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Leases - Additional Information (Detail) - SEK (kr) kr in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Leases [Line Items] |  |
Lease liabilities | kr 9,303 | kr 9,300
Current lease liabilities | 2,224 | 2,196
Lease cost | 3,375 | 3,704
Depreciation | 2,277 | 2,387
Impairment losses | 0 | 47
Lease expense relating to low-value assets | 434 | 516
Interest expense | 426 | 490
Variable lease payments | 238 | 264
Future cash outflows from leases not yet commenced | 157 | 104
Sublease receivables for operating leases | 70 | 75
Sublease receivables for financial leases | 64 | 56
Sublease interest income from financial leases | kr 9 | kr 11
Bottom of range [Member] | Lessor [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Leases [Line Items] |  |
Leasing contract period | 1 year |
Top of range [Member] | Lessor [member] |  |
Disclosure Of Leases [Line Items] |  |
Leasing contract period | 11 years |

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- Definition The amount of current lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_47_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of the expense relating to leases of low-value assets accounted for applying paragraph 6 of IFRS 16. This expense shall not include the expense relating to short-term leases of low-value assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph d -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_53_d&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of the expense relating to variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities. Variable lease payments are the portion of payments made by a lessee to a lessor for the right to use an underlying asset during the lease term that varies because of changes in facts or circumstances occurring after the commencement date, other than the passage of time. [Refer: Lease liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph e -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_53_e&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of income from subleasing right-of-use assets. Sublease is a transaction for which an underlying asset is re-leased by a lessee (‘intermediate lessor’) to a third party, and the lease (‘head lease’) between the head lessor and lessee remains in effect. [Refer: Right-of-use assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 53 -Subparagraph f -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_53_f&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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