountingPolicies
187	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
188	Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:AccountingPoliciesChangesinAccountingEstimatesandErrorsAbstract
189	Accounting policies	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesExplanatory
190	2109100 - Disclosure - Critical accounting estimates and judgments	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/CriticalAccountingEstimatesAndJudgments
191	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
192	Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:AccountingPoliciesChangesinAccountingEstimatesandErrorsAbstract
193	Critical accounting estimates and judgments	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfAccountingJudgementsAndEstimatesExplanatory
194	2110100 - Disclosure - Segment reporting	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/SegmentReporting
195	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
196	Operating Segments [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:OperatingSegmentsAbstract
197	Segment reporting	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfEntitysReportableSegmentsExplanatory
198	2111100 - Disclosure - Operating profit/(loss)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/OperatingProfitLoss
199	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
200	Analysis of income and expense [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
201	Operating profit/(loss)	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfProfitLossFromOperatingActivitiesExplanatory
202	21115100 - Disclosure - Exceptional items	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/ExceptionalItems
203	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
204	Analysis of income and expense [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
205	Exceptional items	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		nomd:DisclosureOfExceptionalItemsExplanatoryTextBlock
206	2113100 - Disclosure - Payroll costs, share based payments and management incentive schemes	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/PayrollCostsShareBasedPaymentsAndManagementIncentiveSchemes
207	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
208	Employee Benefits And Share-Based Payments [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:EmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedPaymentsAbstract
209	Payroll costs, share based payments and management incentive schemes	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		nomd:DisclosureOfEmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedPaymentArrangementsExplanatoryTextBlock
210	2114100 - Disclosure - Directors and Key Management compensation	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/DirectorsAndKeyManagementCompensation
211	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
212	Related Party [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:RelatedPartyAbstract
213	Directors and Key Management compensation	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInformationAboutKeyManagementPersonnelExplanatory
214	2115100 - Disclosure - Finance income and costs	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FinanceIncomeAndCosts
215	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
216	Analysis of income and expense [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
217	Finance income and costs	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinanceIncomeExpenseExplanatory
218	2116100 - Disclosure - Taxation	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/Taxation
219	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
220	Income Taxes [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:IncomeTaxesAbstract
221	Taxation	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIncomeTaxExplanatory
222	2117100 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipment
223	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
224	Property, plant and equipment [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract
225	Property, plant and equipment	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
226	Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [text block]	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutPropertyPlantAndEquipmentExplanatory
227	2118100 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangibles	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangibles
228	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
229	Intangible assets and goodwill [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillAbstract
230	Goodwill and Intangibles	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillExplanatory
231	2119100 - Disclosure - Acquisitions	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/Acquisitions
232	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
233	Business Combinations1 [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:BusinessCombinations1Abstract
234	Acquisitions	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsExplanatory
235	2120100 - Disclosure - Investments	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/Investments
236	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
237	Interests in Other Entities [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:InterestsinOtherEntitiesAbstract
238	Investments	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesExplanatory
239	2121100 - Disclosure - Deferred tax assets and liabilities	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilities
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716	Goodfella's Pizza and Aunt Bessie's Integration Related Costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:GoodfellasPizzaandAuntBessiesIntegrationRelatedCosts
717	Factory Optimization	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:FactoryOptimization
718	2413402 - Disclosure - Payroll costs, share based payments and management incentive schemes - Information About the Number of Persons Employed by the Company (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/PayrollCostsShareBasedPaymentsAndManagementIncentiveSchemesInformationAboutNumberOfPersonsEmployedByCompanyDetails
719	Employee Information [Table]	Table	*	*	nomd:EmployeeInformationTable
720	Type of Employee [Axis]	Axis			nomd:TypeOfEmployeeAxis
721	Type of Employee [Member]	Member			nomd:TypeofEmployeeMember
722	Production	Member			nomd:ProductionMember
723	Administration, distribution & sales	Member			nomd:AdministrationDistributionAndSalesMember
724	Employee Information [Line Items]	LineItems			nomd:EmployeeInformationLineItems
725	Average number of employees	Concept (Decimal)	For Period		ifrs-full:AverageNumberOfEmployees
726	2413403 - Disclosure - Payroll costs, share based payments and management incentive schemes - Number of Persons Employed by the Company (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/PayrollCostsShareBasedPaymentsAndManagementIncentiveSchemesNumberOfPersonsEmployedByCompanyDetails
727	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
728	Employee Benefits And Share-Based Payments [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:EmployeeBenefitsAndShareBasedPaymentsAbstract
729	Wages and salaries	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:WagesAndSalaries
730	Social security costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:SocialSecurityContributions
731	Other pension costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:PostemploymentBenefitExpenseAndOtherDefinedBenefitPlans
732	Total payroll costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:EmployeeBenefitsExpense
733	2413404 - Disclosure - Payroll costs, share based payments and management incentive schemes - Inputs and Assumptions Underlying the Monte Carlo Model (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/PayrollCostsShareBasedPaymentsAndManagementIncentiveSchemesInputsAndAssumptionsUnderlyingMonteCarloModelDetails
734	Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementTable
735	Award Date [Axis]	Axis			nomd:AwardDate1Axis
736	Award Date1 [Member]	Member			nomd:AwardDate1Member
737	January 1, 2016	Member			nomd:January12016Member
738	January 1, 2017	Member			nomd:January12017Member
739	January 1, 2018 [Member]	Member			nomd:January12018Member
740	Range [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:RangeAxis
741	Ranges [member]	Member			ifrs-full:RangesMember
742	Minimum	Member			ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
743	Top of range	Member			ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
744	Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
745	Share-based payment arrangements [member]	Member			ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
746	Restricted Shares	Member			nomd:RestrictedStock1Member
747	Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementLineItems
748	Other Equity Instruments Life, Other Equity Instruments Granted	Concept (xbrli:durationItemType)	For Period		nomd:OtherEquityInstrumentsLifeOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
749	Grant date price (in usd)	Concept (Share)	For Period		nomd:GrantDatePriceOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
750	Exercise Price, Other Equity Instruments Granted	Concept (Share)	For Period		nomd:ExercisePriceOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
751	Exercise price (in dollars per share)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfOtherEquityInstrumentsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
752	Expected volatility of the share price	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:ExpectedVolatilityOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
753	Dividend yield expected	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:ExpectedDividendAsPercentageOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
754	Risk free rate	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:RiskFreeInterestRateOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
755	Employee exit rate	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:EmployeeExitRateOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
756	EBITDA Performance Target Condition	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:EBITDAPerformanceTargetConditionOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
757	2413405 - Disclosure - Payroll costs, share based payments and management incentive schemes - Restricted Share Awards (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/PayrollCostsShareBasedPaymentsAndManagementIncentiveSchemesRestrictedShareAwardsDetails
758	Disclosure of number and weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNumberAndWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeOfOutstandingShareOptionsTable
759	Vesting 2 [Axis] [Axis]	Axis			nomd:Vesting2AxisAxis
760	Vesting 2 [Axis] [Domain]	Member			nomd:Vesting2AxisDomain
761	Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two1 [Member]	Member			nomd:SharebasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwo1Member
762	Components of equity [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ComponentsOfEquityAxis
763	Equity [member]	Member			ifrs-full:EquityMember
764	Share based compensation reserve	Member			ifrs-full:ReserveOfSharebasedPaymentsMember
765	Title of Individual1 [Axis]	Axis			nomd:TitleofIndividual1Axis
766	Title of Individual1 [Member]	Member			nomd:TitleofIndividual1Member
767	Key management personnel	Member			ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelOfEntityOrParentMember
768	Vesting1 [Axis]	Axis			nomd:Vesting1Axis
769	Vesting1 [Domain]	Member			nomd:Vesting1Domain
770	50% over a 2 year period	Member			nomd:SharebasedCompensationAwardTrancheOne1Member
771	Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two1 [Member]	Member			nomd:SharebasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwo1Member
772	Award Date [Axis]	Axis			nomd:AwardDate1Axis
773	Award Date1 [Member]	Member			nomd:AwardDate1Member
774	January 1, 2016	Member			nomd:January12016Member
775	January 1, 2017	Member			nomd:January12017Member
776	January 1, 2018 [Member]	Member			nomd:January12018Member
777	Categories of related parties [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
778	Entity's total for related parties [member]	Member			ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
779	Non-Executive Director	Member			nomd:KeyManagementPersonnelOfEntityOrParentNonExecutiveDirectorMember
780	Management Award 2016 [Member]	Member			nomd:ManagementAward2016Member
781	Key management personnel	Member			ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelOfEntityOrParentMember
782	Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
783	Share-based payment arrangements [member]	Member			ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
784	Restricted Shares	Member			nomd:RestrictedStock1Member
785	LTIP vesting 1 [Member] [Domain]	Member			nomd:LTIPvesting1MemberDomain
786	Disclosure of number and weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNumberAndWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeOfOutstandingShareOptionsLineItems
787	Number of other equity instruments outstanding in share-based payment arrangement	Concept (Decimal)	As Of		ifrs-full:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsOutstandingInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
788	Number of shares issued	Concept (Shares)	As Of		ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesIssued
789	Number of shares issued per director	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:OtherEquityInstrumentsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangementPerDirector
790	Exercise price (in dollars per share)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:WeightedAverageExercisePriceOfOtherEquityInstrumentsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
791	Number of Non-executive Directors granted awards	Concept (Integer)	As Of		nomd:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsGrantedInSharebasedPaymentArrangementNonExecutiveDirectors
792	Share price (in dollars per share)	Concept (Share)	As Of		nomd:SharesIssuedPricePerShare1
793	Number of shares vested	Concept (Decimal)	For Period		ifrs-full:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsExercisedOrVestedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
794	Shares paid for tax withholding for share based compensation	Concept (Shares)	For Period		nomd:LiabilitiesFromSharebasedPaymentTransactionsShares
795	Number of shares granted	Concept (Decimal)	For Period		ifrs-full:NumberOfInstrumentsOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
796	Share based payment charge	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughSharebasedPaymentTransactions
797	Share-based payment expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ExpenseFromSharebasedPaymentTransactionsWithEmployees
798	Number of shares allocated	Concept (Shares)	For Period		nomd:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsAllocatedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
799	Number of other equity instruments forfeited in share-based payment arrangement	Concept (Decimal)	For Period		ifrs-full:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
800	Vesting percentage	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage1
801	Vesting period	Concept (xbrli:durationItemType)	For Period		nomd:SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingPeriod2
802	Expected volatility of the share price	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:ExpectedVolatilityOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
803	Fair value	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsFairValue
804	2413406 - Disclosure - Payroll costs, share based payments and management incentive schemes - Initial Options (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/PayrollCostsShareBasedPaymentsAndManagementIncentiveSchemesInitialOptionsDetails
805	Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementTable
806	Remaining Share options [Axis]	Axis			nomd:RemainingShareoptionsAxis
807	Remaining Share options [Domain]	Member			nomd:RemainingShareoptionsDomain
808	Classes of share capital [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis
809	Share capital [member]	Member			ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalMember
810	Ordinary shares	Member			ifrs-full:OrdinarySharesMember
811	Categories of related parties [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
812	Entity's total for related parties [member]	Member			ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
813	Non-Executive Director	Member			nomd:KeyManagementPersonnelOfEntityOrParentNonExecutiveDirectorMember
814	Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
815	Share-based payment arrangements [member]	Member			ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
816	Restricted Stock1 [Member]	Member			nomd:RestrictedStock1Member
817	Stock Option	Member			nomd:EmployeeStockOption1Member
818	Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTermsAndConditionsOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementLineItems
819	Weighted average fair value at measurement date, other equity instruments granted	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:WeightedAverageFairValueAtMeasurementDateOtherEquityInstrumentsGranted
820	Number of shares reserved for issue under options and contracts for sale of shares	Concept (Shares)	As Of		ifrs-full:SharesReservedForIssueUnderOptionsAndContractsForSaleOfShares
821	Vesting of Non-Executive Restricted Stock award	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:IncreaseDecreaseThroughVestingOfOtherEquityInstrumentsInShareBasedPaymentTransactionsEquity
822	Number of shares authorised	Concept (Shares)	As Of		ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesAuthorised
823	Exercise price of share options granted (in usd)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:ExercisePriceShareOptionsGranted
824	Number of other equity instruments exercised or vested in share-based payment arrangement	Concept (Decimal)	For Period		ifrs-full:NumberOfOtherEquityInstrumentsExercisedOrVestedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
825	Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding share options	Concept (Decimal)	As Of		ifrs-full:WeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeOfOutstandingShareOptions
826	Market value at grant date (in usd)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:WeightedAverageSharePriceShareOptionsGranted
827	Expected time to acquisition	Concept (xbrli:durationItemType)	For Period		nomd:ExpectedTimeToAcquisitionShareOptionsGranted
828	Probability of acquisition	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:ProbabilityOfAcquisitionShareOptionsGranted
829	Expected volatility	Concept (Percent)	For Period		ifrs-full:DescriptionOfExpectedVolatilityShareOptionsGranted
830	Risk free interest rate	Concept (Percent)	For Period		ifrs-full:DescriptionOfRiskFreeInterestRateShareOptionsGranted
831	Value of options	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:WeightedAverageFairValueAtMeasurementDateShareOptionsGranted
832	Number of share options forfeited	Concept (Decimal)	For Period		ifrs-full:NumberOfShareOptionsForfeitedInSharebasedPaymentArrangement
833	Expense recognition period	Concept (xbrli:durationItemType)	For Period		nomd:EmployeeServiceSharebasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsCompensationCostNotyetRecognizedPeriodforRecognition1
834	Share-based payment expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ExpenseFromSharebasedPaymentTransactionsWithEmployees
835	2414402 - Disclosure - Directors and Key Management compensation (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/DirectorsAndKeyManagementCompensationDetails
836	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
837	Related Party [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:RelatedPartyAbstract
838	Short-term employee benefits	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationShorttermEmployeeBenefits
839	Share-based payment expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationSharebasedPayment
840	Termination benefits	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationCompensationForLossOfOffice
841	Non-Executive Director fees	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationNonExecutiveDirectorFees
842	Total Directors' and executive officers' compensation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensation
843	2414403 - Disclosure - Directors and Key Management compensation - Additional Information (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/DirectorsAndKeyManagementCompensationAdditionalInformationDetails
844	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
845	Related Party [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:RelatedPartyAbstract
846	Number of directors accruing benefits under money purchase schemes	Concept (Integer)	For Period		nomd:NumberofMembersofKeyManagementAccruingBenefitsUnderMoneyPurchaseSchemes
847	Number of executive Officers accruing benefits under share-based payment schemes	Concept (Integer)	For Period		nomd:NumberofMembersofKeyManagementAccruingBenefitsUnderShareBasedCompensationSchemes
848	2415402 - Disclosure - Finance income and costs (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FinanceIncomeAndCostsDetails
849	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
850	Analysis of income and expense [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
851	Interest income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:RevenueFromInterest
852	Net fair value gains on derivatives held for trading	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GainsOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives
853	Net foreign exchange gains on translation of financial assets and liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:NetForeignExchangeGainsOnFinancialAssetsAndLiabilities
854	Finance income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:FinanceIncome
855	Accrued interest	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:AccruedInterest
856	Cash pay interest expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:InterestExpenseOnBorrowings
857	Cross-currency interest rate swaps: cash flow hedges, transfer from equity	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:DerivativesTransferFromEquity
858	Other interest expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:InterestExpenseOnOtherFinancialLiabilities
859	Net pension interest costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:NetPensionInterestCosts
860	Amortization of borrowing costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:AmortizationOfDebtIssuanceCosts
861	Net foreign exchange losses on translation of financial assets and liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:NetForeignExchangeLossesOnFinancialAssetsAndLiabilities
862	Interest on unwinding of discounted items	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ExpenseDueToUnwindingOfDiscountOnProvisions
863	Net fair value losses on derivatives held for trading	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:LossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives
864	Financing costs incurred in amendment of terms of debt	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:GainsLossesonRestructuringofDebt1
865	Finance costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
866	Net finance costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:FinanceIncomeCost
867	Deferred transaction costs written off	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:WriteOffOfDeferredDebtIssuanceCost1
868	2416402 - Disclosure - Taxation - Components of Tax Expense (Income) (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/TaxationComponentsOfTaxExpenseIncomeDetails
869	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
870	Income Taxes [Abstract]	Abstract			nomd:IncomeTaxesAbstract
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872	Adjustments in respect of prior periods	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForCurrentTaxOfPriorPeriod
873	Total current tax expense and adjustments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentTaxExpenseIncomeAndAdjustmentsForCurrentTaxOfPriorPeriods
874	Origination and reversal of temporary differences	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToOriginationAndReversalOfTemporaryDifferences
875	Impact of change in tax rates	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToTaxRateChangesOrImpositionOfNewTaxes
876	Total deferred tax expense and adjustments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeAndAdjustmentsForDeferredTaxOfPriorPeriods
877	Total tax expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
878	2416403 - Disclosure - Taxation - Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/TaxationReconciliationOfEffectiveTaxRateDetails
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881	Profit before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
882	Tax charge at the standard UK corporation tax rate 19% (2017: 19.25%; 2016: 20%)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:TaxExpenseIncomeAtApplicableTaxRate
883	Difference in tax rates	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates
884	Non tax deductible interest	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLossInterest
885	Other income and expenses not taxable or deductible	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:TaxEffectOfExpenseNotDeductibleInDeterminingTaxableProfitTaxLossOtherIncomeAndExpenses
886	Unrecognized tax assets	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:TaxEffectOfUnrecognizedTaxAssets
887	Provisions for uncertainties	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:TaxEffectOfTaxContingencies
888	Impact of change in deferred tax rates	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:TaxEffectFromChangeInTaxRate
889	Prior period adjustment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:TaxEffectOfPriorYearIncomeTaxes
890	Total tax expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
891	Standard tax rate	Concept (Percent)	For Period		ifrs-full:ApplicableTaxRate
892	Effective tax rate	Concept (Percent)	For Period		ifrs-full:AverageEffectiveTaxRate
893	2416404 - Disclosure - Taxation - Tax charge/(credit) Relating To Components Of Other Comprehensive Income (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/TaxationTaxChargeCreditRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeDetails
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896	Remeasurement of post-employment benefit liabilities, before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans
897	Remeasurement of post-employment benefit liabilities, tax charge/(credit)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlansOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
898	Remeasurement of post-employment benefit liabilities, after tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxGainsLossesOnRemeasurementsOfDefinedBenefitPlans
899	Net investment hedge, before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxExchangeDifferencesAndHedgesOfNetInvestmentsInForeignOperations
900	Net investment hedge, tax charge/(credit)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:IncomeTaxRelatingToHedgesOfExchangeDifferencesAndNetInvestmentsInForeignOperationsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
901	Net investment hedge, after tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxExchangeDifferencesAndHedgesOfNetInvestmentsInForeignOperations
902	Cash flow hedges, before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxCashFlowHedges
903	Cash flow hedges, tax charge/(credit)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToCashFlowHedgesOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
904	Cash flow hedges, after tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxCashFlowHedges
905	Other comprehensive (income)/loss, before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax
906	Other comprehensive (income)/loss, tax charges/(credits)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
907	Other comprehensive (income)/loss, after tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
908	Current and deferred tax relating to items charged or credited directly to equity [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:CurrentAndDeferredTaxRelatingToItemsChargedOrCreditedDirectlyToEquityAbstract
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910	Deferred tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:DeferredTaxRelatingToItemsChargedOrCreditedDirectlyToEquity
911	Total current and deferred tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentAndDeferredTaxRelatingToItemsChargedOrCreditedDirectlyToEquity
912	2417401 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDetails
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920	Carrying amount [member]	Member			ifrs-full:CarryingAmountMember
921	Cost	Member			ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
922	Accumulated depreciation and impairment	Member			ifrs-full:AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember
923	Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems
924	Guarantor Group, Percentage Of Consolidated Gross Assets Or Adjusted EBITDA Individually Held	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:GuarantorGroupPercentageOfConsolidatedGrossAssetsOrAdjustedEBITDAIndividuallyHeld
925	Guarantor Group, Percentage Of Consolidated Gross Assets Or Adjusted EBITDA Held In Total	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:GuarantorGroupPercentageOfConsolidatedGrossAssetsOrAdjustedEBITDAHeldInTotal
926	Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract]	Abstract			ifrs-full:ReconciliationOfChangesInPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract
927	Property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
928	Acquisitions through business combinations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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930	Disposals	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
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932	Depreciation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
933	Impairment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
934	Transfers	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment
935	Property, plant and equipment	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
936	2417402 - Disclosure - Property, plant and equipment - Additional Information (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditionalInformationDetails
937	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
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939	Percentage of consolidated gross assets or adjusted EBITDA held individually by companies in Guarantor Group	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:GuarantorGroupPercentageOfConsolidatedGrossAssetsOrAdjustedEBITDAIndividuallyHeld
940	Percentage of consolidated gross assets or adjusted EBITDA held by Guarantor Group in total	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:GuarantorGroupPercentageOfConsolidatedGrossAssetsOrAdjustedEBITDAHeldInTotal
941	2418402 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangibles - Cost (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangiblesCostDetails
942	Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillTable
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945	Goodwill	Member			ifrs-full:GoodwillMember
946	Brands	Member			ifrs-full:BrandNamesMember
947	Computer software	Member			ifrs-full:ComputerSoftwareMember
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949	Others	Member			ifrs-full:OtherIntangibleAssetsMember
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956	Intangible assets and goodwill	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
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958	Acquisitions through business combinations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AcquisitionsThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
959	Additions	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
960	Transfer from tangible assets (note 12)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
961	Effect of movements in foreign exchange	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
962	Intangible assets and goodwill	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
963	2418403 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangibles - Accumulated Amortization and Impairment (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangiblesAccumulatedAmortizationAndImpairmentDetails
964	Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillTable
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969	Brands	Member			ifrs-full:BrandNamesMember
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972	Carrying amount, accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment and gross carrying amount [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis
973	Carrying amount [member]	Member			ifrs-full:CarryingAmountMember
974	Accumulated depreciation and impairment	Member			ifrs-full:AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember
975	Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillLineItems
976	Intangible assets and goodwill	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
977	Amortisation, intangible assets other than goodwill	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
978	Increase (decrease) through net exchange differences, intangible assets and goodwill	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
979	Intangible assets and goodwill	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
980	Intangible assets and goodwill	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsAndGoodwill
981	2418404 - Disclosure - Goodwill and Intangibles - Additional Information (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/GoodwillAndIntangiblesAdditionalInformationDetails
982	Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillTable
983	Carrying amount, accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment and gross carrying amount [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis
984	Carrying amount [member]	Member			ifrs-full:CarryingAmountMember
985	Accumulated depreciation and impairment	Member			ifrs-full:AccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentMember
986	Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfChangesInIntangibleAssetsAndGoodwillLineItems
987	Amortization	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
988	Discount rate	Concept (Percent)	As Of		ifrs-full:DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections
989	Long-term growth rate	Concept (Percent)	As Of		ifrs-full:DescriptionOfGrowthRateUsedToExtrapolateCashFlowProjections
990	2419403 - Disclosure - Acquisitions (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/AcquisitionsDetails
991	Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsTable
992	Interest acquired [Axis]	Axis			nomd:InterestacquiredAxis
993	Interest acquired [Domain]	Member			nomd:InterestacquiredDomain
994	Toppfrys AB [Member]	Member			nomd:ToppfrysABMember
995	Carrying amount, accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment and gross carrying amount [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis
996	Carrying amount [member]	Member			ifrs-full:CarryingAmountMember
997	Toppfrys AB [Member]	Member			nomd:ToppfrysABMember
998	Statement Scenario [Axis]	Axis			nomd:StatementScenario1Axis
999	Statement Scenario [Member]	Member			nomd:StatementScenario1Member
1000	Forecast	Member			nomd:ScenarioForecast1Member
1001	Business combinations [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:BusinessCombinationsAxis
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1003	Aunt Bessie's [Member] [Member]	Member			nomd:AuntBessiesMemberMember
1004	Goodfella's Pizza	Member			nomd:GoodfellasPizzaMember
1005	Toppfrys AB [Member]	Member			nomd:ToppfrysABMember
1006	Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsLineItems
1007	Consideration paid (received)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ConsiderationPaidReceived
1008	Profit (loss) of acquiree since acquisition date	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossOfAcquiree
1009	Identifiable intangible assets recognised as of acquisition date	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:IdentifiableIntangibleAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
1010	Cash transferred	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CashTransferred
1011	Number of frozen pizza manufacturing facilities	Concept (Integer)	For Period		nomd:NumberOfFrozenPizzaManufacturingFacilities
1012	Property, plant and equipment recognised as of acquisition date	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
1013	Current assets recognised as of acquisition date	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
1014	Inventory recognised as of acquisition date	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:InventoryRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
1015	Deferred tax assets recognised as of acquisition date	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssetsRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
1016	Assets	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:Assets
1017	Current liabilities recognised as of acquisition date	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilitiesRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
1018	Deferred tax liabilities recognised as of acquisition date	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilitiesRecognisedAsOfAcquisitionDate
1019	Liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Liabilities
1020	Identifiable assets acquired (liabilities assumed)	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:IdentifiableAssetsAcquiredLiabilitiesAssumed
1021	Consideration transferred, acquisition-date fair value	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:AcquisitiondateFairValueOfTotalConsiderationTransferred
1022	Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:GoodwillExpectedDeductibleForTaxPurposes
1023	Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:RevenueOfAcquiree
1024	Percentage of voting equity interests acquired	Concept (Percent)	As Of		ifrs-full:PercentageOfVotingEquityInterestsAcquired
1025	Investments in subsidiaries	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:InvestmentsInSubsidiaries
1026	Proportion of voting rights held by non-controlling interests	Concept (Percent)	For Period		ifrs-full:ProportionOfVotingRightsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests
1027	Acquisition-related costs recognised as expense for transaction recognised separately from acquisition of assets and assumption of liabilities in business combination	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AcquisitionrelatedCostsRecognisedAsExpenseForTransactionRecognisedSeparatelyFromAcquisitionOfAssetsAndAssumptionOfLiabilitiesInBusinessCombination
1028	Revenue of combined entity as if combination occurred at beginning of period	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:RevenueOfCombinedEntity
1029	Cash and cash equivalents in subsidiary or businesses acquired or disposed	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalentsInSubsidiaryOrBusinessesAcquiredOrDisposed2013
1030	Cash flows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:CashFlowsUsedInObtainingControlOfSubsidiariesOrOtherBusinessesClassifiedAsInvestingActivities
1031	Profit (loss) of combined entity as if combination occurred at beginning of period	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossOfCombinedEntity
1032	2420402 - Disclosure - Investments (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/InvestmentsDetails
1033	Disclosure of subsidiaries [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesTable
1034	Subsidiaries [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis
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1036	Nomad Foods Europe Holdings Limited	Member			nomd:NomadFoodsEuropeHoldingsLimitedMember
1037	Nomad Foods Europe Holdco Limited	Member			nomd:NomadFoodsEuropeHoldcoLimitedMember
1038	Nomad Foods Europe Finco Limited	Member			nomd:NomadFoodsEuropeFincoLimitedMember
1039	Nomad Foods Europe Midco Limited	Member			nomd:NomadFoodsEuropeMidcoLimitedMember
1040	Nomad Foods Bondco Plc	Member			nomd:NomadFoodsBondcoPlcMember
1041	Nomad Foods Lux S.�.r.l.	Member			nomd:NomadFoodsLuxS.a.r.l.Member
1042	Nomad Foods Europe Limited	Member			nomd:NomadFoodsEuropeLimitedMember
1043	Birds Eye Limited	Member			nomd:BirdsEyeLimitedMember
1044	Nomad Foods Europe Finance Limited	Member			nomd:NomadFoodsEuropeFinanceLimitedMember
1045	Aunt Bessie's [Domain]	Member			nomd:AuntBessiesDomain
1046	Birds Eye Ireland Limited	Member			nomd:BirdsEyeIrelandLimitedMember
1047	Goodfella's Pizza [Member]	Member			nomd:BirdsEyePizzaLimitedMemberDomain
1048	Iglo Holding GmbH	Member			nomd:IgloHoldingGmbHMember
1049	Iglo Nederland B.V.	Member			nomd:IgloNederlandB.V.Member
1050	Iglo Belgium S.A.	Member			nomd:IgloBelgiumS.A.Member
1051	Iglo Portugal	Member			nomd:IgloPortugalMember
1052	Iglo Austria Holdings GmbH	Member			nomd:IgloAustriaHoldingsGmbHMember
1053	C.S.I. Compagnia Surgelati Italiana S.R.L	Member			nomd:C.S.I.CompagniaSurgelatiItalianaS.R.LMember
1054	Findus Sverige Holdings AB	Member			nomd:FindusSverigeHoldingsABMember
1055	Iglo GmbH	Member			nomd:IgloGmbHMember
1056	Frozen Fish International GmbH	Member			nomd:FrozenFishInternationalGmbHMember
1057	Liberator Germany Newco GmbH	Member			nomd:LiberatorGermanyNewcoGmbHMember
1058	Iglo Austria GmbH	Member			nomd:IgloAustriaGmbHMember
1059	Findus Sverige AB	Member			nomd:FindusSverigeABMember
1060	Frionor Sverige AB	Member			nomd:FrionorSverigeABMember
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1066	Findus Norge AS	Member			nomd:FindusNorgeASMember
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1069	Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesLineItems
1070	Ownership	Concept (Percent)	For Period		ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInSubsidiary
1071	2421402 - Disclosure - Deferred tax assets and liabilities - Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesSummaryOfDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesDetails
1072	Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsTable
1073	Temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsAxis
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1079	Derivative financial instruments	Member			nomd:DerivativeFinancialInstrumentsRelatedTemporaryDifferencesMember
1080	Other	Member			ifrs-full:OtherTemporaryDifferencesMember
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1083	Deferred tax liabilities	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
1084	Tax assets/(liabilities)	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
1085	2421403 - Disclosure - Deferred tax assets and liabilities - Changes in Deferred tax (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesChangesInDeferredTaxDetails
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1106	2422402 - Disclosure - Inventories (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/InventoriesDetails
1107	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
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1114	2423402 - Disclosure - Trade and other receivables (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/TradeAndOtherReceivablesDetails
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1126	Total current trade and other receivables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentReceivables
1127	Non-current assets	Abstract			ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssetsAbstract
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1130	Total trade and other receivables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherReceivables
1131	2423403 - Disclosure - Trade and other receivables - Aging of Trade Receivables (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/TradeAndOtherReceivablesAgingOfTradeReceivablesDetails
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1137	Past due status [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:PastDueStatusAxis
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1145	Trade receivables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	nomd:CurrentTradeReceivablesIncludingReductioninTradeTerms
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1147	Total trade receivables	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CurrentTradeReceivables
1148	2424402 - Disclosure - Indemnification assets (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/IndemnificationAssetsDetails
1149	Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfBusinessCombinationsTable
1150	Business combinations [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:BusinessCombinationsAxis
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1153	Findus	Member			nomd:FindusSverigeABAndSubsidiariesMember
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1161	2424403 - Disclosure - Indemnification assets - Additional Information (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/IndemnificationAssetsAdditionalInformationDetails
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1640	Preference shares, conversion ratio	Concept (Pure)	For Period		nomd:PreferenceSharesShareConversionRate
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1642	Dividends recognised as distributions to owners per share (in dollars per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersPerShare
1643	2430407 - Disclosure - Share capital and reserves - Warrants (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/ShareCapitalAndReservesWarrantsDetails
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1645	Business combinations [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:BusinessCombinationsAxis
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1651	Classes of share capital [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis
1652	Share capital [member]	Member			ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalMember
1653	Ordinary shares	Member			ifrs-full:OrdinarySharesMember
1654	Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfClassesOfShareCapitalLineItems
1655	Warrants issued	Concept (Shares)	As Of		nomd:ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsorRights1
1656	Warrant conversion rate	Concept (Integer)	For Period		nomd:WarrantsConversionRate
1657	Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)	Concept (Share)	As Of		nomd:ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights2
1658	Preference shares, conversion ratio	Concept (Pure)	For Period		nomd:PreferenceSharesShareConversionRate
1659	Mandatory redemption amount (in dollars per share)	Concept (Share)	As Of		nomd:ClassOfWarrantOrRightMandatoryRedemptionAmount
1660	Per share amount exceeded for mandatory redemption (in dollars per share)	Concept (Share)	As Of		nomd:ClassOfWarrantOrRightPerShareAmountExceededForMandatoryRedemption
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1663	Warrant exercise term following Readmission	Concept (xbrli:durationItemType)	For Period		nomd:ClassOfWarrantOrRightExerciseTermFollowingReadmission
1664	Credit related to Warrant Redemption Liability	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:WarrantRedemptionLiabilityChargeCredit
1665	2431402 - Disclosure - Share-based compensation reserve (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/ShareBasedCompensationReserveDetails
1666	Disclosure of reserves within equity [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReservesWithinEquityTable
1667	Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
1668	Share-based payment arrangements [member]	Member			ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
1669	Restricted Stock1 [Member]	Member			nomd:RestrictedStock1Member
1670	Categories of related parties [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
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1673	Key management personnel	Member			ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelOfEntityOrParentMember
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1676	Share based compensation reserve	Member			ifrs-full:ReserveOfSharebasedPaymentsMember
1677	Disclosure of reserves within equity [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReservesWithinEquityLineItems
1678	Beginning balance, Reserve of share-based payments	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:ReserveOfSharebasedPayments
1679	Increase through share-based payment transactions	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughSharebasedPaymentTransactions
1680	Vesting of Non-Executive Director restricted shares	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:IncreaseDecreaseThroughVestingOfOtherEquityInstrumentsInShareBasedPaymentTransactionsEquity
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1682	Liabilities From Share-based Payment Transactions, Shares	Concept (Shares)	For Period		nomd:LiabilitiesFromSharebasedPaymentTransactionsShares
1683	Ending balance, Reserve of share-based payments	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:ReserveOfSharebasedPayments
1684	2431403 - Disclosure - Share-based compensation reserve - Additional Information (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/ShareBasedCompensationReserveAdditionalInformationDetails
1685	Disclosure of reserves within equity [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReservesWithinEquityTable
1686	Components of equity [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ComponentsOfEquityAxis
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1689	Categories of related parties [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
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1692	Key management personnel	Member			ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelOfEntityOrParentMember
1693	Types of share-based payment arrangements [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:TypesOfSharebasedPaymentArrangementsAxis
1694	Share-based payment arrangements [member]	Member			ifrs-full:SharebasedPaymentArrangementsMember
1695	Restricted Shares	Member			nomd:RestrictedStock1Member
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1698	Share based compensation reserve	Member			ifrs-full:ReserveOfSharebasedPaymentsMember
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1701	Shares issued	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInNumberOfOrdinarySharesIssued
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1706	Number of shares issued	Concept (Shares)	As Of		ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesIssued
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1708	2432402 - Disclosure - Founder Preferred Shares Dividend Reserve - Additional Information (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FounderPreferredSharesDividendReserveAdditionalInformationDetails
1709	Disclosure of classes of share capital [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfClassesOfShareCapitalTable
1710	Categories of related parties [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
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1713	Classes of share capital [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalAxis
1714	Share capital [member]	Member			ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalMember
1715	Ordinary shares	Member			ifrs-full:OrdinarySharesMember
1716	Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfClassesOfShareCapitalLineItems
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1718	Preference shares, dividend payment terms, weighted average share price, minimum term required	Concept (xbrli:durationItemType)	For Period		nomd:PreferenceSharesDividendPaymentTermsWeightedAverageSharePriceMinimumTermRequired
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1720	Percentage increase in dividend price	Concept (Percent)	For Period		nomd:PreferenceSharesDividendRatePercentage
1721	Share price (in dollars per share)	Concept (Share)	As Of		nomd:SharesIssuedPricePerShare1
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1723	Shares issued in the period (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInNumberOfOrdinarySharesIssued
1724	Dividend price per share (in dollars per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:DividendsRecognisedAsDistributionsToOwnersPerShare
1725	Charge related to Founder Preferred Shares Annual Dividend Amount	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:ChargeRelatedToPreferredDividendAmount
1726	Founder Preferred Shares Dividend Reserve	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	nomd:ReserveOfPreferenceSharesDividend
1727	Preference shares, conversion ratio	Concept (Pure)	For Period		nomd:PreferenceSharesShareConversionRate
1728	2432403 - Disclosure - Founder Preferred Shares Dividend Reserve (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FounderPreferredSharesDividendReserveDetails
1729	Disclosure of classes of share capital [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfClassesOfShareCapitalTable
1730	Components of equity [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ComponentsOfEquityAxis
1731	Equity [member]	Member			ifrs-full:EquityMember
1732	Founder preferred shares dividend reserve	Member			nomd:ReserveOfPreferenceSharesDividendMember
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1734	Share capital [member]	Member			ifrs-full:ClassesOfShareCapitalMember
1735	Founder Preferred shares	Member			ifrs-full:PreferenceSharesMember
1736	Disclosure of classes of share capital [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfClassesOfShareCapitalLineItems
1737	Equity, beginning balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
1738	Settlement of dividend through share issue	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:DividendsPaid
1739	Equity, ending balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
1740	2433402 - Disclosure - Translation reserve Translation reserve table (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/TranslationReserveTranslationReserveTableDetails
1741	Disclosure of reserves within equity [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReservesWithinEquityTable
1742	Foreign currency translation reserve [Axis]	Axis			nomd:ForeigncurrencytranslationreserveAxis
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1747	Translation reserve	Member			ifrs-full:ReserveOfExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationMember
1748	Reserves within equity [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:ReservesWithinEquityAxis
1749	Other reserves [member]	Member			ifrs-full:OtherReservesMember
1750	Disclosure of reserves within equity [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReservesWithinEquityLineItems
1751	Gains (losses) on exchange differences on translation, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationNetOfTax
1752	Reserve of exchange differences on translation, continuing hedges	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:ReserveOfExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationContinuingHedges
1753	Equity attributable to owners of the parent (restated)	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	nomd:Equityattributabletoownersoftheparentrestated
1754	Gains (losses) on exchange differences on translation, before tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationBeforeTax
1755	Gains (losses) on hedges of net investments in foreign operations, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnHedgesOfNetInvestmentsInForeignOperationsNetOfTax
1756	Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
1757	Equity attributable to owners of parent	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1758	Reserve of exchange differences on translation, hedging relationships for which hedge accounting is no longer applied	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:ReserveOfExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationHedgingRelationshipsForWhichHedgeAccountingIsNoLongerApplied
1759	2434402 - Disclosure - Cash flow hedging reserve (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/CashFlowHedgingReserveDetails
1760	Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfHedgeAccountingTable
1761	Types of hedges [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:TypesOfHedgesAxis
1762	Hedges [member]	Member			ifrs-full:TypesOfHedgesMember
1763	Swap contract [member]	Member			ifrs-full:SwapContractMember
1764	Forward contract [member]	Member			ifrs-full:ForwardContractMember
1765	Statement Scenario [Axis]	Axis			nomd:StatementScenario1Axis
1766	Statement Scenario [Member]	Member			nomd:StatementScenario1Member
1767	Disclosure of detailed information about hedges [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfHedgeAccountingLineItems
1768	Reserve of cash flow hedges	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:ReserveOfCashFlowHedges
1769	Change in fair value of hedging instrument recognized in OCI in the year	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ReclassificationAdjustmentsOnCashFlowHedgesBeforeTax
1770	Reclassified to cost of goods sold	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		nomd:Reclassifiedtocostofgoodssold
1771	Reclassified from other comprehensive income to finance costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		nomd:Reclassifiedfromothercomprehensiveincometofinancecosts
1772	Deferred tax income (expense) on cash flow hedge reserve	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:Deferredtaxincomeexpenseoncashflowhedgereserve
1773	2435402 - Disclosure - Earnings/(loss) per share (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/EarningsLossPerShareDetails
1774	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
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1776	Profit (loss), attributable to owners of parent	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1777	Weighted average Ordinary Shares and Founder Preferred Shares	Concept (Shares)	For Period		nomd:WeightedAverageNumberOfOrdinaryandPreferredSharesOutstandingBasic
1778	Basic earnings per share (in euros per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare
1779	Weighted average Ordinary Shares and Founder Preferred Shares	Concept (Shares)	For Period		nomd:WeightedAverageNumberOfOrdinaryandPreferredSharesOutstandingDiluted
1780	Diluted earnings per share (in euros per share)	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare
1781	2435403 - Disclosure - Earnings/(loss) per share - Additional Information (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/EarningsLossPerShareAdditionalInformationDetails
1782	Implied Table	Table	*	*	implied:Table
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1785	Weighted average number of ordinary shares (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
1786	Weighted average number of founder preferred shares (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		nomd:WeightedAverageNumberOfPreferredSharesOutstanding
1787	Adjusted shares for dilutive impact of 2018 non-executive restricted stock awards (in shares)	Concept (Shares)	For Period		nomd:DilutiveEffectofRestrictedShareAwardsonNumberofOrdinaryShares
1788	2436402 - Disclosure - Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/ReconciliationOfLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesDetails
1789	Disclosure of reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesTable
1790	Retrospective application and retrospective restatement [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:RetrospectiveApplicationAndRetrospectiveRestatementAxis
1791	Currently stated [member]	Member			ifrs-full:RestatedMember
1792	Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRSs [member]	Member			ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseDueToChangesInAccountingPolicyRequiredByIFRSsMember
1793	Types of financial liabilities [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:TypesOfFinancialLiabilitiesAxis
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1795	Forward foreign exchange and currency swap contract	Member			nomd:ForeignExchangeForwardAndCurrencySwapContractMember
1796	Cross currency interest rate swap	Member			ifrs-full:SwapContractMember
1797	Liabilities arising from financing activities [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis
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1799	Total loans and borrowings (Note 21)	Member			nomd:LoansandBorrowingsMember
1800	Total finance lease obligations (Note 22)	Member			ifrs-full:LeaseLiabilitiesMember
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1803	Disclosure of reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesLineItems
1804	Opening balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1805	Increase (decrease) in financial liabilities arising from change in measurement attribute, initial application of IFRS 9	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInFinancialLiabilitiesArisingFromChangeInMeasurementAttributeFirstApplicationOfIFRS9
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1807	Cash outflow	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:DecreaseThroughFinancingCashFlowsLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1808	Interest accretion	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:IncreaseDecreaseThroughInterestAccretionLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1809	Increase (decrease) through obtaining or losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, liabilities arising from financing activities	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughObtainingOrLosingControlOfSubsidiariesOrOtherBusinessesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1810	Exchange movement	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1811	Fair value changes	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInFairValuesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1812	Other non-cash adjustments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughOtherChangesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1813	Closing balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1814	2437402 - Disclosure - Cash flows from operating activities (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/CashFlowsFromOperatingActivitiesDetails
1815	Cash Flows From Operating Activities [Table]	Table	*	*	nomd:CashFlowsFromOperatingActivitiesTable
1816	Segment consolidation items [axis]	Axis			ifrs-full:SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis
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1819	Cash Flows From Operating Activities [Line Items]	LineItems			nomd:CashFlowsFromOperatingActivitiesLineItems
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1821	Profit (loss)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
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1823	Exceptional items	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:AdjustmentsForExceptionalItems
1824	Non-cash charge related to Founder Preferred Shares Annual Dividend Amount	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:AdjustmentsForPreferredShareDividendAmount
1825	Non-cash (charge)/credit related to Warrant Redemption Liability	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:AdjustmentForWarrantRedemptionLiabilityExpenseIncome
1826	Non-cash fair value purchase price adjustment of inventory	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:AdjustmentsForMeasurementPeriodAdjustmentsInventoryStepup
1827	Non-cash cash flow hedge reserve acquisition accounting adjustment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:AdjustmentsForCashFlowHedge
1828	Non-cash Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director fees	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:AdjustmentsForNonCashDirectorFees
1829	Unrealized gain on portfolio investments	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	nomd:AdjustmentsForUnrealisedGainLossOnInvestments
1830	Share based payments expense	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForSharebasedPayments
1831	Depreciation charge	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDepreciationExpense
1832	Amortization	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForAmortisationExpense
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1834	Finance costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForFinanceCosts
1835	Finance income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForFinanceIncome
1836	Taxation	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForIncomeTaxExpense
1837	Operating cash flow before changes in working capital, provisions and exceptional items	Concept (Monetary)	For Period		ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperationsBeforeChangesInWorkingCapital
1838	(Decrease)/increase in inventories	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInInventories
1839	Increase in trade and other receivables	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDecreaseIncreaseInTradeAndOtherReceivables
1840	Increase in trade and other payables	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForIncreaseDecreaseInTradeAndOtherPayables
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1842	Cash generated from operations before tax and exceptional items	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	nomd:NetCashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesBeforeIncomeTaxesPaidAndCashFlowsRelatedToExceptionalItems
1843	2438402 - Disclosure - Financial risk management - Additional Information (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FinancialRiskManagementAdditionalInformationDetails
1844	Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNatureAndExtentOfRisksArisingFromFinancialInstrumentsTable
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1855	Currency [Axis]	Axis			nomd:CurrencyrelationshipAxis
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1937	Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncome
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1951	2438403 - Disclosure - Financial risk management - Maturity Analysis (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FinancialRiskManagementMaturityAnalysisDetails
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1972	Disclosure of maturity analysis for derivative financial liabilities [line items]	LineItems			ifrs-full:DisclosureOfMaturityAnalysisForDerivativeFinancialLiabilitiesLineItems
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1978	2439402 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - Categories of Financial Instruments (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsCategoriesOfFinancialInstrumentsDetails
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2021	2439403 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsDetails
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2054	2439404 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - Cash and cash equivalents/overdrafts (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsCashAndCashEquivalentsOverdraftsDetails
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2076	2439405 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - Derivatives (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsDerivativesDetails
2077	Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [table]	Table	*	*	ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialInstrumentsTable
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2105	2439406 - Disclosure - Financial instruments - Offsetting of Derivatives (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsOffsettingOfDerivativesDetails
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2116	2440402 - Disclosure - Operating leases - Non-cancellable Operating Lease Rentals (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/OperatingLeasesNonCancellableOperatingLeaseRentalsDetails
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2126	2440403 - Disclosure - Operating leases - Additional Information (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/OperatingLeasesAdditionalInformationDetails
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2134	2441402 - Disclosure - Capital commitments (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/CapitalCommitmentsDetails
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2142	2443401 - Disclosure - Related parties (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/RelatedPartiesDetails
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2181	2444401 - Disclosure - Significant events after the Statement of Financial Position date (Details)	Network	*	*	http://www.nomadfoods.com/role/SignificantEventsAfterStatementOfFinancialPositionDateDetails
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