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Earnings per Share - Summary of Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share from Operations (Detail) - KRW (₩) ₩ / shares in Units, ₩ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Basic earnings per share [abstract] |  |  |
Profit (loss) attributable to ordinary shares | ₩ 649,109 | ₩ 645,571 | ₩ 461,559
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding | 245,171,283 | 245,049,466 | 245,017,175
Basic earnings per share (In Korean won) | ₩ 2,648 | ₩ 2,634 | ₩ 1,884
Profit attributable to ordinary shares (In millions of Korean won) | ₩ 649,109 | ₩ 645,571 | ₩ 461,559
Adjustment to net income attributable to ordinary shares (In millions of Korean won) | (157) |  |
Diluted profit attributable to ordinary shares (In millions of Korean won) | ₩ 648,952 | ₩ 645,571 | ₩ 461,559
Number of dilutive potential ordinary shares outstanding | 70,267 | 1,163 | 79,880
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding | 245,241,550 | 245,050,629 | 245,097,055
Diluted earnings per share (In Korean won) | ₩ 2,646 | ₩ 2,634 | ₩ 1,883

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