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Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Changes in Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - KRW (₩) ₩ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | ₩ 177,865,308 | ₩ 173,134,638
Acquisitions | 14,667,574 | 12,486,698
Disposals | (531,059) | (756,967)
Depreciation | (12,868,596) | (12,304,766)
Impairment | (17,031) | 97,425
Others | 759,339 | 5,208,280
Ending balance | 179,875,535 | 177,865,308
Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 301,417,289 |
Ending balance | 314,879,755 | 301,417,289
Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (122,280,663) |
Ending balance | (133,721,042) | (122,280,663)
Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (756,064) |
Ending balance | (749,537) | (756,064)
Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (515,254) |
Ending balance | (533,641) | (515,254)
Land |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 14,243,532 |
Ending balance | 14,370,684 | 14,243,532
Land | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 14,270,937 | 14,107,965
Acquisitions | 23,519 | 9,535
Disposals | (15,302) | (49,377)
Depreciation | 0 | 0
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | 118,934 | 202,814
Ending balance | 14,398,088 | 14,270,937
Land | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 14,298,409 |
Ending balance | 14,426,253 | 14,298,409
Land | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Ending balance | 0 | 0
Land | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (27,472) |
Ending balance | (28,165) | (27,472)
Land | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (27,405) | (23,474)
Acquisitions | 0 | 0
Disposals | 1 | 1
Depreciation | 0 | 0
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | 0 | (3,932)
Ending balance | (27,404) | (27,405)
Buildings |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 13,241,763 |
Ending balance | 13,313,977 | 13,241,763
Buildings | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 13,292,200 | 12,926,226
Acquisitions | 3,706 | 3,202
Disposals | (6,221) | (19,918)
Depreciation | (938,549) | (906,528)
Impairment | 0 | (449)
Others | 1,009,068 | 1,289,667
Ending balance | 13,360,204 | 13,292,200
Buildings | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 24,230,827 |
Ending balance | 25,236,830 | 24,230,827
Buildings | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (10,931,672) |
Ending balance | (11,870,875) | (10,931,672)
Buildings | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (6,955) |
Ending balance | (5,751) | (6,955)
Buildings | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (50,437) | (52,122)
Acquisitions | 0 | 0
Disposals | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 5,070 | 5,360
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | (860) | (3,675)
Ending balance | (46,227) | (50,437)
Structures |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 50,283,627 |
Ending balance | 50,732,120 | 50,283,627
Structures | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 50,449,235 | 48,290,052
Acquisitions | 18,486 | 217,450
Disposals | (311,877) | (277,308)
Depreciation | (2,828,065) | (2,677,395)
Impairment | 0 | (3,669)
Others | 3,562,222 | 4,900,105
Ending balance | 50,890,001 | 50,449,235
Structures | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 83,055,890 |
Ending balance | 86,010,823 | 83,055,890
Structures | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (32,596,265) |
Ending balance | (35,111,297) | (32,596,265)
Structures | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (10,390) |
Ending balance | (9,525) | (10,390)
Structures | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (165,608) | (172,021)
Acquisitions | 0 | 0
Disposals | 1,611 | 1,250
Depreciation | 9,562 | 9,568
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | (3,446) | (4,405)
Ending balance | (157,881) | (165,608)
Machinery |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 54,064,659 |
Ending balance | 53,697,222 | 54,064,659
Machinery | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 54,191,785 | 51,755,382
Acquisitions | 184,532 | 248,932
Disposals | (195,673) | (188,924)
Depreciation | (6,062,471) | (5,748,407)
Impairment | (6,331) | (33,191)
Others | 5,705,204 | 8,157,993
Ending balance | 53,817,046 | 54,191,785
Machinery | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 108,749,243 |
Ending balance | 113,735,035 | 108,749,243
Machinery | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (54,015,594) |
Ending balance | (59,381,603) | (54,015,594)
Machinery | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (541,864) |
Ending balance | (536,386) | (541,864)
Machinery | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (127,126) | (140,082)
Acquisitions | 0 | 0
Disposals | 1,230 | 405
Depreciation | 17,413 | 17,283
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | (11,341) | (4,732)
Ending balance | (119,824) | (127,126)
Ships |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 13,476 |
Ending balance | 12,365 | 13,476
Ships | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 13,476 | 177
Acquisitions | 0 | 0
Disposals | 0 | 0
Depreciation | (1,812) | (1,053)
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | 701 | 14,352
Ending balance | 12,365 | 13,476
Ships | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 17,264 |
Ending balance | 17,845 | 17,264
Ships | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (3,788) |
Ending balance | (5,480) | (3,788)
Ships | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Ending balance | 0 | 0
Ships | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Ending balance | 0 | 0
Vehicles |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 85,642 |
Ending balance | 80,537 | 85,642
Vehicles | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 87,687 | 89,257
Acquisitions | 5,778 | 1,813
Disposals | (76) | (88)
Depreciation | (40,760) | (41,907)
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | 30,745 | 38,612
Ending balance | 83,374 | 87,687
Vehicles | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 393,046 |
Ending balance | 421,349 | 393,046
Vehicles | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (305,242) |
Ending balance | (337,859) | (305,242)
Vehicles | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (117) |
Ending balance | (116) | (117)
Vehicles | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (2,045) | (1,675)
Acquisitions | 0 | 0
Disposals | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 960 | 663
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | (1,752) | (1,033)
Ending balance | (2,837) | (2,045)
Equipment |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 429,133 |
Ending balance | 424,943 | 429,133
Equipment | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 435,741 | 397,183
Acquisitions | 62,291 | 79,369
Disposals | (264) | (183)
Depreciation | (206,894) | (205,908)
Impairment | 0 | (1)
Others | 140,001 | 165,281
Ending balance | 430,875 | 435,741
Equipment | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 2,168,348 |
Ending balance | 2,341,242 | 2,168,348
Equipment | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (1,732,564) |
Ending balance | (1,909,992) | (1,732,564)
Equipment | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (43) |
Ending balance | (375) | (43)
Equipment | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (6,608) | (149)
Acquisitions | 0 | 0
Disposals | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 2,011 | 494
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | (1,335) | (6,953)
Ending balance | (5,932) | (6,608)
Tools |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 178,402 |
Ending balance | 164,412 | 178,402
Tools | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 178,501 | 183,065
Acquisitions | 30,598 | 25,291
Disposals | (364) | (180)
Depreciation | (78,487) | (77,902)
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | 34,226 | 48,227
Ending balance | 164,474 | 178,501
Tools | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 1,306,509 |
Ending balance | 1,354,532 | 1,306,509
Tools | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (1,128,002) |
Ending balance | (1,190,057) | (1,128,002)
Tools | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (6) |
Ending balance | (1) | (6)
Tools | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (99) | (64)
Acquisitions | 0 | 0
Disposals | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 38 | 32
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | (1) | (67)
Ending balance | (62) | (99)
Construction in progress |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 27,905,545 |
Ending balance | 31,835,028 | 27,905,545
Construction in progress | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 28,041,471 | 30,156,094
Acquisitions | 14,069,968 | 11,671,907
Disposals | (1,511) | (197,293)
Depreciation | 0 | 0
Impairment | (10,700) | 134,735
Others | (10,090,726) | (13,723,972)
Ending balance | 32,008,502 | 28,041,471
Construction in progress | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 28,064,266 |
Ending balance | 32,031,297 | 28,064,266
Construction in progress | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Ending balance | 0 | 0
Construction in progress | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (22,795) |
Ending balance | (22,795) | (22,795)
Construction in progress | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (135,926) | (111,822)
Acquisitions | 5,544 | 23,155
Disposals | 0 | 17
Depreciation | 0 | 0
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | (43,092) | (47,276)
Ending balance | (173,474) | (135,926)
Right-of-use assets |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 3,711,125 |
Ending balance | 3,363,743 | 3,711,125
Right-of-use assets | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 3,711,125 | 4,059,397
Acquisitions | 261,862 | 197,016
Disposals | (2,613) | (2,838)
Depreciation | (536,517) | (509,068)
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | (70,114) | (33,382)
Ending balance | 3,363,743 | 3,711,125
Right-of-use assets | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 5,992,724 |
Ending balance | 6,041,794 | 5,992,724
Right-of-use assets | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (2,281,599) |
Ending balance | (2,678,051) | (2,281,599)
Right-of-use assets | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Ending balance | 0 | 0
Right-of-use assets | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Ending balance | 0 | 0
Retirements, property, plant and equipment |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 11,288,967 |
Ending balance | 9,733,574 | 11,288,967
Retirements, property, plant and equipment | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 11,288,967 | 8,925,388
Acquisitions | 0 | 0
Disposals | 0 | 0
Depreciation | (1,251,446) | (1,133,866)
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | (303,947) | 3,497,445
Ending balance | 9,733,574 | 11,288,967
Retirements, property, plant and equipment | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 17,620,603 |
Ending balance | 17,007,088 | 17,620,603
Retirements, property, plant and equipment | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (6,185,214) |
Ending balance | (7,127,091) | (6,185,214)
Retirements, property, plant and equipment | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (146,422) |
Ending balance | (146,423) | (146,422)
Retirements, property, plant and equipment | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Ending balance | 0 | 0
Other property, plant and equipment |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 2,419,437 |
Ending balance | 2,146,930 | 2,419,437
Other property, plant and equipment | Carrying Amount Other than Government Grants [Member] |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 2,419,437 | 2,745,861
Acquisitions | 1,290 | 9,028
Disposals | 0 | (22,531)
Depreciation | (958,649) | (1,036,132)
Impairment | 0 | 0
Others | 684,852 | 723,211
Ending balance | 2,146,930 | 2,419,437
Other property, plant and equipment | Acquisition cost |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 15,520,160 |
Ending balance | 16,255,667 | 15,520,160
Other property, plant and equipment | Accumulated depreciation |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | (13,100,723) |
Ending balance | (14,108,737) | (13,100,723)
Other property, plant and equipment | Accumulated impairment losses |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Ending balance | 0 | 0
Other property, plant and equipment | Government grants |  |
Changes in property and equipment [Line Items] |  |
Beginning balance | 0 |
Ending balance | ₩ 0 | ₩ 0

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