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Share-based Payments - Summary of Details of Share-based Payments (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 KRW (₩)
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items] |
Grant date | 14th grant June 16, 2020
Vesting conditions | Service condition: 1 year Non-market performance condition: achievement of performance
Fair value per option | ₩ 22,700
Total compensation costs | ₩ 5,187,000,000
Employee wage negotiation [Member] |
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [line items] |
Grant date | Employee wage negotiation September 21, 2020
Vesting conditions | All employees Current employees as of September 21, 2020
Fair value per option | ₩ 22,950
Total compensation costs | ₩ 23,317,000,000

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- Definition The description of the vesting requirements for a type of share-based payment arrangement that existed at any time during the period. An entity with substantially similar types of share-based payment arrangements may aggregate this information. [Refer: Share-based payment arrangements [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_45_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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- Definition The weighted average fair value of share options granted during the period at the measurement date. [Refer: Weighted average [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2020-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_47_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2020-01-01 + Details
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