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Employee Information - Summary of Employee Movements (Detail) - Employee | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Disclosure of Information About Employees [line items] |  |
Number of employees | 100,824 | 99,417
Employees who have left the Company [member] |  |
Disclosure of Information About Employees [line items] |  |
Number of employees | 7,839 | 11,078
Employees who have joined the Company [member] |  |
Disclosure of Information About Employees [line items] |  |
Number of employees | 9,246 | 15,136
Temporary employee [member] |  |
Disclosure of Information About Employees [line items] |  |
Number of employees | 609 | 582

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