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Income Taxes - Summary of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) - KRW (₩) ₩ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Income tax expense (benefit) [Abstract] |  |  |
Payment of income tax | ₩ 1,301,275 | ₩ 621,957 | ₩ 563,681
Adjustment in respect of prior years due to change in estimate | (44,892) | (32,100) | 48,374
Current income tax directly recognized in equity | (128,337) | 93,705 | (350,348)
Current income tax expense | 1,128,046 | 683,562 | 261,707
Generation and realization of temporary differences | (1,561,484) | (1,845,236) | (564,801)
Reclassified from equity to loss | 0 | 0 | (4,964)
Changes of unrecognized tax losses, tax credit and temporary differences for prior periods | (7,740) | (15,244) | (38,708)
Changes in deferred tax on tax losses carryforwards | 2,012,537 | (1,650,017) | (9,175,755)
Tax credit carryforwards | 72,371 | (16,734) | 34,019
Amount due to change in tax rate or regulations | (9,169) | 5,836 | 73,991
Deferred tax benefit | 506,515 | (3,521,395) | (9,676,218)
Income tax expense (benefit) | 1,634,561 | (2,837,833) | (9,414,511)
Dividends of hybrid bond | 0 | 0 | 4,149
Disposal of subsidiaries | 0 | 0 | 406
Income tax directly adjusted to equity | 0 | 0 | 4,555
Loss on valuation of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | (61,807) | (10,624) | (31,416)
Net change in the unrealized fair value of derivatives using cash flow hedge accounting, net of tax | (8,435) | 4,863 | 40,390
Remeasurement of defined benefit liability | 139,566 | 133,134 | (322,489)
Investments in associates | (134,639) | (40,213) | (66,677)
Others | (63,022) | 6,545 | 25,289
Income tax recognized as other comprehensive income (loss) | ₩ (128,337) | ₩ 93,705 | ₩ (354,903)

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