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Employee Benefits - Summary of Allocation of Fair Value of Plan Assets of Defined Contribution Plans (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure Of Fair Value Of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Investments in listed and unlisted equity securities	95.00%	95.00%
Smart and Subsidiaries [Member]
Disclosure Of Fair Value Of Plan Assets [Line Items]
Investments in debt and fixed income securities and others	77.00%	70.00%
Investments in listed and unlisted equity securities	23.00%	30.00%
Percentage of investments in pension plan assets	100.00%	100.00%

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