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Construction Services Contracts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Construction Services Contracts [Abstract] |
Changes in total contract amount in which revenue is not yet recognized |
Changes in total contract amount in which revenue is not yet recognized for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019 are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2017 |
|  |  |  |  | Beginning balance |  |  | Increase (decrease)(*) |  |  | Recognized as revenue |  |  | Ending balance |
|  |  |  |  | In millions of won |
Nuclear power plant construction in UAE and others |  | ￦ |  |  |  |  | 7,236,888 |  |  |  | 151,891 |  |  |  | (3,212,184 | ) |  |  | 4,176,595 |
| (*) | For the year ended December 31, 2017, the increased balance of contracts from new orders and other is ￦438,142 million and the decreased balance of contracts due to changes in scope of construction work is ￦286,251 million.
|  |  |  |  | 2018 |
|  |  |  |  | Beginning balance |  |  | Increase (decrease)(*) |  |  | Recognized as revenue |  |  | Ending balance |
|  |  |  |  | In millions of won |
Nuclear power plant construction in UAE and others |  | ￦ |  |  |  |  | 4,176,595 |  |  |  | 1,186,584 |  |  |  | (1,742,391 | ) |  |  | 3,620,788 |
| (*) | For the year ended December 31, 2018, the increased balance of contracts from new orders and foreign exchange impact is ￦1,207,097 million and the decreased balance of contracts due to changes in scope of construction work is ￦20,513 million.
|  |  |  |  | 2019 |
|  |  |  |  | Beginning balance |  |  | Increase (decrease)(*) |  |  | Recognized as revenue |  |  | Ending balance |
|  |  |  |  | In millions of won |
Nuclear power plant construction in UAE and others |  | ￦ |  |  |  |  | 3,620,788 |  |  |  | 379,269 |  |  |  | (1,264,916 | ) |  |  | 2,735,141 |
| (*) | For the year ended December 31, 2019, the increased balance of contracts from new orders and foreign exchange impact is ￦390,224 million and the decreased balance of contracts due to changes in scope of construction work is ￦10,955 million.
Accumulated earned revenue, expense and others |
Accumulated earned revenue, expense and others related to the Company’s construction contracts as of December 31, 2018 and 2019 are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2018 |
|  |  |  |  | Accumulated earned revenue |  |  | Accumulated expense |  |  | Accumulated profit |  |  | Unearned advance receipts |
|  |  |  |  | In millions of won |
Nuclear power plant construction in UAE and others |  | ￦ |  |  |  |  | 19,801,220 |  |  |  | 18,651,188 |  |  |  | 1,150,032 |  |  |  | — |
|  |  |  |  | 2019 |
|  |  |  |  | Accumulated earned revenue |  |  | Accumulated expense |  |  | Accumulated profit |  |  | Unearned advance receipts |
|  |  |  |  | In millions of won |
Nuclear power plant construction in UAE and others |  | ￦ |  |  |  |  | 20,971,487 |  |  |  | 19,566,647 |  |  |  | 1,404,840 |  |  |  | — |
Gross amount of assets and liabilities for contract |
Gross amount due from customers recognized as contract assets and due to customers recognized as contract liabilities for contract work as of December 31, 2018 and 2019 are as follows:
|  |  |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
|  |  |  |  | Contract assets(*1) |  |  | Contract liabilities(*2) |  |  | Contract assets(*1) |  |  | Contract liabilities(*2) |
|  |  |  |  | In millions of won |
Nuclear power plant construction in UAE and others |  | ￦ |  |  |  |  | 36,232 |  |  |  | 350,460 |  |  |  | 53,827 |  |  |  | 73,420 |
| (*1) | Included in trade and other receivables, net, in the consolidated statements of financial position. The balance of receivables from construction contracts are ￦35,218 million and ￦46,489 million, as of December 31, 2018 and 2019, respectively.
| (*2) | Included in non-financial liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial position.

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