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Trade and Other Payables - Summary of Other Payables (Parenthetical) (Detail) - KRW (₩) ₩ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Trade and other payables [abstract] |  |
Settlement payables related to credit card transaction | ₩ 2,365,477 | ₩ 2,095,989

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Balance Type: | credit
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