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Property, Plant and Equipment - Estimated Service Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment - Assets Subject to Operating Leases (Detail) - Assets Subject to Operating Leases [Member] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Land improvements [Member] |
Disclosure Of Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives | 10 years
Main buildings [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |
Disclosure Of Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives | 35 years
Main buildings [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |
Disclosure Of Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives | 60 years
Other building facilities [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |
Disclosure Of Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives | 3 years
Other building facilities [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |
Disclosure Of Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives | 15 years

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- Definition The useful life, measured as period of time, 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 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 73 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_73_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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