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Investment Properties - Estimated Service Lives of Investment Properties (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Land improvements [Member] | Bottom of range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about investment property [Line Items] |
Estimated service lives | P8Y
Land improvements [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about investment property [Line Items] |
Estimated service lives | P30Y
Main buildings [Member] | Bottom of range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about investment property [Line Items] |
Estimated service lives | P35Y
Main buildings [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about investment property [Line Items] |
Estimated service lives | P60Y
Other building facilities [Member] | Bottom of range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about investment property [Line Items] |
Estimated service lives | P4Y
Other building facilities [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about investment property [Line Items] |
Estimated service lives | P10Y

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- Definition The useful lives or depreciation rates used for investment property. [Refer: Investment property] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 40 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 79 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=40&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_79_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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