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Held-to-maturity Financial Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Held-to-maturity Financial Assets |
10. | HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS
|  | December 31, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |  |  | (In Millions) |
Corporate bonds |  | $ | 23,849.7 |  |  | $ | 19,338.8 |
Structured product |  |  | 1,609.9 |  |  |  | 1,482.9 |
Commercial paper |  |  | 8,628.2 |  |  |  | — |
Negotiable certificate of deposit |  |  | 4,829.9 |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 38,917.7 |  |  | $ | 20,821.7 |
Current portion |  | $ | 16,610.1 |  |  | $ | 1,988.4 |
Noncurrent portion |  |  | 22,307.6 |  |  |  | 18,833.3 |
|  | $ | 38,917.7 |  |  | $ | 20,821.7 |

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