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Hedging Financial Instruments - Summary of Hedging Instrument (Details) - Forecast Purchases - forward Exchange Contract [Member] - Cash flow hedges [member] € in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 TWD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 TWD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)
Disclosure Of Detailed Information About Hedging Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Change in Value of Hedged Item Used for Calculating Hedge Ineffectiveness | $ 1 | $ (2) |  |
Accumulated Gain or Loss on Hedging Instruments in Other Equity Continuing Hedges | 0 | 1 |  |
Accumulated Gain or Loss on Hedging Instruments in Other Equity Hedge Accounting No Longer Applied | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Foreign currency risk [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Detailed Information About Hedging Instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Currency | EUR/NT$ | EUR/NT$ |  |
Contract Amount | $ 84 | $ 172 | € 2 | € 5
Maturity Period | 2020.03 | 2019.03 |  |
Forward Rate | 33.66 | 34.98 |  |
Carrying Amount of Asset | $ 0 | $ 1 |  |
Carrying Amount of Liability | 0 | 0 |  |
Change in Fair Values of Hedging Instruments Used for Calculating Hedge Ineffectiveness | $ (1) | $ 2 |  |

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