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Pledged Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - TWD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
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]

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-Number 7
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
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- Definition

Pledged assets.

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No definition available.

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