The market price of per share of an associate.

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The value of a common share traded in stock exchange on a given date.

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The amount of pre tax gain loss on issue of equity in the offering.

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of dividends received.

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The fair value of investments in associates if there are quoted market prices for the investment. [Refer: Total for all associates [member]; Investments in associates reported in separate financial statements]

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The proportion of ownership interest in an associate attributable to the entity. [Refer: Total for all associates [member]]

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Investments in Associates - Insurance and reinsurance associates and joint ventures (Details) ₨ / shares in Units, $ in Millions, ₨ in Billions						12 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2024 USD ($)	May 23, 2024 USD ($)	May 22, 2024	Dec. 26, 2023	Dec. 25, 2023	Dec. 31, 2024 ₨ / shares	Dec. 31, 2023	May 23, 2024 INR (₨) ₨ / shares
Go Digit Infoworks Services Private Limited \| Go Digit Insurance Limited
Investments in Associates
Ownership percentage		73.60%	83.30%
Go Digit Infoworks Services Private Limited
Investments in Associates
Ownership percentage						49.00%
Insurance and reinsurance companies \| Go Digit Insurance Limited
Investments in Associates
Ownership percentage		49.00%
Dividend received \| $	$ 112.3
Insurance and reinsurance companies \| Go Digit Infoworks Services Private Limited
Investments in Associates
Ownership percentage						49.00%	49.00%
Insurance and reinsurance companies \| Gulf Insurance
Investments in Associates
Ownership percentage				90.00%	43.70%
Go Digit Insurance Limited
Investments in Associates
Fair value of investments in associates for which there are quoted market prices		$ 3,000.0						₨ 249.5
Market price per share (associate) \| ₨ / shares								₨ 272
Pre tax gain \| $		$ 106.3
Market value (per common share) \| ₨ / shares						₨ 319.1