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Contents of Significant Accounts - Summary of Income Recognized in Profit or Loss from Equity Instruments Designated as Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (Detail) - TWD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Dividend Income [Abstract] |  |
Held at end of period | $ 1,052,336 | $ 1,431,931
Derecognized during the period | 142,535 | 0
Total | $ 1,194,871 | $ 1,431,931

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- Definition The amount of dividends related to investments in equity instruments that the entity has designated at fair value through other comprehensive income, derecognised during the reporting period. [Refer: Investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2023-01-01 -Paragraph 11A -Subparagraph d -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_11A_d&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2023-03-23 + Details
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- Definition The amount of dividends related to investments in equity instruments that the entity has designated at fair value through other comprehensive income, held at the end of the reporting period. [Refer: Investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2023-01-01 -Paragraph 11A -Subparagraph d -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_11A_d&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2023-03-23 + Details
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