Income Taxes - Combined Income Before Taxes and Combined Provision for Taxes (Detail) - MXN ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Major components of tax expense (income) [abstract]
Combined income before taxes	$ 38,286,046	$ 45,697,258	$ 27,933,182
Combined tax provision differences not deductible-not cumulative in the foreign subsidiaries	$ 5,790,950	$ 9,169,083	$ 6,118,142

Combined tax provision differences not deductible-not cumulative in the foreign subsidiaries.

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