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Equity - Appropriations of Earnings and Dividends Per Share (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 TWD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 TWD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2015 TWD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Cash dividends to shareholders | $ / shares | $ 8 | $ 7 | $ 6 |
Special capital reserve | $ 241,722.7 | $ 208,298.0 |  | $ 8,155.3
Total | (181,512.7) | (155,582.3) | $ (116,683.5) |
Appropriation of earnings [member] |  |  |  |
Legal capital reserve | 34,311.2 | 33,424.7 | 30,657.4 |
Special capital reserve | 26,907.5 |  |  |
Cash dividends to shareholders | 207,443.0 | 181,512.7 | 155,582.3 |
Total | $ 268,661.7 | $ 214,937.4 | $ 186,239.7 |

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