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Hedging Transactions and Derivative Financial Instruments (Notional Values of Derivative Instruments) (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2016 JPY (¥) T / mo	Dec. 31, 2016 HUF T / mo	Dec. 31, 2016 KRW (₩) T / mo
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Foreign Exchange Forward \| USD/KRW Notional Amount of Foreign Currency Derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Values of Foreign Currency Derivatives \| ₩			₩ 10,537,789,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Foreign Exchange Forward \| EUR/JPY Notional Amount of Foreign Currency Derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Values of Foreign Currency Derivatives \| ¥	¥ 309,000,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Foreign Exchange Forward \| EUR/HUF Notional Amount of Foreign Currency Derivatives
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Values of Foreign Currency Derivatives \| HUF		HUF 169,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Copper, January 2017 - March 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Value of Copper Derivatives	122	122	122
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Copper, April 2017 - June 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Value of Copper Derivatives	122	122	122
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Copper, July 2017 - September 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Value of Copper Derivatives	122	122	122
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Copper, October 2017 - December 2017
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Value of Copper Derivatives	122	122	122