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The fair value of investment property (Details) - KRW (₩) ₩ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosure - The fair value of investment property [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of Investment property | ₩ 190,454 | ₩ 332,560 |
Carrying amount of Investment property | 159,559 | 284,714 | ₩ 353,680
Land |  |  |
Disclosure - The fair value of investment property [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of Investment property | 167,178 | 309,241 |
Carrying amount of Investment property | 139,940 | 264,205 | 336,421
Buildings |  |  |
Disclosure - The fair value of investment property [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of Investment property | 23,276 | 23,319 |
Carrying amount of Investment property | ₩ 19,619 | ₩ 20,509 | ₩ 17,259

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- Definition Expiry date 2019-01-01: The amount of property (land or a building - or part of a building - or both) held (by the owner or by the lessee under a finance lease) to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both, rather than for: (a) use in the production or supply of goods or services or for administrative purposes; or (b) sale in the ordinary course of business. Effective 2019-01-01: The amount of property (land or a building - or part of a building - or both) held (by the owner or by the lessee as a right-of-use asset) to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both, rather than for: (a) use in the production or supply of goods or services or for administrative purposes; or (b) sale in the ordinary course of business. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 40 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 76 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=40&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_76&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 40 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 79 -Subparagraph d -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=40&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_79_d&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 54 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_54_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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