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Consolidated Income Statements - BRL (R$)
R$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Statement Line Items [Line Items]      
Net sales R$ 47,899.3 R$ 45,602.6 R$ 46,720.2
Cost of sales (18,041.8) (16,678.0) (16,061.4)
Gross profit 29,857.5 28,924.6 30,658.8
Distribution expenses (6,295.5) (6,085.5) (5,833.2)
Sales and marketing expenses (5,620.0) (5,925.0) (5,344.7)
Administrative expenses (2,623.8) (2,166.1) (2,281.3)
Other operating income/(expenses), net 1,217.3 1,223.1 1,936.1
Exceptional items (108.7) 1,134.3 (357.2)
Income from operations 16,426.8 17,105.4 18,778.5
Finance cost (4,268.3) (4,597.9) (3,562.4)
Finance income 774.4 895.9 1,294.2
Net finance cost (3,493.9) (3,702.0) (2,268.2)
Share of result of joint ventures (3.1) (5.0) 3.1
Income before income tax 12,929.8 13,398.4 16,513.4
Income tax expense (5,079.3) (315.0) (3,634.2)
Net income 7,850.5 13,083.4 12,879.2
Attributable to:      
Equity holders of Ambev 7,332.0 12,546.6 12,423.8
Non-controlling interests R$ 518.5 R$ 536.8 R$ 455.4
Basic earnings per share – common - R$ (in BRL per share) [1] R$ 0.47 R$ 0.80 R$ 0.79
Diluted earnings per share – common - R$ (in BRL per share) [1] R$ 0.46 R$ 0.79 R$ 0.79
[1] Expressed in Brazilian Reais.