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Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Expected useful lives of intangible assets excluding goodwill (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Brand names [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 2 years
Brand names [member] | Top of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 20 years
Computer software [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 1 year
Computer software [member] | Top of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 10 years
Customer-related intangible assets [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 2 years
Customer-related intangible assets [member] | Top of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 25 years
Other intangible assets [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 1 year
Other intangible assets [member] | Top of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 10 years
Product development [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 3 years
Product development [Member] | Top of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 7 years
Technology-based intangible assets [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 3 years
Technology-based intangible assets [member] | Top of range [member] |
Intangible assets excluding goodwill - Text Details (Detail) [Line Items] |
Useful life measured as period of time, intangible assets other than goodwill | 20 years

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