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Available-for-sale Financial Assets - Summary of Available-for-sale Financial Assets (Detail) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 TWD ($)
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Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | $ 98,248.5
Current portion | 93,374.2
Noncurrent portion | 4,874.3
Corporate bonds [member] |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | 40,165.2
Agency bonds/Agency mortgage-backed securities [member] |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | 29,235.4
Asset-backed securities [Member] |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | 13,459.5
Government bonds [member] |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | 7,817.7
Non-publicly traded stocks [member] |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | 4,874.3
Publicly traded stocks [member] |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | 2,548.1
Commercial paper [member] |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |
Financial assets available-for-sale | $ 148.3

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