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209 Change in financial lease liabilities Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:PaymentsOfFinanceLeaseLiabilitiesClassifiedAsFinancingActivities
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409 Year of Expiration and Amount of Available Unused Net Operating Losses Concept (Text Block (HTML)) For Period apwc:DisclosureOfTaxLossCarryforwardsExplanatory
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777 Revenue Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:Revenue
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779 Depreciation and amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DepreciationAndAmortisationExpense
780 Impairment of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
781 Interest income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:FinanceIncome
782 Interest expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:InterestExpense
783 Income tax (expense)/benefit Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
784 Other disclosures Abstract ifrs-full:AdditionalInformationAbstract
785 Capital expenditure Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsToNoncurrentAssets
786 Total assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
787 Total liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Liabilities
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792 Operating segments [Member] Member ifrs-full:OperatingSegmentsMember
793 Corporate expense adjustments and eliminations [Member] Member ifrs-full:MaterialReconcilingItemsMember
794 Segment Reconciling Items [Member] Member ifrs-full:UnallocatedAmountsMember
795 Disclosure Of Operating Segments [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOperatingSegmentsLineItems
796 Segment operating profit/(loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:SegmentOperatingProfitLoss
797 Corporate expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:CorporateExpenses
798 Consolidated Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:ConsolidatedOperatingProfitLoss
799 Other operating income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherIncome
800 Other operating expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherExpenseByFunction
801 Operating profit Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities
802 Finance costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
803 Finance income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:FinanceIncome
804 Share of loss of associates Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
805 Impairment of investment in associates Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossInvestmentsInAssociatesAndJointVentures
806 Loss on liquidation of a subsidiary Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsLossesRecognisedWhenControlInSubsidiaryIsLost
807 Exchange gain / (loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
808 Other income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:OtherNonOperatingIncome1
809 Other expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:OtherNonOperatingExpenses
810 Profit before tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
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812 Disclosure Of Operating Segments [Table] Table

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813 Segment consolidation items [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis
814 Entity's total for segment consolidation items [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSegmentConsolidationItemsMember
815 Operating segments [Member] Member ifrs-full:OperatingSegmentsMember
816 Corporate expense adjustments [Member] Member ifrs-full:UnallocatedAmountsMember
817 Eliminations [Member] Member ifrs-full:EliminationOfIntersegmentAmountsMember
818 Disclosure Of Operating Segments [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOperatingSegmentsLineItems
819 Total assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Assets
820 Corporate and other assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit apwc:CorporateAndOtherAssets
821 Investment in associates Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInAssociatesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
822 Deferred tax assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxAssets
823 Total liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Liabilities
824 Corporate liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:CorporateLiabilities
825 Deferred tax liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilities
826 100800 - Disclosure - Segment Information - Revenue From External Customers Based Major Categories (Detail) Network

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827 Disclosure Of Geographical Areas [Table] Table

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828 Segment consolidation items [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SegmentConsolidationItemsAxis
829 Entity's total for segment consolidation items [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSegmentConsolidationItemsMember
830 Corporate expense adjustments and eliminations [Member] Member ifrs-full:MaterialReconcilingItemsMember
831 Products and services [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ProductsAndServicesAxis
832 Products and services [member] Member ifrs-full:ProductsAndServicesMember
833 Power [Member] Member apwc:PowerMember
834 Enamel [Member] Member apwc:EnamelMember
835 Others [Member] Member apwc:OtherProductsMember
836 Manufactured Products [Member] Member apwc:ManufacturedProductsMember
837 Distributed Products [Member] Member apwc:DistributedProductsMember
838 SDI [Member] Member apwc:SDIMember
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840 Segments [member] Member ifrs-full:SegmentsMember
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842 Thailand (Segment) [Member] Member apwc:ThailandSegmentMember
843 ROW (Segment) [Member] Member apwc:RestOfWorldSegmentMember
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846 At a point in time [Member] Member ifrs-full:PerformanceObligationsSatisfiedAtPointInTimeMember
847 Over time [Member] Member ifrs-full:PerformanceObligationsSatisfiedOverTimeMember
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849 Revenue Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:Revenue
850 Timing of revenue recognition Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPerformanceObligationsAbstract
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852 Disclosure Of Geographical Areas [Table] Table

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856 Singapore (Country of domicile) [Member] Member country:SG
857 Australia (Country of domicile) [Member] Member country:AU
858 The People's Republic of China (Country of domicile) [Member] Member country:CN
859 India (Country of Dimicile) [Member] Member country:IN
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861 Northeast Asia (Country of domicile) [Member] Member apwc:NorthEastAsiaMember
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863 Revenue Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:Revenue
864 100820 - Disclosure - Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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865 Disclosure Of Operating Segments [Table] Table

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874 Percentage of entity's revenue from major customer Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:PercentageOfEntitysRevenue
875 100830 - Disclosure - Segment Information - Summary of Non-Current Assets Other Than Financial Instruments and Deferred Tax Assets Broken Down by Country of Domicile (Detail) Network

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876 Disclosure Of Geographical Areas [Table] Table

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880 Singapore (Country of domicile) [Member] Member country:SG
881 The People's Republic of China (Country of domicile) [Member] Member country:CN
882 Australia (Country of domicile) [Member] Member country:AU
883 Other Member apwc:OtherMember
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885 Total non-current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssetsOtherThanFinancialInstrumentsDeferredTaxAssetsPostemploymentBenefitAssetsAndRightsArisingUnderInsuranceContracts
886 100840 - Disclosure - Material Partly-Owned Subsidiaries - Subsidiaries with Material Non-controlling Interests (Detail) Network

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887 Disclosure Of Significant Investments In Subsidiaries [Table] Table

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888 Subsidiaries [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis
889 Entity's total for subsidiaries [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSubsidiariesMember
890 CTW Consolidated [Member] Member apwc:CharoongThaiWireConsolidatedMember
891 Shanghai Yayang Electric Co., Ltd. [Member] Member apwc:ShanghaiYayangElectricCoLtdMember
892 Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesLineItems
893 Place of incorporation and operations Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:CountryOfIncorporationOrResidenceOfSubsidiary
894 Percentage of equity interest held by non-controlling interests Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestsHeldByNoncontrollingInterests
895 100850 - Disclosure - Material Partly-Owned Subsidiaries - Summarized Financial Information of Subsidiaries (Detail) Network

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896 Disclosure Of Significant Investments In Subsidiaries [Table] Table

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898 Entity's total for subsidiaries [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSubsidiariesMember
899 CTW Consolidated [Member] Member apwc:CharoongThaiWireConsolidatedMember
900 Shanghai Yayang Electric Co., Ltd. [Member] Member apwc:ShanghaiYayangElectricCoLtdMember
901 Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesLineItems
902 Summarized income statements: Abstract ifrs-full:IncomeStatementAbstract
903 Revenue Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:Revenue
904 Gain on disposal of investment property Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsOnDisposalsOfInvestmentProperties
905 Profit before tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
906 Income tax expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
907 Profit for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
908 Other comprehensive income/(loss) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
909 Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ComprehensiveIncome
910 Profit/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
911 Dividends paid to non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DividendsPaidToNoncontrollingInterests
912 Income tax expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
913 Summarized balance sheets: Abstract ifrs-full:StatementOfFinancialPositionAbstract
914 Cash, inventory and other current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
915 Property, plant and equipment and other non-current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssets
916 Trade and other payable (current) Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities
917 Other non-current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
918 Non-controlling interest Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:SubsidiariesPortionOfNoncontrollingInterests
919 Total equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:SubsidiariesPortionOfEquity
920 Total equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
921 Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:EquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent
922 Non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncontrollingInterests
923 Non-current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
924 Equity attributable to: Abstract ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntityAbstract
925 Summarized cash flow information: Abstract ifrs-full:StatementOfCashFlowsAbstract
926 Operating Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities
927 Investing Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInInvestingActivities
928 Increase in cash flows used in financing activities Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInFinancingActivities
929 Effect of changes in exchange rate on cash Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:EffectOfExchangeRateChangesOnCashAndCashEquivalents
930 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInCashAndCashEquivalents
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933 Analysis Of Income And Expense [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
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935 Gain on disposal of investment property Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsOnDisposalsOfInvestmentProperties
936 Reversal of allowance for related parties Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossTradeReceivables
937 Gain on disposal of assets classified as held for sale Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets
938 Reversal of allowance for foreseeable loss Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:ReversalOfImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossForForeseeableLoss
939 Gain on sales of scrap copper Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:GainOnSalesOfScrapCopper
940 Other operating income - others Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:MiscellaneousOtherOperatingIncome
941 Total other operating income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherIncome
942 100870 - Disclosure - Income and Expenses Items - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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943 Disclosure Of Other Operating Income Expense [Table] Table

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944 Subsidiaries [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis
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947 Classes of assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfAssetsAxis
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952 Immediate Holding Company [Member] Member apwc:ImmediateHoldingCompanyMember
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954 Consideration amount within agreement to sell its buildings and land use rights at its Ningbo Pacific subsidiary Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:AgreementConsiderationAmountToSellAssets
955 Tax expense related to sale of building and land use rights Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:TaxExpenseRelatedToSaleOfBuildingAndLandUseRights
956 Gain on disposal of assets classified as held for sale Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets
957 Consideration from sale of land Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ProceedsFromSalesOfInvestmentProperty
958 Gain from sale of land Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsOnDisposalsOfInvestmentProperties
959 Recognized other expenses - others Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:OtherOperatingOthers
960 Income from discharge of liability Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:IncomeFromDischargeOfLiability
961 100880 - Disclosure - Income and Expenses Items - Summary of Other Operating Expenses (Detail) Network

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963 Analysis Of Income And Expense [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
964 Allowance for trade receivables for related parties Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ExpenseRecognisedDuringPeriodForBadAndDoubtfulDebtsForRelatedPartyTransaction
965 Allowance for trade receivables Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossTradeReceivables
966 Allowance for other receivable Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossOtherReceivable
967 Allowance for foreseeable loss Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossForeseeableLoss
968 Impairment of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
969 Loss on disposal of assets classified as held for sale Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:LossesOnDisposalsOfNoncurrentAssets
970 Other operating expenses - others Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:MiscellaneousOtherOperatingExpense
971 Total other operating expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherExpenseByFunction
972 100890 - Disclosure - Income and Expenses Items - Summary of Finance Costs and Finance Income (Detail) Network

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973 Implied Table Table

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974 Analysis Of Income And Expense [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:AnalysisOfIncomeAndExpenseAbstract
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976 Finance charges payable under finance leases Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:InterestExpenseOnFinanceLeases
977 Total interest expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:InterestExpense
978 Banking charges Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:BankAndSimilarCharges
979 Total finance costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:FinanceCosts
980 Interest income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromInterest
981 Interest income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:FinanceIncome
982 100900 - Disclosure - Income and Expenses Items - Summary of Other Income and Other Expenses (Detail) Network

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983 Implied Table Table

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986 Dividend income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromDividends
987 Net gain on financial instruments Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives
988 Total other income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:OtherNonOperatingIncome1
989 Others Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:OtherNonOperatingOthers
990 Net loss on financial instruments Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:LossesOnChangeInFairValueOfDerivatives
991 Total other expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:OtherNonOperatingExpenses
992 100910 - Disclosure - Income and Expenses Items - Summary of Depreciation, Amortization and Lease Expense Included in Consolidated Income Statements (Detail) Network

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993 Disclosure Of Other Operating Income Expense [Table] Table

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994 Key Operation Activities Axis apwc:KeyOperationActivitiesAxis
995 Key Operation Activities Member apwc:KeyOperationActivitiesDomain
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997 Included in general and administrative expenses [Member] Member apwc:GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense1Member
998 Included in selling expenses [Member] Member apwc:SellingExpensesMember
999 Disclosure Of Other Operating Income Expense [Line Items] LineItems apwc:DisclosureOfOtherOperatingIncomeExpenseLineItems
1000 Depreciation – tangible assets Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1001 Amortization – intangible assets Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1002 Amortization of prepaid land lease payments Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DepreciationRightofuseAssets
1003 Depreciation – investment property Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DepreciationInvestmentProperty
1004 Operating lease expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:LeaseAndSubleasePaymentsRecognisedAsExpense
1005 Depreciation, amortization and lease expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:DepreciationAmortizationAndLeaseExpense
1006 100920 - Disclosure - Income and Expenses Items - Summary of Employee Benefits Expenses (Detail) Network

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1007 Disclosure Of Other Operating Income Expense [Table] Table

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1014 Wages and salaries Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:WagesAndSalaries
1015 Labor and health insurance costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherShorttermEmployeeBenefits
1016 Pension costs Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:PostemploymentBenefitExpenseDefinedBenefitPlansAndDefinedContributionPlan
1017 Director fees Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DirectorsRemunerationExpense
1018 Other employment benefits Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherEmployeeExpense
1019 Total employee benefits expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:EmployeeBenefitsExpense
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1021 Disclosure Of Income Tax Expense [Table] Table

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1025 Thailand (Country of domicile) [Member] Member country:TH
1026 Australia (Country of domicile) [Member] Member country:AU
1027 The People's Republic of China (Country of domicile) [Member] Member country:CN
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1029 Temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [member] Member ifrs-full:TemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsMember
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1031 Deductible Temporary Differences [Member] Member ifrs-full:TemporaryDifferenceMember
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1034 Statutory corporate income tax rate Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ApplicableTaxRate
1035 Withholding tax on dividends Concept (Percent) For Period apwc:WithholdingTaxRateOnPaymentOfDividend
1036 Unused net operating losses for which no deferred tax assets have been recognized Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:UnusedTaxLossesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetRecognised
1037 Tax losses unrecognized deferred tax assets (before tax effect) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:TaxLossesUnrecognizedDeferredTaxAssetsBeforeTaxEffect
1038 Deductible temporary differences for which no deferred tax asset is recognized Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:DeductibleTemporaryDifferencesForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetIsRecognised
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1040 Amount of uncertain tax position (excluding interest and penalties) included in the consolidated balance sheets Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:TaxEffectOfAdjustmentsForUncertainTaxPositionsOnIncomeTaxes
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1042 Penalty Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:Penalty
1043 Interest reversed Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:InterestReversed
1044 Penalty reversed Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:PenaltyReversed
1045 Exchange differences relating to interest Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:ExchangeDifferencesDueToInterestExpense
1046 Exchange differences relating to penalty Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:ExchangeDifferencesDueToPenalty
1047 100940 - Disclosure - Income Tax - Major Components of Income Tax Expenses (Detail) Network

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1051 Current income tax charge Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxExpenseIncome
1052 Previously unrecognized tax loss used to reduce current income tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:TaxBenefitArisingFromPreviouslyUnrecognisedTaxLossTaxCreditOrTemporaryDifferenceOfPriorPeriodUsedToReduceCurrentTaxExpense
1053 Adjustments for current income tax of prior years Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForCurrentTaxOfPriorPeriod
1054 Total current income tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTaxExpenseIncomeAndAdjustmentsForCurrentTaxOfPriorPeriods
1055 Deferred tax expenses/(benefits): Abstract ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeAbstract
1056 Relating to origination and reversal of temporary differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToOriginationAndReversalOfTemporaryDifferences
1057 Relating to change in tax rate Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRelatingToTaxRateChangesOrImpositionOfNewTaxes
1058 Income tax expense reported in the income statement Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
1059 Previously unrecognized tax loss used to reduce deferred tax expenses Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:TaxBenefitArisingFromPreviouslyUnrecognisedTaxLossTaxCreditOrTemporaryDifferenceOfPriorPeriodUsedToReduceDeferredTaxExpense
1060 Total deferred tax expenses/(benefits) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseArisingFromWritedownOrReversalOfWritedownOfDeferredTaxAsset
1061 Deferred tax related to items recognized in other comprehensive income during the year: Abstract ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeAbstract
1062 Change in fair value of equity instrument, Recognized during the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:IncomeTaxRelatingToAvailableForSaleFinancialAssetsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeRecognized
1063 Unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale financial assets, Effect of change in tax rate Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:IncomeTaxRelatingToAvailableForSaleFinancialAssetsOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectOfChangeInTaxRate
1064 Net loss on actuarial gains and losses, Recognized during the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:IncomeTaxRelatingToNetLossOnActuarialGainsAndLossesRecognized
1065 Net loss on actuarial gains and losses, Effect of change in tax rate Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:IncomeTaxRelatingToNetLossOnActuarialGainsAndLossesEffectOfChangeInTaxRate
1066 Income tax benefits charged to other comprehensive (loss) income Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
1067 100950 - Disclosure - Income Tax - Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate (Detail) Network

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1068 Implied Table Table

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1070 Profit before tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
1071 Tax at statutory rate of 20% (2017: 20%; 2016: 20%) Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxExpenseIncomeAtApplicableTaxRate
1072 Foreign income taxed at different rate Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfForeignTaxRates
1073 Expenses not deductible for tax purpose Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:ExpensesNotDeductibleForTaxPurpose
1074 Utilization of previously unrecognized tax losses Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfTaxLosses
1075 Tax benefit arising from previously unrecognized tax losses Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:TaxBenefitArisingFromPreviouslyUnrecognizedTaxLosses
1076 Net deferred tax asset not recognized Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:TaxEffectOfDeductibleTaxLossForWhichNoDeferredTaxAssetWasRecognized
1077 Written-off deferred tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:TaxEffectOfWritedownOfDeferredTaxAssetsOnTaxLosses
1078 Tax exempt on income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:TaxEffectOfRevenuesExemptFromTaxation2011
1079 Uncertain tax position Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:TaxEffectOfProvisionForUncertainTaxPosition
1080 Return to provision adjustment Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:TaxEffectOfReturnToProvisionAdjustment
1081 Deferred tax liability arising from undistributed earnings Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:TaxEffectOfAdditionalIncomeTaxOnUnappropriatedEarnings
1082 Withholding tax on dividends Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:TaxEffectOfWithholdingTaxes
1083 Others Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:OtherTaxEffectsForReconciliationBetweenAccountingProfitAndTaxExpenseIncome
1084 Income tax expense reported in the income statement Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
1085 100960 - Disclosure - Income Tax - Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Rate and Effective Tax Rate (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1086 Implied Table Table

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1088 Tax at statutory rate Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ApplicableTaxRate
1089 100970 - Disclosure - Income Tax - Summary of Deferred Tax (Detail) Network

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1090 Disclosure Of Temporary Difference Unused Tax Losses And Unused Tax Credits [Table] Table

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1093 Outside basis differences [Member] Member apwc:OutsideBasisDifferencesMember
1094 Revaluations of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income [Member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeCategoryMember
1095 Accrued interest income [Member] Member apwc:AccruedInterestIncomeMember
1096 Unutilized building allowance (net) [Member] Member apwc:UnutilizedBuildingAllowanceMember
1097 Unused tax losses [Member] Member ifrs-full:UnusedTaxLossesMember
1098 Allowance for doubtful accounts [Member] Member ifrs-full:AllowanceForCreditLossesMember
1099 Inventory impairment [Member] Member apwc:InventoryImpairmentMember
1100 Allowance for impairment in investments [Member] Member apwc:AllowanceForImpairmentInInvestmentsMember
1101 Rebates and other accrued liabilities [Member] Member apwc:RebatesAndOtherAccruedLiabilitiesMember
1102 Unpaid retirement benefits [Member] Member apwc:UnpaidRetirementBenefitsMember
1103 Deferred revenue and cost of sales [Member] Member apwc:DeferredRevenueAndCostOfSalesMember
1104 Actuarial loss [Member Member apwc:ActuarialLossMember
1105 Unabsorbed depreciation [Member] Member apwc:UnabsorbedDepreciationMember
1106 Mark-to-Market value of forward contract [Member] Member apwc:MarkToMarketValueOfForwardContractMember
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1109 Net deferred tax assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
1110 Deferred tax expenses / (benefits) Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
1111 100980 - Disclosure - Income Tax - Reconciliation of Deferred Tax Assets, Net (Detail) Network

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1112 Implied Table Table

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1114 Opening balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
1115 Tax benefit/(expenses) during the period recognized in profit or loss Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DeferredTaxExpenseIncomeRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
1116 Tax benefit/(expenses) during the period recognized in other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:IncomeTaxRelatingToComponentsOfOtherComprehensiveIncome
1117 Exchange difference on translation foreign operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesDeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
1118 Closing balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DeferredTaxLiabilityAsset
1119 100990 - Disclosure - Income Tax - Year of Expiration and Amount of Available Unused Net Operating Losses (Detail) Network

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1120 Disclosure Of Temporary Difference Unused Tax Losses And Unused Tax Credits [Table] Table

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1126 2021 [Member] Member apwc:YearFourMember
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1128 2023 [Member] Member apwc:YearSixMember
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1131 Unused net operating losses Concept (Monetary) As Of apwc:UnusedTaxLosses
1132 101000 - Disclosure - Income Tax - Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amounts of Uncertain Tax Position (Detail) Network

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1136 Additions based on tax positions related to the current year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:AdditionsForTaxPositionsOfCurrentYearUncertainTaxPosition
1137 Decrease due to lapses in statute of limitations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:IncreaseDecreaseLapsesInStatuteOfLimitationsUncertainTaxPositions
1138 Exchange difference Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:ExchangeDifferencesUncertainTaxPosition
1139 Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:UncertainTaxPositions
1140 101010 - Disclosure - Income Tax - Accrued Interest and Penalties on Uncertain Tax Position (Detail) Network

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1141 Implied Table Table

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1143 Accrued interest on uncertain tax position Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:AccruedInterestOnUncertainTaxPosition
1144 Accrued penalties on uncertain tax position Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:AccruedPenaltiesOnUncertainTaxPosition
1145 Total accrued interest and penalties on uncertain tax position Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:AccruedInterestAndPenaltiesOnUncertainTaxPosition
1146 101020 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Attributable to Common Shareholders Per Share (Detail) Network

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1147 Implied Table Table

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1149 Numerator: Abstract ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntityAbstract
1150 Net profit attributable to APWC from continuing operations Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToOrdinaryEquityHoldersOfParentEntity
1151 Net profit attributable to APWC Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent
1152 Denominator: Abstract ifrs-full:WeightedAverageSharesAndAdjustedWeightedAverageSharesAbstract
1153 Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted Concept (Shares) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageShares
1154 Earnings per share – basic and diluted Abstract ifrs-full:BasicAndDilutedEarningsPerShareAbstract
1155 Continuing operations Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShareFromContinuingOperations
1156 Total earnings per share – basic and diluted Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:BasicAndDilutedEarningsLossPerShare
1157 101030 - Disclosure - Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1160 Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingInterests
1161 101040 - Disclosure - Cash and Cash Equivalents - Summary of Cash and Cash Equivalents (Detail) Network

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1162 Implied Table Table

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1164 Cash on hand and cash at banks Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
1165 101050 - Disclosure - Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Summary of Other Financial Assets and Liabilities (Detail) Network

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1166 Implied Table Table

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1167 Categories Of Financial Assets [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:CategoriesOfFinancialAssetsAbstract
1168 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Abstract ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeAbstract
1169 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncome
1170 Financial assets - available for sale Abstract ifrs-full:AvailableforsaleFinancialAssetsAbstract
1171 Financial assets – available for sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAvailableforsale
1172 Other financial assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherFinancialAssets
1173 Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Abstract ifrs-full:FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLossAbstract
1174 Foreign exchange forward contracts Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLoss
1175 101060 - Disclosure - Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1176 Disclosure Of Financial Instruments [Table] Table

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1179 Foreign currency forward contracts [Member] Member ifrs-full:CurrencySwapContractMember
1180 Borrowings by name [axis] Axis ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameAxis
1181 Borrowings by name [member] Member ifrs-full:BorrowingsByNameMember
1182 Line Of Credit 1 [Member] Member apwc:LineOfCredit1Member
1183 Letters of Credit [Member] Member apwc:LettersOfCreditMember
1184 Open letters of credit [Member] Member apwc:OpenLettersOfCreditMember
1185 Disclosure Of Financial Instruments [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialInstrumentsLineItems
1186 Dividends received Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromDividends
1187 Maximum borrowing capacity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:MaximumBorrowingCapacity
1188 Unused portion of the credit lines Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:UndrawnBorrowingFacilities
1189 Outstanding forward contracts, notional amount Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:NotionalAmount
1190 Liquidity discount Concept (Percent) For Period apwc:LiquidityDiscountRate
1191 101070 - Disclosure - Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Summary of Interest-bearing Loans and Borrowings (Detail) Network

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1192 Disclosure Of Detailed Information About Borrowings [Table] Table

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1195 United States of America, Dollars (USD) [Member] Member currency:USD
1196 Renminbi (RMB) [Member] Member currency:CNY
1197 Thai Baht (THB) [Member] Member currency:THB
1198 Singapore dollars (SGD) [Member] Member currency:SGD
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1200 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1201 Bottom of range [Member] Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
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1203 Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsLineItems
1204 Current interest-bearing loans and borrowings, Interest rate Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:BorrowingsInterestRate
1205 Current interest-bearing loans and borrowings, Maturity Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:BorrowingsMaturity
1206 Current interest-bearing loans and borrowings, Amount Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ShorttermBorrowings
1207 101080 - Disclosure - Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Foreign Currency Forward Contracts (Detail) Network

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1208 Disclosure Of Financial Instruments [Table] Table

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1213 Assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValue
1214 Liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValue
1215 101090 - Disclosure - Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Comparison of Carrying Amounts and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Detail) Network

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1216 Disclosure Of Fair Value Measurement Of Assets [Table] Table

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1222 All other related parties [Member] Member apwc:AllOtherRelatedPartiesMember
1223 Immediate Holding Company [Member] Member apwc:ImmediateHoldingCompanyMember
1224 Disclosure Of Fair Value Measurement Of Assets [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFairValueMeasurementOfAssetsLineItems
1225 Financial assets-current Abstract ifrs-full:CategoriesOfCurrentFinancialAssetsAbstract
1226 Cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
1227 Trade receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTradeReceivables
1228 Other receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentReceivables
1229 Due from related parties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentReceivablesDueFromRelatedParties
1230 Financial assets-non-current Abstract ifrs-full:CategoriesOfNoncurrentFinancialAssetsAbstract
1231 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncome
1232 Financial assets – available for sale Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinancialAssetsAvailableforsale
1233 Long-term bank deposits Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit apwc:LongTermBankDeposits
1234 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssets
1235 Financial liabilities-current Abstract ifrs-full:CategoriesOfCurrentFinancialLiabilitiesAbstract
1236 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ShorttermBorrowings
1237 Trade and other payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers
1238 Due to related parties Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToRelatedParties
1239 Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentFinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLoss
1240 Financial lease liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentFinanceLeaseLiabilities
1241 Financial liabilities-non-current Abstract ifrs-full:CategoriesOfNoncurrentFinancialLiabilitiesAbstract
1242 Financial lease liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinanceLeaseLiabilities
1243 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:FinancialLiabilities
1244 101100 - Disclosure - Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Description of Significant Unobservable Inputs to Valuation (Detail) Network

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1245 Disclosure Of Significant Unobservable Inputs Used In Fair Value Measurement Of Assets [Table] Table

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1248 Other equity securities [Member] Member ifrs-full:OtherEquitySecuritiesMember
1249 Disclosure of significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantUnobservableInputsUsedInFairValueMeasurementOfAssetsLineItems
1250 Valuation technique Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfValuationTechniquesUsedInFairValueMeasurementAssets
1251 Significant unobservable inputs Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfMethodsUsedToDevelopAndSubstantiateUnobservableInputsUsedInFairValueMeasurementAssets
1252 Liquidity discount Concept (Percent) For Period apwc:LiquidityDiscountRate
1253 Sensitivity of the input to fair value Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfSensitivityOfFairValueMeasurementToChangesInUnobservableInputsAssets
1254 Increase in fair value due to a decrease in the liquidity discount Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseInFairValueMeasurementDueToChangeInOneOrMoreUnobservableInputsToReflectReasonablyPossibleAlternativeAssumptionsAssets
1255 101110 - Disclosure - Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Reconciliation of the Beginning and Closing Balances of Equity Instrument as Financial Assets at FVCOI Classified as Level 3 Within the Fair Value Hierarchy (Detail) Network

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1256 Disclosure Of Significant Unobservable Inputs Used In Fair Value Measurement Of Assets [Table] Table

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1257 New IFRSs [axis] Axis ifrs-full:NewIFRSsAxis
1258 New IFRSs [member] Member ifrs-full:NewIFRSsMember
1259 Effect Of Adoption Of New Standards [Member] Member apwc:AdjustmentEffectOfAdoptionOfNewStandardsMember
1260 Levels of fair value hierarchy [axis] Axis ifrs-full:LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis
1261 All levels of fair value hierarchy [member] Member ifrs-full:AllLevelsOfFairValueHierarchyMember
1262 Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] Member ifrs-full:Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember
1263 Disclosure of significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurement of assets [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantUnobservableInputsUsedInFairValueMeasurementOfAssetsLineItems
1264 Beginning balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncome
1265 Beginning balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinancialAssetsAvailableforsale
1266 Changes in the fair value of equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnFinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTax
1267 Net gain/(loss) on available-for-sale financial assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeBeforeTaxAvailableforsaleFinancialAssets
1268 Exchange difference on translation Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationBeforeTax
1269 Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncome
1270 Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinancialAssetsAvailableforsale
1271 101120 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Receivables - Summary of Trade and Other Receivables (Detail) Network

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1272 Disclosure Of Financial Assets [Table] Table

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1275 Gross carrying amount [Member] Member ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
1276 Loss allowances [Member] Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedImpairmentMember
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1278 Trade receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTradeReceivables
1279 Other receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentReceivables
1280 101130 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Receivables - Movement in the Loss Allowances on Trade Receivables (Detail) Network

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1281 Disclosure Of Financial Assets [Table] Table

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1284 Trade receivables [Member] Member ifrs-full:TradeReceivablesMember
1285 Impairment of financial assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ImpairmentOfFinancialAssetsAxis
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1287 Individually impaired [Member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsIndividuallyAssessedForCreditLossesMember
1288 Collectively impaired [Member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsCollectivelyAssessedForCreditLossesMember
1289 Effect of overlay approach reclassification [axis] Axis ifrs-full:EffectOfOverlayApproachReclassificationAxis
1290 In accordance with IFRS 9 [member] Member ifrs-full:InAccordanceWithIFRS9Member
1291 IFRS 9 [Member] Member apwc:IFRS9Member
1292 Retrospective application and retrospective restatement [axis] Axis ifrs-full:RetrospectiveApplicationAndRetrospectiveRestatementAxis
1293 Currently stated [member] Member ifrs-full:RestatedMember
1294 Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRSs [member] Member ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseDueToChangesInAccountingPolicyRequiredByIFRSsMember
1295 Disclosure of financial assets [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialAssetsLineItems
1296 Beginning balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:AllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
1297 Charge for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:AdditionalAllowanceRecognisedInProfitOrLossAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
1298 Write-off Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:UtilisationAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
1299 Unused amounts reversed Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ReversalAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
1300 Currency translation adjustment Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
1301 Reclassification Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughOtherChangesAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
1302 Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:AllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
1303 101140 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Receivables - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1304 Implied Table Table

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1307 Fair values of collateral Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:AssetsHeldAsCollateralPermittedToBeSoldOrRepledgedAtFairValue
1308 Impairment loss Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossOnFinancialAssets
1309 101150 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Receivables - Aging Analysis of Trade Receivables (Detail) Network

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1310 Disclosure Of Financial Assets [Table] Table

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1311 Impairment of financial assets [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ImpairmentOfFinancialAssetsAxis
1312 Entity's total for impairment of financial assets [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForImpairmentOfFinancialAssetsMember
1313 Current [Member] Member apwc:FinancialAssetsCurrentMember
1314 Past due [Member] Member apwc:FinancialAssetsPastDueMember
1315 Neither past due nor impaired [Member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsNeitherPastDueNorImpairedMember
1316 Past due but not impaired [Member] Member ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsPastDueButNotImpairedMember
1317 Past due status [axis] Axis ifrs-full:PastDueStatusAxis
1318 Past due status [member] Member ifrs-full:PastDueStatusMember
1319 Less than 30 days [Member] Member apwc:NotLaterThanThirtyDaysMember
1320 31-60 days [Member] Member apwc:LaterThanThirtyOneDaysAndNotLaterThanSixtyDaysMember
1321 61-90 days [Member] Member apwc:LaterThanSixtyOneDaysAndNotLaterThanNinetyDaysMember
1322 91-120 days [Member] Member apwc:LaterThanNinetyOneDaysAndNotLaterThanOneTwentyDaysMember
1323 Greater than 120 days [Member] Member apwc:LaterThanOneTwentyDaysMember
1324 1-3 months [Member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanOneMonthAndNotLaterThanThreeMonthsMember
1325 3-6 months [Member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanThreeMonthsAndNotLaterThanSixMonthsMember
1326 6-12 months [Member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanSixMonthsAndNotLaterThanOneYearMember
1327 Over 12 months [Member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanOneYearMember
1328 Disclosure of financial assets [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialAssetsLineItems
1329 Trade receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentTradeReceivables
1330 Expected loss rate Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:ExpectedCreditLossRate
1331 Gross carrying amount - trade receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit apwc:TradeReceivablesGross
1332 Loss allowances Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:TradeReceivablesLossAllowance
1333 Trade receivable, net Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:TradeReceivables
1334 101160 - Disclosure - Inventories - Summary of Inventories (Detail) Network

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1335 Disclosure Of Inventories [Table] Table

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1336 Carrying amount, accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment and gross carrying amount [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis
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1338 Gross carrying amount [Member] Member ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
1339 Accumulated impairment [Member] Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedImpairmentMember
1340 Disclosure Of Inventories [Line Items] LineItems apwc:DisclosureOfInventoriesLineItems
1341 Raw materials and supplies Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentRawMaterialsAndCurrentProductionSupplies
1342 Work in progress Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:WorkInProgress
1343 Finished goods Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinishedGoods
1344 Inventories Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:Inventories
1345 101170 - Disclosure - Inventories - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1346 Implied Table Table

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1348 Inventories recognized as expense Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:CostOfInventoriesRecognisedAsExpenseDuringPeriod
1349 Amount expensed (credited) to cost of sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:WritedownsReversalsOfInventories
1350 101180 - Disclosure - Contract Assets - Schedule of Assets Related to Contracts with Customers (Detail) Network

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1351 Implied Table Table

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1352 Contract Assets [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:ContractAssetsAbstract
1353 Uncompleted supply, delivery, and installation (SDI) services contracts Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfAssetsRecognisedFromCostsToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomersAbstract
1354 Aggregate construction costs incurred Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit apwc:ConstructionCostsContractWorkinprogress
1355 Aggregate net profit recognized Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:AttributableProfitContractWorkInProgress
1356 Less: Progress billings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:AccumulatedProgressBillings
1357 Assets recognised from costs to obtain or fulfil contracts with customers Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:AssetsRecognisedFromCostsToObtainOrFulfilContractsWithCustomers
1358 Contract assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentContractAssets
1359 Gross amounts due from customers for contract work-in-progress Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:ReceivablesFromContractsWithCustomers
1360 Assets related to contracts with customers Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:ContractAssets
1361 101190 - Disclosure - Contract Assets - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1362 Disclosure Of Financial Instruments [Table] Table

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1365 SDI [Member] Member apwc:SDIMember
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1367 Advances or retentions received from construction contracts Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:AdvancesOrRetentionsReceivedFromConstructionContracts
1368 Decrease through impairment, contract assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DecreaseThroughImpairmentContractAssets
1369 101200 - Disclosure - Contract Assets - Aggregate Amount of the Transaction Price Allocated to the Unsatisfied Performance Obligations (Detail) Network

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1370 Implied Table Table

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1371 Contract Assets [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:ContractAssetsAbstract
1372 Unsatisfied long-term SDI contracts Abstract apwc:UnsatisfiedLongTermSDIContractsAbstract
1373 Expected to be recognized as revenue within one year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:DeferredRevenueExpectedToBeRecognizedInNextTwelveMonths
1374 Expected to be recognized as revenue after one year Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:DeferredRevenueExpectedToBeRecognizedInAfterOneYear
1375 Deferred revenue expected to be recognized Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:DeferredRevenueExpectedToBeRecognized
1376 101210 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) Network

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1377 Disclosure Of Property Plant And Equipment [Table] Table

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1380 Land [Member] Member ifrs-full:LandMember
1381 Buildings [Member] Member ifrs-full:BuildingsMember
1382 Building improvement [Member] Member apwc:BuildingImprovementMember
1383 Machinery and equipment [Member] Member ifrs-full:MachineryMember
1384 Motor vehicle and other asset and assets under finance lease [Member] Member apwc:MotorVehicleAndOtherAssetAndAssetsUnderFinanceLeaseMember
1385 Office equipment [Member] Member ifrs-full:OfficeEquipmentMember
1386 Construction in progress [Member] Member ifrs-full:ConstructionInProgressMember
1387 Carrying amount, accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment and gross carrying amount [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis
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1389 Gross carrying amount [Member] Member ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
1390 Accumulated depreciation [Member] Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortisationMember
1391 Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems
1392 Beginning balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
1393 Depreciation charge for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DepreciationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1394 Additions Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1395 Impairment of property, plant and equipment Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1396 Disposals Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DisposalsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1397 Transfer Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughTransfersPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1398 Exchange differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1399 Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipment
1400 101220 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1401 Disclosure Of Property Plant And Equipment [Table] Table

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1402 Subsidiaries [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis
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1404 Ningbo Pacific Cable Co., Ltd. [Member] Member apwc:NingboPacificCableCoLtdMember
1405 Siam Fiber Optics Co., Ltd. [Member] Member apwc:SiamFiberOpticsCoLtdMember
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1408 Vehicles [Member] Member ifrs-full:VehiclesMember
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1410 Impairment loss Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:ImpairmentLossRecognisedInProfitOrLossPropertyPlantAndEquipment
1411 Recoverable amount of CGU Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:RecoverableAmountOfAssetOrCashgeneratingUnit
1412 Key assumptions used in calculating the value in use, discount rate Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:DescriptionOfDiscountRatesUsedInCurrentEstimateOfValueInUse
1413 Carrying value of motor vehicles under financial leases Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:RecognisedFinanceLeaseAsAssets
1414 101230 - Disclosure - Prepaid Land Lease Payments - Summary of Prepaid Land Lease Payments (Detail) Network

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1415 Implied Table Table

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1416 Disclosure Of Arrangements Involving Legal Form Of Lease [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfArrangementsInvolvingLegalFormOfLeaseAbstract
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1418 Recognized lease expense during the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:LeaseAndSubleasePaymentsRecognisedAsExpense
1419 Exchange difference Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:PrepaidLandLeasePaymentExchangeDifference
1420 Carrying amount, ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit apwc:LeasePrepayments
1421 Current portion included in prepayments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit apwc:CurrentLeasePrepayments
1422 Non-current portion included in prepaid land lease payments Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLeasePrepayments
1423 101240 - Disclosure - Prepaid Land Lease Payments - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1424 Implied Table Table

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1425 Disclosure Of Arrangements Involving Legal Form Of Lease [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfArrangementsInvolvingLegalFormOfLeaseAbstract
1426 Long-term operating lease duration Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfMaterialLeasingArrangementsByLesseeClassifiedAsOperatingLease
1427 101250 - Disclosure - Investment Properties - Net Book Value of Investment Properties (Detail) Network

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1428 Disclosure Of Investment Property [Table] Table

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1429 Types of investment property [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfInvestmentPropertyAxis
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1431 Land [Member] Member ifrs-full:LandMember
1432 Office buildings for rent [Member] Member ifrs-full:InvestmentPropertyCompletedMember
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1435 Gross carrying amount [Member] Member ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
1436 Accumulated depreciation [Member] Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortisationMember
1437 Disclosure of detailed information about investment property [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInvestmentPropertyLineItems
1438 Investment properties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentProperty
1439 101260 - Disclosure - Investment Properties - Reconciliation of Net Book Value of Investment Properties (Detail) Network

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1440 Implied Table Table

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1441 Reconciliation Of Changes In Investment Property [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:ReconciliationOfChangesInInvestmentPropertyAbstract
1442 Net book value at January 1 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentProperty
1443 Depreciation (included in administrative expenses) Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DepreciationInvestmentProperty
1444 Addition Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsFromAcquisitionsInvestmentProperty
1445 Exchange difference Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesInvestmentProperty
1446 Net book value at December 31 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentProperty
1447 101270 - Disclosure - Investment Properties - Amount Recognized in Profit Arising from Investment Properties (Detail) Network

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1448 Implied Table Table

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1449 Rental Income From Investment Property Net Of Direct Operating Expense [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:RentalIncomeFromInvestmentPropertyNetOfDirectOperatingExpenseAbstract
1450 Rental income derived from investment properties Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RentalIncomeFromInvestmentProperty
1451 Direct operating expenses (including repairs and maintenance) generating rental income Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DirectOperatingExpenseFromInvestmentPropertyGeneratingRentalIncome
1452 Direct operating expenses (including repairs and maintenance) that did not generate rental income Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:DirectOperatingExpenseFromInvestmentPropertyNotGeneratingRentalIncome
1453 Net profit arising from investment properties carried at cost Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RentalIncomeFromInvestmentPropertyNetOfDirectOperatingExpense
1454 101280 - Disclosure - Investment Properties - Fair Value of Investment Properties (Detail) Network

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1455 Disclosure Of Investment Property [Table] Table

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1456 Measurement [axis] Axis ifrs-full:MeasurementAxis
1457 Aggregated measurement [member] Member ifrs-full:AggregatedMeasurementMember
1458 Fair value [Member] Member ifrs-full:AtFairValueMember
1459 Types of investment property [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfInvestmentPropertyAxis
1460 Investment Properties [Member] Member ifrs-full:InvestmentPropertyMember
1461 Land [Member] Member ifrs-full:LandMember
1462 Office buildings for rent [Member] Member ifrs-full:InvestmentPropertyCompletedMember
1463 Disclosure of detailed information about investment property [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInvestmentPropertyLineItems
1464 Investment properties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentProperty
1465 101290 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail) Network

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1466 Disclosure Of Intangible Assets [Table] Table

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1467 Carrying amount, accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment and gross carrying amount [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CarryingAmountAccumulatedDepreciationAmortisationAndImpairmentAndGrossCarryingAmountAxis
1468 Carrying amount [member] Member ifrs-full:CarryingAmountMember
1469 Gross carrying amount [Member] Member ifrs-full:GrossCarryingAmountMember
1470 Accumulated depreciation [Member] Member ifrs-full:AccumulatedDepreciationAndAmortisationMember
1471 Disclosure Of Intangible Assets [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfIntangibleAssetsLineItems
1472 Beginning balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1473 Addition Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:AdditionsOtherThanThroughBusinessCombinationsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1474 Amortization Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:AmortisationIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1475 Disposals Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:DisposalsIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1476 Exchange difference Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughNetExchangeDifferencesIntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1477 Ending balance Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:IntangibleAssetsOtherThanGoodwill
1478 101300 - Disclosure - Investments in Associates - Associates of the Company (Detail) Network

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1479 Disclosure Of Significant Investments In Associates [Table] Table

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1481 Entity's total for associates [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForAssociatesMember
1482 Shandong Pacific Rubber Cable Co., Ltd. [Member] Member apwc:ShandongPacificRubberCableCoLtdMember
1483 Siam Pacific Holding Company Limited [Member] Member apwc:SiamPacificHoldingCompanyLimitedMember
1484 Loxpac (Thailand) Company Limited [Member] Member apwc:LoxpacThailandCompanyLimitedMember
1485 Loxpac Hong Kong Co., Limited [Member] Member apwc:LoxpacHongKongCoLimitedMember
1486 Disclosure of associates [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesLineItems
1487 Company Name Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:NameOfAssociate
1488 Nature of business Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:DescriptionOfNatureOfEntitysOperationsAndPrincipalActivities
1489 Country of incorporation Concept (Text/String) For Period ifrs-full:CountryOfIncorporationOrResidenceOfAssociate
1490 Percentage of equity interest Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInAssociate
1491 101310 - Disclosure - Investments in Associates - Movements in Investments in Associates (Detail) Network

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1492 Implied Table Table

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1493 Disclosure Of Significant Investments In Associates [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAbstract
1494 At January 1 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInAssociates
1495 Share of loss of associates Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
1496 Exchange difference Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInInvestmentsInAssociates
1497 At December 31 Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInAssociates
1498 101320 - Disclosure - Investments in Associates - Summarized Financial Information of Investments in Associates (Detail) Network

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1499 Disclosure Of Significant Investments In Associates [Table] Table

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1500 Associates [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesAxis
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1502 Siam Pacific Holding Company Limited [Member] Member apwc:SiamPacificHoldingCompanyLimitedMember
1503 Shandong Pacific Rubber Cable Co., Ltd. [Member] Member apwc:ShandongPacificRubberCableCoLtdMember
1504 Disclosure of associates [line items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfSignificantInvestmentsInAssociatesLineItems
1505 Current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CurrentAssets
1506 Non-current assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentAssets
1507 Current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentLiabilities
1508 Non-current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NoncurrentLiabilities
1509 Total equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
1510 Percentage of equity interest Concept (Percent) For Period ifrs-full:ProportionOfOwnershipInterestInAssociate
1511 Carrying amount of the investment Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentsInAssociates
1512 Revenue Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:Revenue
1513 Profit for the year Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
1514 Share of loss of associates Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:ShareOfProfitLossOfAssociatesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
1515 101330 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Payables - Summary of Trade and Other Payables (Detail) Network

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1516 Implied Table Table

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1517 Trade And Other Current Payables [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesAbstract
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1519 Other payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentPayables
1520 Total trade and other payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers
1521 101340 - Disclosure - Trade and Other Payables - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1522 Trade And Other Payables [Table] Table

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1523 Classes of liabilities [axis] Axis ifrs-full:ClassesOfLiabilitiesAxis
1524 Liabilities [member] Member ifrs-full:LiabilitiesMember
1525 Refund Liabilities [Member] Member apwc:RefundLiabilitiesMember
1526 Trade And Other Payables [Line Items] LineItems apwc:TradeAndOtherPayablesLineItems
1527 Liabilities arising from contracts with customers Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ContractLiabilities
1528 101350 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit - Summary of Employee Benefit Liabilities (Detail) Network

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1529 Implied Table Table

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1530 Disclosure Of Net Defined Benefit Liability Asset [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAssetAbstract
1531 Pension-Defined benefit plans, current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentRecognisedLiabilitiesDefinedBenefitPlan
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1533 Employee benefit liabilities, current Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentProvisionsForEmployeeBenefits
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1545 101370 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit - Summary of Components of Net Benefit Expense Recognized in Income Statement and Funded Status and Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) Network

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1546 Implied Table Table

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1549 Interest cost on benefit obligation Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:InterestExpenseIncomeNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
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1553 Actuarial (gain) / loss - financial assumption Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ActuarialGainsLossesArisingFromChangesInFinancialAssumptionsNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
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1557 Exchange differences Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughChangesInForeignExchangeRatesNetDefinedBenefitLiabilityAsset
1558 Defined benefit obligation at December 31 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilityAssetOfDefinedBenefitPlans
1559 101380 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit - Significant Assumptions Used in Determining Actuarial Present Value of Defined Benefit Obligations (Detail) Network

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1560 Disclosure Of Net Defined Benefit Liability Asset [Table] Table

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1567 Actuarial assumption of expected rates of salary increases Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:ActuarialAssumptionOfExpectedRatesOfSalaryIncreases
1568 Pre-retirement mortality Concept (Text/String) For Period apwc:PreRetirementMortality
1569 101390 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit - Maturity Profile of Defined Benefit Obligation (Detail) Network

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1570 Disclosure Of Defined Benefit Plans [Table] Table

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1583 Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation Concept (Decimal) For Period ifrs-full:WeightedAverageDurationOfDefinedBenefitObligation
1584 101400 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit - Sensitivity Analysis of One-percentage Point Change in Assumed Rates (Detail) Network

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1585 Disclosure Of Sensitivity Analysis For Actuarial Assumptions [Table] Table

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1592 Assumption - 1% decrease Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseInDefinedBenefitObligationDueToReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption
1593 101410 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit - Sensitivity Analysis of One-percentage Point Change in Assumed Rates (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1594 Disclosure Of Sensitivity Analysis For Actuarial Assumptions [Table] Table

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1601 Rate decrease Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:PercentageOfReasonablyPossibleDecreaseInActuarialAssumption
1602 101420 - Disclosure - Other Current Liability - Summary of Other Current Liability (Detail) Network

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1603 Implied Table Table

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1606 Dividend payable Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DividendPayables
1607 Deferred government grant Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:GovernmentGrants
1608 Onerous contracts provisions Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OnerousContractsProvision
1609 Other current liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:CurrentAccruedExpensesAndOtherCurrentLiabilities
1610 Total Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentLiabilities
1611 101430 - Disclosure - Other Current Liability - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1612 Implied Table Table

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1616 101440 - Disclosure - Other Current Liability - Summary of Onerous Contracts Provisions (Detail) Network

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1623 At December 31 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OnerousContractsProvision
1624 101450 - Disclosure - Other Current Liability - Summary of Contract Liability (Detail) Network

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1625 Disclosure Of Disaggregation Of Revenue From Contracts With Customers [Table] Table

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1633 101460 - Disclosure - Other Current Liability - Summary of Revenue Recognized in Relation to Contract Liabilities (Detail) Network

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1634 Disclosure Of Disaggregation Of Revenue From Contracts With Customers [Table] Table

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1641 Revenue recognized from performance obligations satisfied in previous years Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromPerformanceObligationsSatisfiedOrPartiallySatisfiedInPreviousPeriods
1642 101470 - Disclosure - Equity - Authorized Shares and Common Shares Issued and Fully Paid (Detail) Network

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1643 Implied Table Table

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1648 101480 - Disclosure - Equity - Authorized Shares and Common Shares Issued and Fully Paid (Parenthetical) (Detail) Network

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1649 Implied Table Table

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1652 101490 - Disclosure - Equity - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1653 Disclosure Of Classes Of Share Capital [Table] Table

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1662 101500 - Disclosure - Equity - Disaggregation of Changes of Other Comprehensive Income by Each Type of Reserve in Equity (Detail) Network

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1663 Disclosure Of Analysis Of Other Comprehensive Income By Item [Table] Table

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1678 Net loss on available-for-sale financial assets Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAvailableforsaleFinancialAssets
1679 Changes in faire value of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnFinancialAssetsMeasuredAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
1680 Other comprehensive income/( loss) for the year, net of tax Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncome
1681 101530 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions - Outstanding Balances and Transactions with Related Parties (Detail) Network

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1682 Disclosure Of Transactions Between Related Parties [Table] Table

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1690 Siam Pacific Holding Company Limited [Member] Member apwc:SiamPacificHoldingCompanyLimitedMember
1691 Italian-Thai and affiliates [Member] Member apwc:ItalianThaiAndItsAffiliatesMember
1692 Fujikura Limited [Member] Member apwc:FujikuraLimitedMember
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1698 Sales Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromSaleOfGoodsRelatedPartyTransactions
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1700 Management fee received Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:RevenueFromRenderingOfServicesRelatedPartyTransactions
1701 Management fee paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:ServicesReceivedRelatedPartyTransactions
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1703 Interest expenses paid Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:InterestExpensesPaidRelatedPartyTransactions
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1707 101540 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1708 Disclosure Of Transactions Between Related Parties [Table] Table

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1722 Other income Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:OtherNonOperatingIncome1
1723 101550 - Disclosure - Related Party Transactions - Compensation of Key Management Personnel (Detail) Network

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1724 Implied Table Table

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1726 Short-term employee benefits Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationShorttermEmployeeBenefits
1727 Post-employment benefits Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationPostemploymentBenefits
1728 Termination benefits Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensationTerminationBenefits
1729 Total compensation paid to key management personnel Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit ifrs-full:KeyManagementPersonnelCompensation
1730 101560 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1731 Disclosure Of Finance Lease And Operating Lease By Lessee [Table] Table

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1750 Leased motor vehicle to secure finance lease liabilities, average discount interest rate Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:DescriptionOfDiscountRatesAppliedToCashFlowProjections
1751 Commitments to purchase raw materials Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:ContractualCommitmentsForAcquisitionOfRawMaterials
1752 Commitments to purchase raw materials, metric tons Concept (num:massItemType) As Of apwc:ContractualCommitmentsForAcquisitionOfRawMaterialsAmount
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1754 Corporate guarantee Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:EstimatedFinancialEffectOfContingentLiabilities
1755 Commitments in respect of repair and maintenance consulting services with related parties Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:CommitmentsMadeByEntityRelatedPartyTransactions
1756 101570 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum Rental Payable under Non-cancellable Operating Leases with Initial Terms of One Year or More (Detail) Network

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1757 Disclosure Of Finance Lease And Operating Lease By Lessee [Table] Table

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1764 Future minimum rental payable under non-cancellable operating leases Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:MinimumLeasePaymentsPayableUnderNoncancellableOperatingLease
1765 101580 - Disclosure - Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum Payments under Finance Leases with Initial Terms of One Year or More (Detail) Network

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1766 Disclosure Of Finance Lease And Operating Lease By Lessee [Table] Table

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1768 Aggregated time bands [member] Member ifrs-full:AggregatedTimeBandsMember
1769 Within one year [Member] Member ifrs-full:NotLaterThanOneYearMember
1770 After one year but not more than five years [Member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanOneYearAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember
1771 More than five years [Member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanFiveYearsMember
1772 Disclosure of finance lease and operating lease by lessee [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinanceLeaseAndOperatingLeaseByLesseeLineItems
1773 Minimum payments Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:MinimumFinanceLeasePaymentsPayable
1774 Less: amount representing finance charges Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:FutureFinanceChargeOnFinanceLease
1775 Present value of minimum lease payment Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:MinimumFinanceLeasePaymentsPayableAtPresentValue
1776 101590 - Disclosure - Fair Value Measurement - Quantitative Disclosures Fair Value Measurement Hierarchy for Assets (Liabilities) (Detail) Network

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1777 Disclosure Of Fair Value Measurement Of Assets Liabilities [Table] Table

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1779 Aggregated measurement [member] Member ifrs-full:AggregatedMeasurementMember
1780 Fair value [Member] Member ifrs-full:AtFairValueMember
1781 Levels of fair value hierarchy [axis] Axis ifrs-full:LevelsOfFairValueHierarchyAxis
1782 All levels of fair value hierarchy [member] Member ifrs-full:AllLevelsOfFairValueHierarchyMember
1783 Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) [Member] Member ifrs-full:Level1OfFairValueHierarchyMember
1784 Significant observable inputs (Level 2) [Member] Member ifrs-full:Level2OfFairValueHierarchyMember
1785 Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) [Member] Member ifrs-full:Level3OfFairValueHierarchyMember
1786 Types of investment property [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfInvestmentPropertyAxis
1787 Investment Properties [Member] Member ifrs-full:InvestmentPropertyMember
1788 Land not being used for operation [Member] Member ifrs-full:InvestmentPropertyUnderConstructionOrDevelopmentMember
1789 Office buildings for rent [Member] Member ifrs-full:InvestmentPropertyCompletedMember
1790 Disclosure of fair value measurement of assets (liabilities) [Line Items] LineItems apwc:DisclosureOfFairValueMeasurementOfAssetsLiabilitiesLineItems
1791 Financial assets (liabilities) - derivatives Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:DerivativeFinancialLiabilities
1792 Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsAtFairValueThroughOtherComprehensiveIncome
1793 Other current financial liabilities -derivatives Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentFinancialLiabilities
1794 Investment properties Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:InvestmentProperty
1795 Available-for-sale financial assets Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:NoncurrentFinancialAssetsAvailableforsale
1796 Other current financial assets-derivatives Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:OtherCurrentFinancialAssets
1797 101600 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management Objectives - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1798 Disclosure Of Financial Instruments [Table] Table

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1800 Ranges [member] Member ifrs-full:RangesMember
1801 Top of range [Member] Member ifrs-full:TopOfRangeMember
1802 Bottom of range [Member] Member ifrs-full:BottomOfRangeMember
1803 Weighted average [Member] Member ifrs-full:WeightedAverageMember
1804 Types of risks [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfRisksAxis
1805 Risks [member] Member ifrs-full:TypesOfRisksMember
1806 Interest rate risk [Member] Member ifrs-full:InterestRateRiskMember
1807 Types of customers [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfCustomersAxis
1808 Types of customers [member] Member ifrs-full:TypesOfCustomersMember
1809 One major customer [Member] Member apwc:CustomerOneMember
1810 Categories of related parties [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
1811 Entity's total for related parties [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
1812 Subsidiary [Member] Member ifrs-full:SubsidiariesMember
1813 Disclosure Of Financial Instruments [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfFinancialInstrumentsLineItems
1814 Percentage of financial liabilities bear floating interest rate Concept (Percent) For Period apwc:PercentageBorrowingsWithFloatingRates
1815 Change of interest rates Concept (Percent) As Of apwc:RiskExposureAssociatedWithInstrumentsSharingCharacteristicPercentageChangeInRisk
1816 Change in profit before tax due to change of interest rates Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:RiskExposureAssociatedWithInstrumentsSharingCharacteristic
1817 Copper costs as a percentage of product cost Concept (Percent) For Period apwc:CommodityCostsAsPercentageOfTotalCosts
1818 Percentage of trade receivables from one customer Concept (Percent) For Period apwc:PercentageOfTradeReceivable
1819 Cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
1820 Unutilized amounts of bank loans Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:UndrawnBorrowingFacilities
1821 Financial liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:FinancialLiabilities
1822 Mortgage of land, buildings, machinery and equipment, investment properties and land use rights Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentPledgedAsSecurity
1823 Pledge of other receivables Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssetsPledgedAsCollateralForLiabilitiesOrContingentLiabilities
1824 Assets and uncalled capital pledged as security Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:AssetsHeldAsCollateralPermittedToBeSoldOrRepledgedAtFairValue
1825 Weighted average interest rates on bank loans and overdrafts Concept (Percent) As Of ifrs-full:BorrowingsInterestRate
1826 101610 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management Objectives - Summary of Balance of Financial Assets and Liabilities Denominated in a Currency Different from the Company's Reporting Currency (Detail) Network

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1827 Disclosure Of Nature And Extent Of Risks Arising From Financial Instruments [Table] Table

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1828 Types of risks [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfRisksAxis
1829 Risks [member] Member ifrs-full:TypesOfRisksMember
1830 Foreign currency risk [Member] Member ifrs-full:CurrencyRiskMember
1831 Currency Axis srt:CurrencyAxis
1832 All Currencies Member currency:AllCurrenciesDomain
1833 United States of America, Dollars (USD) [Member] Member currency:USD
1834 Thai Baht (THB) [Member] Member currency:THB
1835 Singapore dollars (SGD) [Member] Member currency:SGD
1836 Taiwan dollar (TWD) [Member] Member currency:TWD
1837 Renminbi (RMB) [Member] Member currency:CNY
1838 Hong Kong, dollar (HKD) [Member] Member currency:HKD
1839 Australian dollar (AUD) [Member] Member currency:AUD
1840 Euro (EUR) [Member] Member currency:EUR
1841 Japanese yen (JPY) [Member] Member currency:JPY
1842 Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNatureAndExtentOfRisksArisingFromFinancialInstrumentsLineItems
1843 Financial assets denominated in a currency different Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:FinancialAssets
1844 Financial liabilities denominated in a currency different Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:FinancialLiabilities
1845 101620 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management Objectives - Sensitivity of Profit Before Tax and Equity to a Reasonably Possible Change of Each Foreign Currency Exchange Rates (Detail) Network

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1846 Disclosure Of Nature And Extent Of Risks Arising From Financial Instruments [Table] Table

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1847 Types of risks [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfRisksAxis
1848 Risks [member] Member ifrs-full:TypesOfRisksMember
1849 5% increase in rate [Member] Member apwc:FivePercentChangeIncreaseInForeignExchangeRateMember
1850 5% decrease in rate [Member] Member apwc:FivePercentChangeDecreaseInForeignExchangeRateMember
1851 Currency Axis srt:CurrencyAxis
1852 All Currencies Member currency:AllCurrenciesDomain
1853 Thai Baht (THB) [Member] Member currency:THB
1854 Singapore dollars (SGD) [Member] Member currency:SGD
1855 Taiwan dollar (TWD) [Member] Member currency:TWD
1856 Renminbi (RMB) [Member] Member currency:CNY
1857 Hong Kong, dollar (HKD) [Member] Member currency:HKD
1858 Australian dollar (AUD) [Member] Member currency:AUD
1859 Japanese yen (JPY) [Member] Member currency:JPY
1860 Euro (EUR) [Member] Member currency:EUR
1861 Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNatureAndExtentOfRisksArisingFromFinancialInstrumentsLineItems
1862 Percentage of change of foreign currency exchange rates Concept (Percent) As Of apwc:RiskExposureAssociatedWithInstrumentsSharingCharacteristicPercentageChangeInRisk
1863 Change in profit before tax due to change of foreign currency exchange rates Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:RiskExposureAssociatedWithInstrumentsSharingCharacteristic
1864 101630 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management Objectives - Commodity Price Sensitivity (Detail) Network

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1865 Disclosure Of Nature And Extent Of Risks Arising From Financial Instruments [Table] Table

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1866 Types of risks [axis] Axis ifrs-full:TypesOfRisksAxis
1867 Risks [member] Member ifrs-full:TypesOfRisksMember
1868 23% increase in commodity price [Member] Member apwc:TwentyThreePercentChangeIncreaseInCommodityPriceMember
1869 23% decrease in commodity price [Member] Member apwc:TwentyThreePercentChangeDecreaseInCommodityPriceMember
1870 44% increase in commodity price [Member] Member apwc:FortyFourPercentChangeIncreaseInCommodityPriceMember
1871 44% decrease in commodity price [Member] Member apwc:FortyFourPercentChangeDecreaseInCommodityPriceMember
1872 Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNatureAndExtentOfRisksArisingFromFinancialInstrumentsLineItems
1873 Percentage of change of commodity price Concept (Percent) As Of apwc:RiskExposureAssociatedWithInstrumentsSharingCharacteristicPercentageChangeInRisk
1874 Effect on profit before tax due to change in commodity price Concept (Monetary) As Of ifrs-full:RiskExposureAssociatedWithInstrumentsSharingCharacteristic
1875 101640 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management Objectives - Summary of Maturity Profile of Financial Liabilities Based on Contractual Undiscounted Payment Obligations (Detail) Network

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1876 Disclosure Of Maturity Analysis For Nonderivative Financial Liabilities [Table] Table

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1877 Categories of related parties [axis] Axis ifrs-full:CategoriesOfRelatedPartiesAxis
1878 Entity's total for related parties [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForRelatedPartiesMember
1879 All other related parties [Member] Member apwc:AllOtherRelatedPartiesMember
1880 Immediate Holding Company [Member] Member apwc:ImmediateHoldingCompanyMember
1881 Maturity [axis] Axis ifrs-full:MaturityAxis
1882 Aggregated time bands [member] Member ifrs-full:AggregatedTimeBandsMember
1883 Within one year [Member] Member ifrs-full:NotLaterThanOneYearMember
1884 2 to 3 years [Member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanTwoYearsAndNotLaterThanThreeYearsMember
1885 4 to 5 years [Member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanFourYearsAndNotLaterThanFiveYearsMember
1886 More than five years [Member] Member ifrs-full:LaterThanFiveYearsMember
1887 Disclosure of maturity analysis for non-derivative financial liabilities [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfMaturityAnalysisForNonderivativeFinancialLiabilitiesLineItems
1888 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:BankBorrowingsUndiscountedCashFlows
1889 Trade and other payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherPayablesUndiscountedCashFlows
1890 Due to related parties Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:DueToRelatedPartiesUndiscountedCashFlows
1891 Foreign exchange forward contracts Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:FinancialLiabilitiesAtFairValueThroughProfitOrLoss
1892 Finance lease liability Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:GrossFinanceLeaseObligations
1893 Financial liabilities Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NonderivativeFinancialLiabilitiesUndiscountedCashFlows
1894 101650 - Disclosure - Financial Risk Management Objectives - Summary of Capital Management (Detail) Network

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1895 Implied Table Table

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1896 Disclosure Of Objectives Policies And Processes For Managing Capital [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfObjectivesPoliciesAndProcessesForManagingCapitalAbstract
1897 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:ShorttermBorrowings
1898 Trade and other payables Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:TradeAndOtherCurrentPayablesToTradeSuppliers
1899 Less: cash and cash equivalents Concept (Monetary) As Of Debit ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
1900 Net debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:NetDebt
1901 Total equity Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:Equity
1902 Capital and net debt Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit apwc:CapitalAndNetDebt
1903 Gearing ratio Concept (Percent) For Period apwc:GearingRatio
1904 101660 - Disclosure - Cash Flow Information - Summary of Financing Activities with no Cash Flow Effects (Detail) Network

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1905 Implied Table Table

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1906 Disclosure Of Reconciliation Of Liabilities Arising From Financing Activities [Abstract] Abstract ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAbstract
1907 Conversion of debt to equity Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:IncreaseThroughConversionOfDebtToEquityWithNonControllingInterests
1908 Conversion of preference shares to ordinary shares Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:IncreaseDecreaseThroughConversionOfPreferenceSharesToOrdinarySharesWithNonControllingInterests
1909 Net decrease in additional paid-in capital Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:NetDecreaseInAdditionalPaidInCapitalWithNonControllingInterests
1910 101670 - Disclosure - Cash Flow Information - Summary of Reconciliation of Liabilities Arising from Financing Activities (Detail) Network

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1911 Disclosure Of Reconciliation Of Liabilities Arising From Financing Activities [Table] Table

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1912 Liabilities arising from financing activities [axis] Axis ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesAxis
1913 Liabilities arising from financing activities [member] Member ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesMember
1914 Interest -bearing loans and borrowings [Member] Member apwc:InterestBearingLoansAndBorrowingsMember
1915 Financial lease liabilities [Member] Member ifrs-full:LeaseLiabilitiesMember
1916 Disclosure Of Reconciliation Of Liabilities Arising From Financing Activities [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivitiesLineItems
1917 Balance at January 1 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1918 Cash inflows/(outflows) Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughFinancingCashFlowsLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1919 Foreign exchange adjustments Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughEffectOfChangesInForeignExchangeRatesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1920 Acquisition of PP&E by means of a lease Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit apwc:IncreaseThroughEffectOfAcquisitionLiabilitiesArisingFromLeaseActivities
1921 Other changes Concept (Monetary) For Period Credit ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughOtherChangesLiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1922 Balance at December 31 Concept (Monetary) As Of Credit ifrs-full:LiabilitiesArisingFromFinancingActivities
1923 101680 - Disclosure - Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) Network

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1924 Disclosure Of Nonadjusting Events After Reporting Period [Table] Table

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1925 Non-adjusting events after reporting period [axis] Axis ifrs-full:NonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodAxis
1926 Non-adjusting events after reporting period [member] Member ifrs-full:NonadjustingEventsMember
1927 Major ordinary share transactions [Member] Member ifrs-full:MajorOrdinaryShareTransactionsMember
1928 Subsidiaries [axis] Axis ifrs-full:SignificantInvestmentsInSubsidiariesAxis
1929 Entity's total for subsidiaries [member] Member ifrs-full:EntitysTotalForSubsidiariesMember
1930 Charoong Thai Wire and Cable Public Company Limited [Member] Member apwc:CharoongThaiWireAndCablePublicCompanyLimitedMember
1931 Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period [Line Items] LineItems ifrs-full:DisclosureOfNonadjustingEventsAfterReportingPeriodLineItems
1932 Approved dividend payments to its shareholders Concept (Monetary) For Period ifrs-full:DividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueButNotRecognisedAsDistributionToOwners
1933 Approved dividend payments to its shareholders, per share Concept (Share) For Period ifrs-full:DividendsProposedOrDeclaredBeforeFinancialStatementsAuthorisedForIssueButNotRecognisedAsDistributionToOwnersPerShare
1934 Dividend payment date Concept (Date) For Period apwc:DividendPaymentDate
1935 Dividends paid to non-controlling interests Concept (Monetary) For Period Debit apwc:DividendsPaidToNonControllingInterest

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