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Equity (Details)	Jun. 30, 2024 shares
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Shares in treasury	268,104,557
Total issued shares	4,539,007,580
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Shares in treasury	268,104,557
Total issued shares	4,539,007,568
Previ [Member]
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Shares outstanding	397,799,856
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Mitsui Co. Ltd [Member]
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Shares outstanding	286,347,055
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Shares outstanding	286,347,055
Blackrock Inc [Member]
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Shares outstanding	289,063,618
Blackrock Inc [Member] | Ordinary shares [member]
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Shares outstanding	289,063,618
Shareholders With More Than 5 Of Total Capital [Member]
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Shares outstanding	973,210,529
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Free Floating [Member]
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Shares outstanding	3,297,692,482
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Shares outstanding	3,297,692,482
Golden Shares [Member]
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