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Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Income Tax (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | [1] | Jan. 01, 2015 MXN ($)
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | $ (9,720) | $ (1,016) | $ (2,063) |  | $ (2,635)
Deferred tax asset | (15,853) | (12,053) |  | $ (807) |
Deferred tax liability | 6,133 | 11,037 |  | $ 312 |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (8,194) | (5,589) | (1,264) |  |
Deferred tax income net recorded in share of the profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method | (24) | (71) | (683) |  |
Deferred tax income, net | (8,218) | (5,660) | (1,947) |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (152) | (172) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 16 | (17) | 93 |  |
Inventory [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (151) | (112) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (1) | (151) | (14) |  |
Other current assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | 101 | 64 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 34 | (80) | 21 |  |
Property, plant and equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (2,733) | (471) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (2,537) | 670 | (314) |  |
Investments in associates and joint ventures [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (6,989) | (1,227) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (5,094) | 75 | 684 |  |
Other assets [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | 254 | 257 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (155) | 234 | (52) |  |
Finite useful lived intangible assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | 894 | 201 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 207 | (1,506) | 201 |  |
Indefinite lived intangible assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | 9,957 | 9,376 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 968 | 7,391 | 84 |  |
Post-employment and other long-term employee benefits [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (965) | (692) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (217) | (34) | 86 |  |
Derivative financial instruments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | 84 | 255 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (171) | 128 | 165 |  |
Provisions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (3,500) | (2,956) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (557) | (411) | (8) |  |
Temporary non-deductible provision [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (222) | (3,450) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (144) | (9,118) | 735 |  |
Employee profit sharing payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (351) | (340) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (11) | (29) | (43) |  |
Tax loss carry forwards [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (10,218) | (8,889) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (823) | (1,693) | (2,789) |  |
Tax credits to recover [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (2,308) | (1,150) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (705) | (1,150) |  |  |
Cumulative other comprehensive income [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | 239 | 537 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (224) |  |  |  |
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations and associates [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | 7,168 | 7,694 |  |  |
Other liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of financial position | (828) | 59 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | $ 1,220 | $ 102 | $ (113) |  |
[1] | Convenience translation to U.S. dollars ($) - See Note 2.2.3

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