| Cash and cash equivalents | en | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | en | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | en | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link |
| Total cash and cash equivalents | en | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link |
| The amount of cash on hand and demand deposits, along with short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. [Refer: Cash; Cash equivalents] | en | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link |
| Report the value, as at the reporting date, the aggregate of cash comprises of cash on hand and demand deposits and cash equivalents which are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. | en | http://xbrl.ssm.com.my/role/ssm/fs/mpers/lab_rol_ssmt-fs-mpers_2017-12-31/ReportingDocumentation | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link |
| Report the value, as at the reporting period, the aggregate of cash which comprises of cash on hand and demand deposits and cash equivalents which are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value at the beginning of the period. | en | http://xbrl.ssm.com.my/role/ssm/fs/mpers/lab_rol_ssmt-fs-mpers_2017-12-31/ReportingDocumentationPeriodStartLabel | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link |
| Report the value, as at the reporting period, the aggregate of cash which comprises of cash on hand and demand deposits and cash equivalents which are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value at the end of the period. | en | http://xbrl.ssm.com.my/role/ssm/fs/mpers/lab_rol_ssmt-fs-mpers_2017-12-31/ReportingDocumentationPeriodEndLabel | http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link |