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Other Income and Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Other Income and Expenses | Note 19. Other Income and Expenses
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Gain on sale of shares (see Note 4.2) |  | Ps. | 123 |  |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | 14 |
Gain on sale of Heineken Group shares |  |  | 29,989 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Gain on sale of long-lived assets |  |  | 209 |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | 249 |
Sale of waste material |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 41 |
Write off-contingencies (see Note 25.5) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 329 |  |  |  | — |
Recoveries from previous years |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | 466 |  |  |  | 16 |
Insurance rebates |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 17 |
Foreign exchange gain |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Consolidation of Philippines |  |  | 2,830 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Others |  |  | 1,620 |  |  |  | 132 |  |  |  | 86 |
Other income |  | Ps. | 34,741 |  |  | Ps. | 1,157 |  |  | Ps. | 423 |
Contingencies associated with prior acquisitions or disposals |  | Ps. | 39 |  |  | Ps. | 1,582 |  |  | Ps. | 93 |
Loss on sale of equity financial assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | — |
Loss on sale of other assets |  |  | 148 |  |  |  | 159 |  |  |  | — |
Impairment of long-lived assets (2) |  |  | 2,063 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 134 |
Disposal of long-lived assets (1) |  |  | 451 |  |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | 416 |
Suppliers provisions |  |  | 398 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange losses related to operating activities |  |  | 2,524 |  |  |  | 2,370 |  |  |  | 917 |
Non-income taxes from Colombia |  |  | 636 |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 30 |
Severance payments |  |  | 363 |  |  |  | 98 |  |  |  | 285 |
Donations |  |  | 242 |  |  |  | 203 |  |  |  | 362 |
Legal fees and other expenses from past acquisitions |  |  | 612 |  |  |  | 241 |  |  |  | 223 |
Venezuela deconsolidation effect |  |  | 26,123 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | 359 |  |  |  | 957 |  |  |  | 281 |
Other expenses |  | Ps. | 33,958 |  |  | Ps. | 5,909 |  |  | Ps. | 2,741 |
(1) | Charges related to fixed assets retirement from ordinary operations and other long-lived assets.
(2) | Includes Venezuela impairment of Ps. 2,053 (see Note 3.3).

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