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Note 33 - Group Companies - Main Group Companies (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
ARGENTINA | CERVECERIA Y MALTERIA QUILMES SAICA Y G [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 99.75%
BOLIVIA | CERVECERIA BOLIVIANA NACIONAL S.A. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 85.67%
BRAZIL | AROSUCO AROMAS E SUCOS LTDA. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 100.00%
BRAZIL | CRBS S.A. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 100.00%
BRAZIL | CERVEJARIA Z.X. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 86.42%
CANADA | LABATT BREWING COMPANY LIMITED [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 100.00%
CHILE | CERVECERIA CHILE S.A. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 100.00%
SPAIN | JALUA SPAIN, S.L. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 100.00%
LUXEMBOURG | AMBEV LUXEMBOURG [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 100.00%
GUATEMALA | INDUSTRIAS DEL ATLÁNTICO, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 50.00%
PARAGUAY | CERVECERIA PARAGUAYA S.A. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 87.36%
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Cervecería Nacional Dominicana S.A. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 55.00%
URUGUAY | LINTHAL S.A. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 100.00%
URUGUAY | CERVECERIA Y MALTERIA PAYSSANDÚ S.A. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 99.93%
URUGUAY | MONTHIERS SOCIEDAD ANONIMA [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 100.00%
PANAMA | Cervecería Nacional Dominicana S.A. [member] |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Main group companies | 100.00%

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