Leases - Additional Information (Detail) - SEK (kr) kr in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosure Of Leases [Line Items]
Lease liabilities	kr 7,455	kr 9,304
Current lease liabilities	2,235	2,486
Lease cost	3,788	3,775
Depreciation	2,427	2,451
Impairment losses	(154)	(66)
Lease expense relating to low-value assets	459	516
Interest expense	464	464
Variable lease payments	284	278
Future cash outflows from leases not yet commenced	249	71
Sublease receivables for operating leases	70	62
Sublease receivables for financial leases	75	75
Sublease interest income from financial leases	kr 5	kr 8
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	9 years

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Lease contract for a period.

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Lease expenses.

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Sublease receivables for financial leases.

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Sublease receivables for operating leases.

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The amount of current lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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The amount of depreciation of right-of-use assets. [Refer: Depreciation and amortisation expense; Right-of-use assets]

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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.

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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]

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The amount recognised as a reduction of the carrying amount of an asset or cash-generating unit to its recoverable amount. [Refer: Carrying amount [member]]

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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]

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The amount of interest expense on lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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The amount of liabilities related to the entity's leases. Lease is a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.

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