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| Metrics related to human capital diversity | |||||||||||||
| Metrics of consolidated subsidiaries | |||||||||||||
| Consolidated subsidiaries | 
                                        
                                             
                                                AGC若狭化学㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                日本真空光学㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                AGCテクノグラス㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                AGC硝子建材㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                伊勢化学工業㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                AGCグラスプロダクツ㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                AGCディスプレイグラス米沢㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                AGCエレクトロニクス㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                AGCエスアイテック㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                AGCエンジニアリング㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                AGCセイミケミカル㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                AGCプライブリコ㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                AGCセラミックス㈱
                                                
                                             
                                        
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| Ratio of female employees in managerial positions | 
                                        
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.063
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.029
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.049
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.037
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.029
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.129
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.017
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.100
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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| Ratio of male employees taking childcare leave | |||||||||||||
| All employees | 
                                        
                                             
                                                1.000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                1.000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.360
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.476
                                                
                                                    
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                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.389
                                                
                                                    
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                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.938
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.500
                                                
                                                    
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                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.889
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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| Differences in wages between male and female employees | |||||||||||||
| All employees | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0.906
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.804
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.799
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.726
                                                
                                                    
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                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.778
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.781
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.780
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.760
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.580
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.720
                                                
                                                    
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| Regular employees | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0.905
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.804
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.794
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.733
                                                
                                                    
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                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.787
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.796
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.829
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.773
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.880
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.920
                                                
                                                    
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| Non-regular employees | 
                                        
                                             
                                                0.921
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.000
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.686
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.601
                                                
                                                    
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                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.641
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.669
                                                
                                                    
                                                        xbrli:pure
                                                    
                                                
                                             
                                        
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                                                0.855
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.758
                                                
                                                    
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                                                0.640
                                                
                                                    
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                                                1.299
                                                
                                                    
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