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Finance Expenses - Summary of Finance Expenses and Interest Expense (Details) - KRW (₩) ₩ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Interest costs [abstract] |  |  |
Trade and other payables | ₩ 191,918 | ₩ 200,440 | ₩ 204,078
Short-term borrowings | 395,773 | 376,066 | 145,201
Long-term borrowings | 465,352 | 407,915 | 204,037
Debt securities | 3,857,917 | 3,634,680 | 2,388,517
Other financial liabilities | 668,115 | 614,332 | 472,248
Interest expense (before capitalizing borrowing costs) | 5,579,075 | 5,233,433 | 3,414,081
Less: Capitalized borrowing costs | (913,980) | (781,774) | (595,535)
Interest expense | 4,665,095 | 4,451,659 | 2,818,546
Losses on sale of financial assets | 434 | 1 | 1,841
Losses on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss | 14,247 | 24,015 | 44,329
Losses on valuation of derivatives | 127,822 | 148,412 | 371,038
Losses on transaction of derivatives | 59,462 | 178,959 | 205,162
Losses on foreign currency translation | 2,557,597 | 491,782 | 934,005
Losses on foreign currency transaction | 90,485 | 49,677 | 346,711
Losses on repayment of financial liabilities | 0 | 0 | 15
Others | 20,086 | 2,513 | 25,144
Total Finance Expense | ₩ 7,535,228 | ₩ 5,347,018 | ₩ 4,746,791

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