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Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Summary of Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|  | December 31, 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | NT$ |  |  | NT$ |
|  | (In Millions) |  |  | (In Millions) |
Cash and deposits in banks |  | $ | 536,895.3 |  |  | $ | 551,919.8 |
Agency bonds |  |  | — |  |  |  | 776.0 |
Commercial paper |  |  | 1,997.2 |  |  |  | 695.9 |
Repurchase agreements collateralized by corporate bonds |  |  | 2,361.3 |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 541,253.8 |  |  | $ | 553,391.7 |

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