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Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Major Commitments with Local Financial Institutions (Detail) - Dec. 31, 2018 $ in Thousands, ₩ in Millions | KRW (₩) | USD ($)
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Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | ₩ 2,944,683 | $ 232,500
Used amount | 606,695 | 137,180
Bank overdraft [member] | Kookmin Bank and others [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | 1,697,000 |
Commercial papers [member] | NH Investment & Security Co., Ltd. [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | 300,000 |
Used amount | 300,000 |
Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund [member] | Export-Import Bank of Korea [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | 37,700 |
Used amount | 3,948 |
Collateralised loans on electronic receivable-trade [member] | Shinhan Bank and others [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | 495,560 |
Used amount | 70,759 |
Plus electronic notes payable [member] | Industrial Bank of Korea [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | 50,000 |
Used amount | 960 |
Loans for working capital [member] | Korea Development Bank and others [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | 254,300 |
Used amount | 158,000 |
Facility loans [member] | Kookmin Bank and others [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | $ |  | 212,000
Used amount | $ |  | 127,024
Facility loans [member] | Shinhan Bank and others [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | 10,123 |
Used amount | 8,406 |
Facility loans on ships [member] | Shinhan Bank [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | $ |  | 9,000
Used amount | $ |  | 9,000
Export L C [member] | Shinhan Bank [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Used amount | $ |  | 1,156
Derivatives transaction limit [member] | Korea Development Bank [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | 100,000 |
Used amount | ₩ 64,622 |
FX forward trading commitment [member] | Shinhan Bank [member] |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |
Limit | $ |  | $ 11,500

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