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Income Tax - Additional Information (Detail) - TWD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure Of Income Taxes [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of tax rate |  | 17.00% |
Aggregate deductible temporary differences for which no deferred income tax assets recognized | $ 20,060.9 |  | $ 33,445.5
Aggregate taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries not recognized as deferred income tax liabilities | $ 112,893.0 |  | $ 131,085.7
Changes in tax rates or tax laws enacted or announced [member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Income Taxes [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of corporate income tax rate | 20.00% | 17.00% |
Percentage of tax rate surtax imposed on unappropriated earnings | 5.00% | 10.00% |

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