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Net Income and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - Employee Benefit Expenses (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 TWD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 TWD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 TWD ($)
Disclosure Of Employee Benefit Expenses [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined contribution plans | $ 640 |  | $ 594 | $ 544
Defined benefit plans pension costs recognized in profit and loss | 2,953 |  | 2,834 | 2,822
Post-employment benefit | 3,593 |  | 3,428 | 3,366
Compensation cost of share-based payment transactions | 17 | $ 1 | 22 | 17
Salaries | 26,204 |  | 25,760 | 25,985
Insurance | 2,740 |  | 2,748 | 2,652
Others | 14,470 |  | 15,449 | 15,730
Other employee benefit | 43,414 |  | 43,957 | 44,367
Employee benefit expenses | 47,024 |  | 47,407 | 47,750
Summary by functions |  |  |  |
Compensation distributed to the employees |  |  | 1,596 | 1,702
Remuneration paid to the directors |  |  | 41 | 42
Operating costs [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefit Expenses [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plans pension costs recognized in profit and loss | 1,796 |  | 1,734 | 1,732
Employee benefit expenses | 24,367 |  | 24,725 | 25,190
Operating expenses [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Employee Benefit Expenses [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employee benefit expenses | $ 22,657 |  | $ 22,682 | $ 22,560

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