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Other Assets and Other Financial Assets - Disclosure of Other Assets (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | [1] | Dec. 31, 2016 MXN ($)
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Miscellaneous assets [abstract] |  |  |
Agreement with customers | $ 849 |  | $ 793
Long term prepaid advertising expenses | 298 |  | 392
Guarantee deposits | 3,491 |  | 3,757
Prepaid bonuses | 151 |  | 103
Advances to acquire property, plant and equipment | 266 |  | 173
Recoverable taxes | 1,674 |  | 1,653
Indemnifiable assets from business combinations | 4,510 |  | 8,081
Recoverable taxes from business combinations | 458 |  |
Others | 828 |  | 1,230
Total other assets | $ 12,525 | $ 637 | $ 16,182
[1] | Convenience translation to U.S. dollars ($) - See Note 2.2.3

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