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Equity - Outstanding number of shares (Detail) - Ordinary shares [member] - shares | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Equity - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding at beginning of period | 926,191,723 | 922,436,563 | 917,103,586
Dividend distributed | 9,533,223 | 11,264,163 | 17,344,462
Purchase of treasury shares, number of | (31,993,879) | (19,841,595) | (25,193,411)
Re-issuance of treasury shares, number of | 10,453,020 | 12,332,592 | 13,181,926
Number of shares outstanding at end of period | 914,184,087 | 926,191,723 | 922,436,563

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