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17.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

December 31

2016

2017

NT$

NT$

(In Millions)

Carrying amount

Land

$

103,872

$

104,079

Land improvements

333

302

Buildings

42,147

45,895

Computer equipment

2,713

2,374

Telecommunications equipment

119,195

114,900

Transportation equipment

629

321

Miscellaneous equipment

2,140

2,310

Construction in progress and equipment to be accepted

20,141

18,527

$

291,170

$

288,708

Land

Land

Improvements

Buildings

Computer

Equipment

Telecommuni-

cations

Equipment

Transportation

Equipment

Miscellaneous

Equipment

Construction in

Progress and

Equipment to

be Accepted

Total

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

(In Millions)

Cost

Balance on

   January 1, 2015

$

102,774

$

1,558

$

67,600

$

15,318

$

695,076

$

3,824

$

8,643

$

20,930

$

915,723

Additions

—

—

59

37

159

—

203

23,993

24,451

Disposal

—

—

(11

)

(1,073

)

(13,047

)

(69

)

(511

)

—

(14,711

)

Effect of foreign

   exchange

   differences

—

—

—

—

69

—

—

—

69

Acquisitions through

   business

   combinations

19

—

7

—

—

—

39

—

65

Others

(46

)

17

135

714

23,115

60

363

(24,521

)

(163

)

Balance on

   December 31, 2015

$

102,747

$

1,575

$

67,790

$

14,996

$

705,372

$

3,815

$

8,737

$

20,402

$

925,434

Accumulated

   depreciation

   and impairment

Balance on

   January 1, 2015

$

—

$

(1,145

)

$

(23,202

)

$

(11,308

)

$

(568,767

)

$

(2,208

)

$

(6,443

)

$

—

$

(613,073

)

Depreciation

   expenses

—

(53

)

(1,269

)

(1,467

)

(26,291

)

(599

)

(671

)

—

(30,350

)

Disposal

—

—

10

1,061

13,033

69

425

—

14,598

Impairment losses

—

—

—

—

(138

)

—

—

—

(138

)

Effect of foreign

   exchange

   differences

—

—

—

—

(14

)

—

—

—

(14

)

Acquisitions through

   business

   combinations

—

—

(1

)

—

—

—

(28

)

—

(29

)

Others

—

(5

)

41

(1

)

(28

)

(12

)

(24

)

—

(29

)

Balance on

   December 31, 2015

$

—

$

(1,203

)

$

(24,421

)

$

(11,715

)

$

(582,205

)

$

(2,750

)

$

(6,741

)

$

—

$

(629,035

)

Cost

Balance on

   January 1, 2016

$

102,747

$

1,575

$

67,790

$

14,996

$

705,372

$

3,815

$

8,737

$

20,402

$

925,434

Additions

791

—

36

42

171

1

255

23,295

24,591

Disposal

(2

)

(6

)

(35

)

(1,546

)

(11,542

)

(54

)

(625

)

—

(13,810

)

Effect of foreign

   exchange

   differences

—

—

—

(3

)

(35

)

—

(4

)

—

(42

)

Others

336

12

(53

)

806

21,726

104

580

(23,556

)

(45

)

Balance on

   December 31, 2016

$

103,872

$

1,581

$

67,738

$

14,295

$

715,692

$

3,866

$

8,943

$

20,141

$

936,128

Land

Land

Improvements

Buildings

Computer

Equipment

Telecommuni-

cations

Equipment

Transportation

Equipment

Miscellaneous

Equipment

Construction in

Progress and

Equipment to

be Accepted

Total

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

NT$

(In Millions)

Accumulated

   depreciation

   and impairment

Balance on

   January 1, 2016

$

—

$

(1,203

)

$

(24,421

)

$

(11,715

)

$

(582,205

)

$

(2,750

)

$

(6,741

)

$

—

$

(629,035

)

Depreciation

   expenses

—

(51

)

(1,269

)

(1,332

)

(25,280

)

(529

)

(626

)

—

(29,087

)

Disposal

—

6

34

1,529

11,512

54

583

—

13,718

Impairment losses

—

—

—

—

(596

)

—

—

—

(596

)

Effect of foreign

   exchange

   differences

—

—

—

1

7

—

4

—

12

Others

—

—

65

(65

)

65

(12

)

(23

)

—

30

Balance on

   December 31, 2016

$

—

$

(1,248

)

$

(25,591

)

$

(11,582

)

$

(596,497

)

$

(3,237

)

$

(6,803

)

$

—

$

(644,958

)

Cost

Balance on

   January 1, 2017

$

103,872

$

1,581

$

67,738

$

14,295

$

715,692

$

3,866

$

8,943

$

20,141

$

936,128

Additions

—

—

30

78

193

1

193

25,574

26,069

Disposal

(158

)

(5

)

(108

)

(974

)

(13,739

)

(62

)

(402

)

—

(15,448

)

Effect of foreign

   exchange

   differences

—

—

—

(1

)

(172

)

—

(3

)

—

(176

)

Others

365

19

5,034

764

20,080

29

784

(27,188

)

(113

)

Balance on

   December 31, 2017

$

104,079

$

1,595

$

72,694

$

14,162

$

722,054

$

3,834

$

9,515

$

18,527

$

946,460

Accumulated

   depreciation

   and impairment

Balance on January 1, 2017

$

—

$

(1,248

)

$

(25,591

)

$

(11,582

)

$

(596,497

)

$

(3,237

)

$

(6,803

)

$

—

$

(644,958

)

Depreciation

   expenses

—

(50

)

(1,402

)

(1,192

)

(24,492

)

(330

)

(677

)

—

(28,143

)

Disposal

—

4

47

967

13,712

63

389

—

15,182

Effect of foreign

   exchange

   differences

—

—

—

—

45

—

2

—

47

Others

—

1

147

19

78

(9

)

(116

)

—

120

Balance on

   December 31, 2017

$

—

$

(1,293

)

$

(26,799

)

$

(11,788

)

$

(607,154

)

$

(3,513

)

$

(7,205

)

$

—

$

(657,752

)