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Profit Before Income Tax - Summary of Employee Benefits Expense (Detail) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 TWD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 TWD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 TWD ($)
Post-employment benefits |  |  |  |
Defined contribution plans | $ 96,865 | $ 2,965,054 | $ 2,340,826 | $ 2,356,416
Defined benefit plans | 9,518 | 291,333 | 266,267 | 394,741
Post-employment benefits | 106,383 | 3,256,387 | 2,607,093 | 2,751,157
Equity-settled share-based payments | 7,045 | 215,648 | 438,765 | 470,788
Other employee benefits | 2,088,874 | 63,940,430 | 51,043,198 | 49,525,940
Employee benefits expense | 2,202,302 | 67,412,465 | 54,089,056 | 52,747,885
Operating costs [member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits |  |  |  |
Employee benefits expense | 1,481,972 | 45,363,170 | 35,978,403 | 35,588,529
Operating expense [member] |  |  |  |
Post-employment benefits |  |  |  |
Employee benefits expense | $ 720,330 | $ 22,049,295 | $ 18,110,653 | $ 17,159,356

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