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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) - Investment properties [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
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Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Investment property useful life (in years)	8
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Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Investment property useful life (in years)	40

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Description of useful life used for investment property. [Refer: Investment property]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Number 40
-IssueDate 2022-03-24
-Paragraph 79
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-URIDate 2022-03-24

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Significant Accounting Policies

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