Pension and Other Employee Benefits - Summary of Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Pension Benefits of Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Defined Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Rate of increase in compensation	5.70%	5.70%	6.00%
Discount rate	7.30%	5.30%	3.50%
Investment Property [Member] \| Smart and Subsidiaries [Member]
Disclosure Of Defined Benefit Plans [Line Items]
Rate of increase in compensation	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Discount rate	7.30%	5.00%	3.50%

The discount rate used as the significant actuarial assumption to determine the present value of a defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Defined benefit obligation, at present value; Actuarial assumptions [member]]

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The expected rate of salary increases used as a significant actuarial assumption to determine the present value of a defined benefit obligation. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]; Defined benefit obligation, at present value; Actuarial assumptions [member]]

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