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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure Of Operating Segments [Abstract] |
Analysis by Reportable Segment of Revenue and Operating Results of Continuing Operations | Analysis by reportable segment of revenues and operating results of continuing operations was as follows:
|  | Domestic Fixed Communi- cations Business |  |  | Mobile Communi- cations Business |  |  | Internet Business |  |  | International Fixed Communi- cations Business |  |  | Others |  |  | Total |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Year ended December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
From external customers |  | $ | 71,137 |  |  | $ | 109,376 |  |  | $ | 28,917 |  |  | $ | 13,552 |  |  | $ | 4,532 |  |  | $ | 227,514 |
Intersegment revenues |  |  | 22,515 |  |  |  | 2,031 |  |  |  | 4,209 |  |  |  | 2,375 |  |  |  | 4,600 |  |  |  | 35,730 |
Segment revenues |  | $ | 93,652 |  |  | $ | 111,407 |  |  | $ | 33,126 |  |  | $ | 15,927 |  |  | $ | 9,132 |  |  |  | 263,244 |
Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (35,730 | )
Consolidated revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 227,514 |
Segment income (loss) before income tax |  | $ | 24,888 |  |  | $ | 12,433 |  |  | $ | 11,118 |  |  | $ | 1,029 |  |  | $ | (1,459 | ) |  | $ | 48,009 |
Year ended December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
From external customers |  | $ | 66,753 |  |  | $ | 100,937 |  |  | $ | 29,813 |  |  | $ | 13,435 |  |  | $ | 4,545 |  |  | $ | 215,483 |
Intersegment revenues |  |  | 17,125 |  |  |  | 1,702 |  |  |  | 4,038 |  |  |  | 2,234 |  |  |  | 5,008 |  |  |  | 30,107 |
Segment revenues |  | $ | 83,878 |  |  | $ | 102,639 |  |  | $ | 33,851 |  |  | $ | 15,669 |  |  | $ | 9,553 |  |  |  | 245,590 |
Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (30,107 | )
Consolidated revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 215,483 |
Segment income (loss) before income tax |  | $ | 18,243 |  |  | $ | 15,328 |  |  | $ | 11,944 |  |  | $ | 1,024 |  |  | $ | (1,553 | ) |  | $ | 44,986 |
Year ended December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
From external customers |  | $ | 65,728 |  |  | $ | 95,469 |  |  | $ | 30,091 |  |  | $ | 11,485 |  |  | $ | 4,747 |  |  | $ | 207,520 |
Intersegment revenues |  |  | 16,065 |  |  |  | 1,564 |  |  |  | 3,951 |  |  |  | 2,079 |  |  |  | 4,914 |  |  |  | 28,573 |
Segment revenues |  | $ | 81,793 |  |  | $ | 97,033 |  |  | $ | 34,042 |  |  | $ | 13,564 |  |  | $ | 9,661 |  |  |  | 236,093 |
Intersegment elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (28,573 | )
Consolidated revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 207,520 |
Segment income (loss) before income tax |  | $ | 19,537 |  |  | $ | 11,250 |  |  | $ | 12,515 |  |  | $ | 799 |  |  | $ | (2,234 | ) |  | $ | 41,867 |
Other Segment Information | Other information reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker was as follows: For the year ended December 31, 2017
|  | Domestic Fixed Communi- cations Business |  |  | Mobile Communi- cations Business |  |  | Internet Business |  |  | International Fixed Communi- cations Business |  |  | Others |  |  | Total |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Share of the profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 419 |  |  | $ | 419 |
Interest income |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | 205 |
Interest expenses |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 22 |
Operating costs and expenses |  | $ | 62,795 |  |  | $ | 80,275 |  |  | $ | 13,288 |  |  | $ | 13,385 |  |  | $ | 10,963 |  |  | $ | 180,706 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 15,614 |  |  | $ | 11,001 |  |  | $ | 3,385 |  |  | $ | 1,477 |  |  | $ | 453 |  |  | $ | 31,930 |
Capital expenditure |  | $ | 11,647 |  |  | $ | 9,742 |  |  | $ | 2,779 |  |  | $ | 1,580 |  |  | $ | 1,127 |  |  | $ | 26,875 |
Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11 |
Impairment loss on intangible assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9 |
For the year ended December 31, 2018
|  | Domestic Fixed Communi- cations Business |  |  | Mobile Communi- cations Business |  |  | Internet Business |  |  | International Fixed Communi- cations Business |  |  | Others |  |  | Total |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Share of the profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 509 |  |  | $ | 509 |
Interest income |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 120 |  |  | $ | 197 |
Interest expenses |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 18 |
Operating costs and expenses |  | $ | 59,430 |  |  | $ | 73,901 |  |  | $ | 13,766 |  |  | $ | 13,279 |  |  | $ | 11,573 |  |  | $ | 171,949 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 15,027 |  |  | $ | 13,788 |  |  | $ | 3,121 |  |  | $ | 1,425 |  |  | $ | 448 |  |  | $ | 33,809 |
Capital expenditure |  | $ | 12,693 |  |  | $ | 10,664 |  |  | $ | 2,729 |  |  | $ | 1,348 |  |  | $ | 1,116 |  |  | $ | 28,550 |
Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19 |
Impairment loss on intangible assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 51 |
For the year ended December 31, 2019
|  | Domestic Fixed Communi- cations Business |  |  | Mobile Communi- cations Business |  |  | Internet Business |  |  | International Fixed Communi- cations Business |  |  | Others |  |  | Total |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Share of the profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 459 |  |  | $ | 459 |
Interest income |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 166 |  |  | $ | 251 |
Interest expenses |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 104 |
Operating costs and expenses |  | $ | 56,269 |  |  | $ | 72,952 |  |  | $ | 13,850 |  |  | $ | 11,427 |  |  | $ | 12,249 |  |  | $ | 166,747 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | $ | 14,842 |  |  | $ | 16,254 |  |  | $ | 2,914 |  |  | $ | 1,547 |  |  | $ | 792 |  |  | $ | 36,349 |
Capital expenditure |  | $ | 12,071 |  |  | $ | 7,773 |  |  | $ | 1,425 |  |  | $ | 1,117 |  |  | $ | 1,780 |  |  | $ | 24,166 |
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | 93 |
Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties |  | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 57 |
Impairment loss on intangible assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9 |
Impairment loss on other assets |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 44 |
Main Products and Service Revenues | The following is an analysis of the Company’s revenue from its major products and services.
|  | Year Ended December 31 |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Mobile services revenue |  | $ | 75,823 |  |  | $ | 63,906 |  |  | $ | 58,703 |
Sales of product |  |  | 37,649 |  |  |  | 41,289 |  |  |  | 41,593 |
Local telephone and domestic long distance telephone services revenue |  |  | 32,247 |  |  |  | 29,996 |  |  |  | 27,929 |
Broadband access and domestic leased line services revenue |  |  | 22,950 |  |  |  | 22,453 |  |  |  | 22,116 |
Data communications internet services revenue |  |  | 21,143 |  |  |  | 21,137 |  |  |  | 21,003 |
International network and leased telephone services revenue |  |  | 9,328 |  |  |  | 8,724 |  |  |  | 7,066 |
Others |  |  | 28,374 |  |  |  | 27,978 |  |  |  | 29,110 |
|  | $ | 227,514 |  |  | $ | 215,483 |  |  | $ | 207,520 |
Geographic Information | The geographic information for revenues was as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31 |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |
Taiwan, ROC |  | $ | 217,568 |  |  | $ | 205,696 |  |  | $ | 197,895 |
Overseas |  |  | 9,946 |  |  |  | 9,787 |  |  |  | 9,625 |
|  | $ | 227,514 |  |  | $ | 215,483 |  |  | $ | 207,520 |

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