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Lease - Additional Information (Detail) - KRW (₩) ₩ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of detailed information about arrangements involving legal form of lease [abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation property plant and equipment | ₩ 58,535 | ₩ 50,704 |
Operating lease expenses incurred | ₩ 126,250 | ₩ 121,852 | ₩ 111,776

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- Definition The portion of operating lease payments that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee recognised as an expense. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2019-01-01 -Name IAS -Number 17 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 35 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=17&date=2017-03-02&anchor=para_35_c&doctype=Standard&book=B -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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- Definition Depreciation recognised finance lease as other property plant and equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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