Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Summary of Assumptions Used to Determine Fair Value of Options Granted (Detail) - Net settlement rights	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 yr
Disclosure of terms and conditions of share-based payment arrangement [Line Items]
Risk-Free Interest Rate (percent)	3.42%
Expected Dividend Yield (percent)	1.78%
Expected Volatility	31.95%
Expected Life (years)	5.45

The expected volatility of the share price used to calculate the fair value of the share options granted. Expected volatility is a measure of the amount by which a price is expected to fluctuate during a period. The measure of volatility used in option pricing models is the annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a period of time.

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The option life of share options granted.

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The implied yield currently available on zero-coupon government issues of the country in whose currency the exercise price for share options granted is expressed, with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option being valued (based on the option's remaining contractual life and taking into account the effects of expected early exercise). [Refer: Government [member]]

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The percentage of an expected dividend used to calculate the fair value of share options granted.

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