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Employee Benefits - Summary of Amount Recognized in Consolidated Income Statements and Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Detail) - MXN ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |  |
Current service cost | $ 408 | $ 359 | $ 343
Remeasurements on the Net Defined Benefit Liability | (7) | (167) | 144
Net benefit cost recognized in the consolidated statements of income [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |  |
Current service cost | 471 | 359 | 343
Past service cost | 10 | 45 | 3
Gain or Loss on Settlement or Curtailment | (3) | (61) | (129)
Net Interest on the Net Defined Benefit Liability | 338 | 282 | 276
Net benefit cost recognized in the consolidated statements of income [member] | Pension and retirement plans [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |  |
Current service cost | 341 | 245 | 233
Past service cost | 10 | 45 | 3
Gain or Loss on Settlement or Curtailment | (2) | (61) | (120)
Net Interest on the Net Defined Benefit Liability | 267 | 224 | 212
Net benefit cost recognized in the consolidated statements of income [member] | Seniority premiums [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |  |
Current service cost | 106 | 93 | 88
Gain or Loss on Settlement or Curtailment | (1) |  | (9)
Net Interest on the Net Defined Benefit Liability | 41 | 34 | 32
Net benefit cost recognized in the consolidated statements of income [member] | Postretirement medical services [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |  |
Current service cost | 24 | 21 | 16
Net Interest on the Net Defined Benefit Liability | 30 | 24 | 23
Net benefit cost recognized in the consolidated statements of income [member] | Post-employment [member] | Venezuela [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |  |
Current service cost |  |  | 6
Net Interest on the Net Defined Benefit Liability |  |  | 9
Net benefit cost recognized in consolidated statements of accumulated other comprehensive income [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |  |
Remeasurements on the Net Defined Benefit Liability | 1,290 | 1,270 | 1,071
Net benefit cost recognized in consolidated statements of accumulated other comprehensive income [member] | Pension and retirement plans [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |  |
Remeasurements on the Net Defined Benefit Liability | 1,060 | 1,102 | 913
Net benefit cost recognized in consolidated statements of accumulated other comprehensive income [member] | Seniority premiums [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |  |
Remeasurements on the Net Defined Benefit Liability | 46 | 18 | 39
Net benefit cost recognized in consolidated statements of accumulated other comprehensive income [member] | Postretirement medical services [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |  |
Remeasurements on the Net Defined Benefit Liability | $ 184 | $ 151 | $ 119

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