CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD | CIK:0001132924 | 3

  • Filed: 4/27/2018
  • Entity registrant name: CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD (CIK: 0001132924)
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    18.

    INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

     

     

     

    December 31

     

     

     

    2016

     

     

    2017

     

     

     

    NT$

     

     

    NT$

     

     

     

    (In Millions)

     

    Carrying amount

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Investment properties

     

    $

    8,115

     

     

    $

    8,048

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Investment

    Properties

     

     

     

     

     

    NT$

     

     

     

     

     

    (In Millions)

     

    Cost

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance on January 1, 2015

     

     

     

    $

    8,883

     

    Disposal

     

     

     

     

     

    Reclassification

     

     

     

     

    175

     

    Balance on December 31, 2015

     

     

     

    $

    9,058

     

    Accumulated depreciation and impairment

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance on January 1, 2015

     

     

     

    $

    (1,262

    )

    Depreciation expense

     

     

     

     

    (18

    )

    Disposal

     

     

     

     

     

    Reclassification

     

     

     

     

    (18

    )

    Reversal of impairment loss

     

     

     

     

    142

     

    Balance on December 31, 2015

     

     

     

    $

    (1,156

    )

    Cost

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance on January 1, 2016

     

     

     

    $

    9,058

     

    Additions

     

     

     

     

     

    Reclassification

     

     

     

     

    137

     

    Balance on December 31, 2016

     

     

     

    $

    9,195

     

    Accumulated depreciation and impairment

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance on January 1, 2016

     

     

     

    $

    (1,156

    )

    Depreciation expense

     

     

     

     

    (19

    )

    Reclassification

     

     

     

     

    (53

    )

    Reversal of impairment loss

     

     

     

     

    148

     

    Balance on December 31, 2016

     

     

     

    $

    (1,080

    )

    Cost

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance on January 1, 2017

     

     

     

    $

    9,195

     

    Reclassification

     

     

     

     

    (60

    )

    Balance on December 31, 2017

     

     

     

    $

    9,135

     

    Accumulated depreciation and impairment

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance on January 1, 2017

     

     

     

    $

    (1,080

    )

    Depreciation expense

     

     

     

     

    (21

    )

    Reclassification

     

     

     

     

    3

     

    Reversal of impairment loss

     

     

     

     

    11

     

    Balance on December 31, 2017

     

     

     

    $

    (1,087

    )

     

    Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives:

     

    Land improvements

     

    8-30 years

    Buildings

     

     

    Main buildings

     

    35-60 years

    Other building facilities

     

    4-10 years

     

    After the evaluation of land and buildings, the Company concluded the recoverable amount which represented the fair value less costs to sell of some land and buildings was higher than the carrying amount in 2015, 2016 and 2017.  Therefore, the Company recognized reversals of impairment loss of $142 million, $148 million and $11 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively, and the amounts were recognized only to the extent of impairment losses that had been recognized in prior years.  The reversal of impairment loss was included in other income and expenses in the statements of comprehensive income.

    The fair values of the Company’s investment properties as of December 31, 2016 and 2017 were determined by Level 3 fair value measurements inputs based on the appraisal reports conducted by independent appraisers.  Those appraisal reports are based on the comparison approach, income approach or cost approach.  Key assumptions and the fair values were as follows:

     

     

     

    December 31

     

     

     

    2016

     

     

    2017

     

     

     

    NT$

     

     

    NT$

     

     

     

    (In Millions)

     

    Fair value

     

    $

    17,778

     

     

    $

    17,728

     

    Overall capital interest rate

     

    1.46%-2.20%

     

     

    1.46%-2.20%

     

    Profit margin ratio

     

    10%-20%

     

     

    12%-20%

     

    Discount rate

     

     

    1.04

    %

     

    1.04%

     

    Capitalization rate

     

    0.43%-1.78%

     

     

    0.47%-1.69%

     

     

    All of the Company’s investment properties are held under freehold interest.