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Property, Plant and Equipment - Estimated useful lives (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020
Buildings
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	25 years
Minimum [Member] | Building and improvements
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	4 years
Minimum [Member] | Machinery
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	4 years
Minimum [Member] | Research and development equipment
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	2 years
Minimum [Member] | Office furniture and equipment
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	3 years
Minimum [Member] | Others
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	2 years
Maximum [Member] | Building and improvements
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	16 years
Maximum [Member] | Machinery
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Research and development equipment
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	6 years
Maximum [Member] | Office furniture and equipment
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	8 years
Maximum [Member] | Others
IFRS Statement [Line Items]
Useful life measured as period of time, property, plant and equipment	15 years

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The useful life, measured as period of time, used for property, plant and equipment. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment]

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 16
-IssueDate 2020-01-01
-Paragraph 73
-Subparagraph c
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