A laundry treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet configured to define a profile thereof, the cabinet comprising a laundry introduction opening formed therein; a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening; a hinge unit (5, 6, 7) comprising a first pivot to rotate the door along a first rotational direction and a second pivot to rotate the door along a second rotational direction that is different from the first rotational direction the hinge unit (5, 6, 7) comprising: a first hinge including a first shaft provided in one of the cabinet and the door to form the first pivot and a first shaft detaching part provided in the other one of the cabinet and the door to receive the first shaft detachably; a second hinge including a second shaft forming the first pivot together with the first shaft and a third shaft forming the second pivot; and a third hinge including a fourth shaft provided in one of the cabinet and the door to form the second pivot together with the third shaft and a fourth shaft detaching part provided in the other one of the cabinet and the door, characterized in that the first shaft detaching part including: a housing having a first shaft receiving groove to receive the first shaft detachably; a fixing body having an end located in the housing and the other end located in the first shaft receiving groove; and a fixing body supporting part located in the housing to elastically support the fixing body, wherein the fixing body supports the first shaft received in the first shaft receiving groove; and the fourth shaft detaching part is configured to receive the fourth shaft detachably, wherein the fourth shaft is separated from the fourth shaft detaching part when the door rotates about the first pivot to open the laundry introduction opening, and the fourth shaft is engaged with the fourth shaft detaching part when the door rotates about the second pivot to open the laundry introduction opening. a cabinet configured to define a profile thereof, the cabinet comprising a laundry introduction opening formed therein; a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening; a hinge unit (5, 6, 7) comprising a first pivot to rotate the door along a first rotational direction and a second pivot to rotate the door along a second rotational direction that is different from the first rotational direction the hinge unit (5, 6, 7) comprising: a first hinge including a first shaft provided in one of the cabinet and the door to form the first pivot and a first shaft detaching part provided in the other one of the cabinet and the door to receive the first shaft detachably; a second hinge including a second shaft forming the first pivot together with the first shaft and a third shaft forming the second pivot; and a third hinge including a fourth shaft provided in one of the cabinet and the door to form the second pivot together with the third shaft and a fourth shaft detaching part provided in the other one of the cabinet and the door, characterized in that the first shaft detaching part including: a housing having a first shaft receiving groove to receive the first shaft detachably; a fixing body having an end located in the housing and the other end located in the first shaft receiving groove; and a fixing body supporting part located in the housing to elastically support the fixing body, wherein the fixing body supports the first shaft received in the first shaft receiving groove; and a housing having a first shaft receiving groove to receive the first shaft detachably; a fixing body having an end located in the housing and the other end located in the first shaft receiving groove; and a fixing body supporting part located in the housing to elastically support the fixing body, wherein the fixing body supports the first shaft received in the first shaft receiving groove; and the fourth shaft detaching part is configured to receive the fourth shaft detachably, wherein the fourth shaft is separated from the fourth shaft detaching part when the door rotates about the first pivot to open the laundry introduction opening, and the fourth shaft is engaged with the fourth shaft detaching part when the door rotates about the second pivot to open the laundry introduction opening.