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Significant Accounting Policies - Disclosure of Estimated Useful Lives of Company's Principal Assets (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Leasehold improvements [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | The shorter of lease term or 15 years
Bottom of range [member] | Buildings [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 25 years
Bottom of range [member] | Machinery and equipment [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 10 years
Bottom of range [member] | Distribution equipment [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 7 years
Bottom of range [member] | Refrigeration equipment [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 5 years
Bottom of range [member] | Returnable bottles [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 1.5 years
Bottom of range [member] | Information technology equipment [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 3 years
Bottom of range [member] | Other equipment [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 3 years
Top of range [member] | Buildings [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 50 years
Top of range [member] | Machinery and equipment [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 20 years
Top of range [member] | Distribution equipment [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 15 years
Top of range [member] | Refrigeration equipment [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 7 years
Top of range [member] | Returnable bottles [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 4 years
Top of range [member] | Information technology equipment [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 5 years
Top of range [member] | Other equipment [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |
Estimated useful lives of principal assets | 10 years

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- Definition The useful lives or depreciation rates used for property, plant and equipment. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 73 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=16&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_73_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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