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Pledged Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - TWD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Certificates of deposit [member] |  |
Disclosure of Pledged Assets [Line Items] |  |
Financial assets pledged as collateral | $ 124.2 | $ 165.6

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- Definition The amount of financial assets that the entity has pledged as collateral for liabilities or contingent liabilities, including amounts that have been reclassified in accordance with paragraph 3.2.23(a) of IFRS 9. [Refer: Contingent liabilities [member]; Financial assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 14 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=7&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_14_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition Pledged assets. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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