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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and Other Components of Equity - Summary of Other Components of Equity (Parenthetical) (Detail) - KRW (₩) ₩ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Miscellaneous equity [abstract] |  |
Number Of treasury shares reissued | 7,600,886 |
Number of treasury shares acquired | 1,566,902 |
Treasury shares, Amount directly reflected in equity | ₩ 4,080 | ₩ 7,288

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