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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity $ in Thousands, $ in Millions | MXN ($) | USD ($) | Capital stock [member] MXN ($) | Legal reserve [member] MXN ($) | Retained earnings [member] MXN ($) | Effect of derivative financial instruments acquired for hedging purposes [member] MXN ($) | Reserve of gains and losses from investments in equity instruments [member] MXN ($) | Re-measurements of defined benefit plans [member] MXN ($) | Cumulative translation adjustment [member] MXN ($) | Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent [member] MXN ($) | Non- controlling interests [member] MXN ($)
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Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 160,854,186 |  |  |  | $ 171,972,999 |  | $ 4,011 | $ (82,844,947) | $ (73,490,197) | $ 112,277,995 | $ 48,576,191
Net profit for the year | 12,078,739 |  |  |  | 8,649,427 |  |  |  |  | 8,649,427 | 3,429,312
Effect of fair value of derivatives, net of deferred taxes | 49,129 |  |  |  |  | $ 48,496 |  |  |  | 48,496 | 633
Unrealized gain or loss on equity investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes | (6,673,731) |  |  |  |  |  | (6,673,731) |  |  | (6,673,731) |
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes | 14,773,399 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,771,770 |  | 14,771,770 | 1,629
Effect of translation of foreign entities | 107,498,708 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,178,880 | 104,178,880 | 3,319,828
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year | 127,726,244 |  |  |  | 8,649,427 | 48,496 | (6,673,731) | 14,771,770 | 104,178,880 | 120,974,842 | 6,751,402
Dividends declared | (18,991,635) |  |  |  | (18,339,294) |  |  |  |  | (18,339,294) | (652,341)
Stock dividend (Note 19) | 4,607,786 |  | $ 1,512 |  | 4,606,274 |  |  |  |  | 4,607,786 |
Repurchase of shares | (7,215,872) |  | (2,475) |  | (7,213,397) |  |  |  |  | (7,215,872) |
Partial sale of shares of Telekom Austria (Note 12) | 6,323,336 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,127 | (1,139,192) | (1,071,065) | 7,394,401
Other acquisitions of non-controlling interests (Note 12) | (2,280,278) |  |  |  | (2,319,149) |  |  |  |  | (2,319,149) | 38,871
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2016 | 271,023,767 |  | 96,337,514 | $ 358,440 | 157,356,860 | (12,292) | (6,669,720) | (68,005,050) | 29,549,491 | 208,915,243 | 62,108,524
Net profit for the year | 32,155,333 |  |  |  | 29,325,921 |  |  |  |  | 29,325,921 | 2,829,412
Effect of fair value of derivatives, net of deferred taxes | 12,292 |  |  |  |  | 12,292 |  |  |  | 12,292 |
Unrealized gain or loss on equity investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes | 622,424 |  |  |  |  |  | 622,424 |  |  | 622,424 |
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes | (7,046,089) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,075,606) |  | (7,075,606) | 29,517
Effect of translation of foreign entities | (18,309,877) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (21,683,333) | (21,683,333) | 3,373,456
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year | 7,434,083 |  |  |  | 29,325,921 | $ 12,292 | 622,424 | (7,075,606) | (21,683,333) | 1,201,698 | 6,232,385
Dividends declared | (21,663,578) |  |  |  | (19,815,470) |  |  |  |  | (19,815,470) | (1,848,108)
Stock dividend (Note 19) | 4,904,082 |  | 1,264 |  | 4,902,818 |  |  |  |  | 4,904,082 |
Repurchase of shares | (1,040,956) |  | (270) |  | (1,040,686) |  |  |  |  | (1,040,956) |
Other acquisitions of non-controlling interests (Note 12) | (23,881) |  |  |  | (285) |  |  |  |  | (285) | (23,596)
Ending balance (Effect of adoption of new accounting standards [member]) at Dec. 31, 2017 | 20,116,789 |  |  |  | 19,598,349 |  |  |  |  | 19,598,349 | 518,440
Ending balance (Restated balance [member]) at Dec. 31, 2017 | 280,750,306 |  | 96,338,508 | 358,440 | 190,327,507 |  | (6,047,296) | (75,080,656) | 7,866,158 | 213,762,661 | 66,987,645
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | 260,633,517 |  | 96,338,508 | $ 358,440 | 170,729,158 |  | (6,047,296) | (75,080,656) | 7,866,158 | 194,164,312 | 66,469,205
Net profit for the year | 54,516,823 |  |  |  | 52,566,197 |  |  |  |  | 52,566,197 | 1,950,626
Unrealized gain or loss on equity investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes | (3,765,688) | $ (191) |  |  |  |  | (3,765,688) |  |  | (3,765,688) |
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes | 757,278 | 38 |  |  |  |  |  | 652,722 |  | 652,722 | 104,556
Effect of translation of foreign entities | (64,314,032) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (61,223,458) | (61,223,458) | (3,090,574)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year | (12,805,619) | (651) |  |  | 52,566,197 |  | (3,765,688) | 652,722 | (61,223,458) | (11,770,227) | (1,035,392)
Dividends declared | (22,984,982) |  |  |  | (21,134,520) |  |  |  |  | (21,134,520) | (1,850,462)
Hyperinflation adjustment (Note 2i) | 15,826,934 |  |  |  | 15,826,934 |  |  |  |  | 15,826,934 |
Repurchase of shares | (518,763) |  | $ (130) |  | (518,633) |  |  |  |  | (518,763) |
Redemption of hybrid bond (Note 19) | (13,440,120) | (683) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,440,120)
Other acquisitions of non-controlling interests (Note 12) | (955,334) |  |  |  | $ (170,440) |  |  |  |  | (170,440) | (784,894)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | $ 245,872,422 | $ 12,492 |  |  |  |  | $ (9,812,984) | $ (74,427,934) | $ (53,357,300) | $ 195,995,645 | $ 49,876,777

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