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Fair Value | 12 Months Ended
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37. | Fair Value
(1) Fair Value of Financial Instruments by Category Carrying amount and fair value of financial instruments by category as of December 31, 2023 and 2024, are as follows:
(in millions of Korean won) |  | December 31, 2023 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |
|  | Carrying amount |  |  | Fair value |  |  | Carrying amount |  |  | Fair value |
Financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | ￦ | 2,879,554 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | ￦ | 3,716,680 |  |  |  | 1 |
Trade and other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets measured at amortized cost 2 |  |  | 8,326,229 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 7,380,901 |  |  |  | 1 |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  | 116,198 |  |  |  | 116,198 |  |  |  | 114,774 |  |  |  | 114,774 |
Other financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets measured at amortized cost |  |  | 1,385,921 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 962,653 |  |  |  | 1 |
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 939,661 |  |  |  | 939,661 |  |  |  | 1,029,926 |  |  |  | 1,029,926 |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  | 1,680,168 |  |  |  | 1,680,168 |  |  |  | 1,665,368 |  |  |  | 1,665,368 |
Derivative financial assets for hedging |  |  | 159,211 |  |  |  | 159,211 |  |  |  | 445,471 |  |  |  | 445,471 |
Total |  | ￦ | 15,486,942 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ￦ | 15,315,773 |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade and other payables |  | ￦ | 8,317,822 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | ￦ | 7,214,174 |  |  |  | 1 |
Borrowings |  |  | 10,218,165 |  |  |  | 9,979,545 |  |  |  | 10,520,690 |  |  |  | 10,423,619 |
Other financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities at amortized cost |  |  | 915,185 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 942,135 |  |  |  | 1 |
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 136,106 |  |  |  | 136,106 |  |  |  | 132,011 |  |  |  | 132,011 |
Derivative financial liabilities for hedging purpose |  |  | 24,547 |  |  |  | 24,547 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |
Total |  | ￦ | 19,611,825 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ￦ | 18,809,013 |  |  |  |  |
| 1 | The Group did not conduct fair value estimation since the book amount is a reasonable approximation of the fair value.
| 2 | Lease receivables are excluded from fair value disclosure in accordance with IFRS 7 .
| (2) | Fair Value Hierarchy
To provide an indication about the reliability of the inputs used in determining fair value, the Group classifies its financial instruments into the three levels prescribed under the accounting standards. Financial instruments that are measured at fair value are categorized by the fair value hierarchy, and the defined levels are as follows:
| • |  | Level 1: The fair value of financial instruments traded in active markets is based on quoted market prices at the end of the reporting period. The quoted market price used for financial assets held by the Group is the current bid price. These instruments are included in level 1.
| • |  | Level 2: The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in active markets is determined using valuation techniques which maximize the use of observable market data and rely as little as possible on entity-specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in level 2.
| • |  | Level 3: If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3.
Fair value hierarchy classifications of the financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value disclosed in fair value as of December 31, 2023 and 2024, are as follows:
(in millions of Korean won) |  | December 31, 2023 |
| Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade and other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 116,198 |  |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 116,198 |
Other financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 13,911 |  |  |  | 156,918 |  |  |  | 768,832 |  |  |  | 939,661 |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  | 1,230,936 |  |  |  | 5,206 |  |  |  | 444,026 |  |  |  | 1,680,168 |
Derivative financial assets for hedging |  |  | — |  |  |  | 159,211 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 159,211 |
Investment properties |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,276,169 |  |  |  | 5,276,169 |
Total |  | ￦ | 1,244,847 |  |  | ￦ | 437,533 |  |  | ￦ | 6,489,027 |  |  | ￦ | 8,171,407 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 9,979,545 |  |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 9,979,545 |
Other financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,545 |  |  |  | 134,561 |  |  |  | 136,106 |
Derivative financial liabilities for hedging purpose |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,547 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,547 |
Total |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 10,005,637 |  |  | ￦ | 134,561 |  |  | ￦ | 10,140,198 |
(in millions of Korean won) |  | December 31, 2024 |
| Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade and other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 114,774 |  |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 114,774 |
Other financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 5,620 |  |  |  | 181,694 |  |  |  | 842,612 |  |  |  | 1,029,926 |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  | 1,317,120 |  |  |  | 5,418 |  |  |  | 342,830 |  |  |  | 1,665,368 |
Derivative financial assets for hedging |  |  | — |  |  |  | 445,471 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 445,471 |
Investment properties |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,899,105 |  |  |  | 6,899,105 |
Total |  | ￦ | 1,322,740 |  |  | ￦ | 747,357 |  |  | ￦ | 8,084,547 |  |  | ￦ | 10,154,644 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 10,423,619 |  |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 10,423,619 |
Other financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 132,011 |  |  |  | 132,011 |
Derivative financial liabilities for hedging purpose |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |
Total |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 10,423,622 |  |  | ￦ | 132,011 |  |  | ￦ | 10,555,633 |
| (3) | Transfers Between Fair Value Hierarchy Levels of Recurring Fair Value Measurements
| 1) | Details of transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy for recurring fair value measurements
There are no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy for the recurring fair value measurements.
| 2) | Details of changes in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for recurring fair value measurements.
Details of changes in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the recurring fair value measurements as of December 31, 2023 and 2024, are as follows:
|  | 2023 |
|  | Financial assets |  |  | Financial liabilities |
(in millions of Korean won) |  | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  | Derivative financial assets for hedging |  |  | Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |
Beginning balance |  | ￦ | 612,069 |  |  | ￦ | 497,129 |  |  | ￦ | 1,113 |  |  | ￦ | 141,280 |
Acquisition |  |  | 216,838 |  |  |  | 10,267 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Reclassification |  |  | 26,471 |  |  |  | (5,532 | ) |  |  | (1,113) |  |  |  | (7,363 | )
Acquisition and disposition of businesses |  |  | 252 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Disposal |  |  | (44,323 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,205 | )
Amount recognized in profit or loss 1 |  |  | (42,475 | ) |  |  | (61 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,849 |
Amount recognized in other comprehensive income 2 |  |  | — |  |  |  | (57,771 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Ending balance |  | ￦ | 768,832 |  |  | ￦ | 444,026 |  |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 134,561 |
| 1 | The recognition of gains and losses on derivatives financial liabilities (assets) for hedging purposes consists entirely of derivatives valuation losses.
| 2 | The recognition of gains and losses on financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss consists of derivative valuation losses.
|  | 2024 |
|  | Financial assets |  |  | Financial liabilities |
|  | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  | Derivative financial assets for hedging |  |  | Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |
Beginning balance |  | ￦ | 768,832 |  |  | ￦ | 444,026 |  |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 134,561 |
Acquisition |  |  | 109,198 |  |  |  | 1,011 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Reclassification |  |  | 51,194 |  |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,772 | )
Disposal |  |  | (36,663 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amount recognized in profit or loss 1, |  |  | (49,949 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,222 |
Amount recognized in other comprehensive income 2 |  |  | — |  |  |  | (102,162 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Ending balance |  | ￦ | 842,612 |  |  | ￦ | 342,830 |  |  | ￦ | — |  |  | ￦ | 132,011 |
| 1 | The recognition of gains and losses on financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss consists of derivative valuation gains and losses.
| 2 | The recognition of gains and losses on financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss consists of derivative valuation losses.
| (4) | Valuation Technique and the Inputs
Valuation techniques and inputs used in the recurring, non-recurring fair value measurements and disclosed fair values categorized within Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2023 and 2024, are as follows:
|  | December 31, 2023
(in millions of Korean won) |  | Fair value |  |  | Level |  |  | Valuation techniques |  | Inputs
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade and other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | ￦ | 116,198 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | DCF Model |  | Guaranteed bond interest rate
Other financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 925,750 |  |  |  | 2,3 |  |  | DCF Model, Adjusted Net Asset Model, Monte-Carlo Simulation |  | Market Interest rate, Underlying asset price
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  | 449,232 |  |  |  | 2,3 |  |  | DCF Model, Market Approach Model |  | Discount rate
Derivative financial assets for hedging |  |  | 159,211 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | DCF Model |  | Market observation discount rate, Swap interest rate
Investment properties |  |  | 5,276,169 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | DCF Model |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  | ￦ | 9,979,545 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | DCF Model |  | Bond interest rate
Other financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 136,106 |  |  |  | 2,3 |  |  | DCF Model, Binomial Option Pricing Model, |  | Forward exchange rate Forward interest rate
Derivative financial liabilities for hedging |  |  | 24,547 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | DCF Model |  | Market observation discount rate
(in millions of Korean won) |  | December 31, 2024
|  | Fair value |  |  | Level |  |  | Valuation techniques |  | Inputs
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade and other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  | ￦ | 114,774 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | DCF Model |  | Guaranteed bond interest rate
Other financial assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 1,024,306 |  |  |  | 2,3 |  |  | DCF Model, Adjusted Net Asset Model, Market Approach Model T-F Model |  | Market Interest rate, Underlying asset price
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |  |  | 348,248 |  |  |  | 2,3 |  |  | DCF Model, Market Approach Model |  | Discount rate
Derivative financial assets for hedging |  |  | 445,471 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | DCF Model |  | Market observation discount rate
Investment properties |  |  | 6,899,105 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | DCF Model |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  | ￦ | 10,423,619 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | DCF Model |  | Bond interest rate
Other financial liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss |  |  | 132,011 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | Binomial Option Pricing Model, |  | Treasury Bond Interest rate
Derivative financial liabilities for hedging |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | DCF Model |  | Market observation discount rate
| (5) | Valuation Processes for Fair Value Measurements Categorized Within Level 3
The Group uses external experts that perform the fair value measurements required for financial reporting purposes. External experts report directly to the chief financial officer (CFO) and discuss the valuation processes and results with the CFO in line with the Group’s closing dates.

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