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Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Expected useful lives of the intangible assets excluding goodwill (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Brand names [Member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |
Expected useful lives of the intangible assets excluding goodwill | 2-20
Customer relationships [Member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |
Expected useful lives of the intangible assets excluding goodwill | 2-25
Technology-based [Member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |
Expected useful lives of the intangible assets excluding goodwill | 3-20
Other intangible assets [Member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |
Expected useful lives of the intangible assets excluding goodwill | 1-10
Software [Member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |
Expected useful lives of the intangible assets excluding goodwill | 1-10
Product development [Member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill [Line items] |
Expected useful lives of the intangible assets excluding goodwill | 3-7

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- Definition The useful lives or amortisation rates used for intangible assets other than goodwill. [Refer: Intangible assets other than goodwill] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 38 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 118 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=38&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_118_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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