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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 ($) | Unrealized (loss) gain on equity investment at fair value [member] MXN ($) | Re-measurements of defined benefit plans [member] MXN ($) | Cumulative translation adjustment [member] MXN ($) | Revaluation surplus [member] MXN ($) | Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent [member] MXN ($) | Non- controlling interests [member] MXN ($)
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Beginning balance (Effect of adoption of new accounting standards [member]) at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 20,116,789 |  |  |  | $ 19,598,349 |  |  |  |  | $ 19,598,349 | $ 518,440
Beginning 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
Beginning 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 (loss) on equity investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes | (3,765,688) |  |  |  |  | (3,765,688) |  |  |  | (3,765,688) |
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes | 757,278 |  |  |  |  |  | 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 (loss) income for the year | (12,805,619) |  |  |  | 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 | 15,826,934 |  |  |  | 15,826,934 |  |  |  |  | 15,826,934 |
Repurchase of shares | (518,763) |  | (130) |  | (518,633) |  |  |  |  | (518,763) |
Redemption of hybrid bond | (13,440,120) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,440,120)
Other acquisitions of non-controlling interests | (955,334) |  |  |  | (170,440) |  |  |  |  | (170,440) | (784,894)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | 245,872,422 |  | 96,338,378 | 358,440 | 236,897,045 | (9,812,984) | (74,427,934) | (53,357,300) |  | 195,995,645 | 49,876,777
Net profit for the year | 70,313,455 |  |  |  | 67,730,891 |  |  |  |  | 67,730,891 | 2,582,564
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes | 883,408 |  |  |  |  | 883,408 |  |  |  | 883,408 |
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes | (29,535,672) |  |  |  |  |  | (29,153,554) |  |  | (29,153,554) | (382,118)
Effect of translation of foreign entities | (35,536,252) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (34,010,066) |  | (34,010,066) | (1,526,186)
Total comprehensive (loss) income for the year | 6,124,939 |  |  |  | 67,730,891 | 883,408 | (29,153,554) | (34,010,066) |  | 5,450,679 | 674,260
Dividends declared | (24,580,113) |  |  |  | (23,106,823) |  |  |  |  | (23,106,823) | (1,473,290)
Repurchase of shares | (427,328) |  | (116) |  | (427,212) |  |  |  |  | (427,328) |
Other acquisitions of non-controlling interests | (83,055) |  |  |  | (2,214) |  |  |  |  | (2,214) | (80,841)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | 226,906,865 |  | 96,338,262 | 358,440 | 281,091,687 | (8,929,576) | (103,581,488) | (87,367,366) |  | 177,909,959 | 48,996,906
Net profit for the year | 51,026,957 |  |  |  | 46,852,605 |  |  |  |  | 46,852,605 | 4,174,352
Unrealized gain (loss) on equity investments at fair value, net of deferred taxes | (1,952,414) | $ (98) |  |  |  | (1,952,414) |  |  |  | (1,952,414) |
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan, net of deferred taxes | (10,299,558) | (516) |  |  |  |  | (10,026,454) |  |  | (10,026,454) | (273,104)
Effect of translation of foreign entities | (11,515,297) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,558,774) |  | (13,558,774) | 2,043,477
Revaluation surplus, net of deferred taxes | 77,230,031 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 64,835,155 | 64,835,155 | 12,394,876
Total comprehensive (loss) income for the year | 104,489,719 | 5,237 |  |  | 46,852,605 | (1,952,414) | (10,026,454) | (13,558,774) | 64,835,155 | 86,150,118 | 18,339,601
Dividends declared | (27,021,864) |  |  |  | (25,161,564) |  |  |  |  | (25,161,564) | (1,860,300)
Stock dividend | 17,058,657 |  | 4,650 |  | 17,054,007 |  |  |  |  | 17,058,657 |
Repurchase of shares | (5,211,097) |  | (1,217) |  | (5,209,880) |  |  |  |  | (5,211,097) |
Other acquisitions of non-controlling interests | (1,104,662) |  |  |  | (267,270) |  |  |  |  | (267,270) | (837,392)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2020 | $ 315,117,618 | $ 15,797 | $ 96,341,695 | $ 358,440 | $ 314,359,585 | $ (10,881,990) | $ (113,607,942) | $ (100,926,140) | $ 64,835,155 | $ 250,478,803 | $ 64,638,815

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