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Revenue from Contracts with Customers and Relevant Contract Assets and Liabilities - Detail Analysis of Contract with Customer Assets and Liabilities (Parenthetical) (Detail) - KRW (₩) ₩ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [line items]
Contract assets	₩ 557,041	₩ 398,797
Contract liabilities	365,610	347,462
long term construction contract [Member]
Disclosure of revenue from contracts with customers [line items]
Contract assets	98,288	104,655
Contract liabilities	₩ 47,832	₩ 10,172

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- Definition

The amount of an entity’s right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the entity has transferred to a customer, when that right is conditioned on something other than the passage of time (for example, the entity’s future performance).

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The amount of an entity’s obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration (or the amount is due) from the customer.

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