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Financial Risk Management - Disclosure of Outstanding Derivatives (Detail) - SEK (kr) kr in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Currency Derivatives [member] | Liabilities [member] |  |
Outstanding Derivatives [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding derivatives gross amount recognized | kr (141) | kr (885)
Outstanding derivatives offset | 7 | 54
Outstanding derivatives net amount presented | (134) | (831)
Outstanding derivatives related amounts not offset – Collaterals |  | 539
Net Outstanding derivatives | (134) | (292)
Currency Derivatives [member] | Assets [member] |  |
Outstanding Derivatives [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding derivatives gross amount recognized | 1,491 | 155
Outstanding derivatives offset | (7) | (54)
Outstanding derivatives net amount presented | 1,484 | 101
Outstanding derivatives related amounts not offset – Collaterals | (1,181) |
Net Outstanding derivatives | 303 | 101
Interest Rate Derivatives [member] | Liabilities [member] |  |
Outstanding Derivatives [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding derivatives gross amount recognized | (131) | (201)
Outstanding derivatives offset | 31 | 36
Outstanding derivatives net amount presented | (100) | (165)
Net Outstanding derivatives | (100) | (165)
Interest Rate Derivatives [member] | Assets [member] |  |
Outstanding Derivatives [Line Items] |  |
Outstanding derivatives gross amount recognized | 57 | 77
Outstanding derivatives offset | (31) | (36)
Outstanding derivatives net amount presented | 26 | 41
Net Outstanding derivatives | kr 26 | kr 41

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