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Financial Income and Expenses - Summary of Financial Income and Expenses (Detail) - SEK (kr) kr in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of detailed information about finance income expense [line items] |  |  |
Contractual interest on ﬁnancial assets | kr 360 | kr 665 | kr 1,234
Financial income | 691 | 693 | 1,295
Net revaluation gains and losses on financial assets | 10 | (103) | (100)
Financial expenses | (1,674) | (2,116) | (2,702)
Net revaluation gains and losses on financial liabilities | 67 | 9 | (69)
Net foreign exchange gains/losses | (1,547) | 827 | (395)
Financial income and expenses, net | (2,530) | (596) | (1,802)
Financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss | (534) | (257) | 47
Financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss | 404 | (121) | (344)
Financial assets at amortized cost [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about finance income expense [line items] |  |  |
Financial income | 148 | 148 | 430
Contractual interest on financial liabilities [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about finance income expense [line items] |  |  |
Financial expenses | (525) | (873) | (1,222)
Contractual interest on financial liabilities at amortized cost [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about finance income expense [line items] |  |  |
Financial expenses | (41) | (152) | (132)
Lease interest expense [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about finance income expense [line items] |  |  |
Financial expenses | (426) | (490) | (551)
Other financial expenses [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about finance income expense [line items] |  |  |
Financial income | 321 | 131 | 161
Financial expenses | kr (790) | kr (762) | kr (860)

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