v3.26.1
Debt, cash and cash equivalents - Additional Information (Details) - 6 months ended Jun. 30, 2026
€ in Millions, $ in Billions
USD ($)
bond
extension
program
credit_facility
tranche
EUR (€)
extension
program
credit_facility
bond
EUR (€)
tranche
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Number of bonds redeemed | bond 1 1  
Number of syndicated credit facilities | credit_facility 2 2  
Number of short-term debt programs | program 2 2  
Two billion three hundred million bonds      
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Notional amount     € 2,300
Number of tranches | tranche 3   3
Fixed rate bond maturing march 2029      
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Notional amount     € 1,000
Borrowings, interest rate 3.00%   3.00%
Fixed rate bond maturing may 2033      
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Notional amount     € 650
Borrowings, interest rate 3.375%   3.375%
Fixed rate bond maturing May 2037      
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Notional amount     € 650
Borrowings, interest rate 3.75%   3.75%
Fixed rate bond issue from March 2018      
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Notional amount     € 1,500
Four billion facility maturing on March, 2030 | Sanofi      
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Notional amount     4,000
Three billion eight hundred fifty million facility maturing April 2031 | Sanofi      
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Notional amount     3,850
Number of one-year extension options | extension 2 2  
Term of option to extend lease 1 year 1 year  
Four billion facility maturing April 2026 | Sanofi      
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Notional amount     4,000
Commercial paper program in France | Sanofi      
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Commercial paper programs     € 6,000
Borrowing, average drawdown   € 100  
Commercial paper program in USA | Sanofi      
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items]      
Commercial paper programs | $ $ 10.0    
Borrowing, average drawdown | $ $ 3.0