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Income Taxes - Schedule of Domestic Tax Rate (Detail) |  | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 19, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Major components of tax expense (income) [abstract] |  |  |  |
Mexican statutory income tax rate | 8.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00%
Difference between book and tax inflationary values and translation effects |  | (6.20%) | (2.40%) | (1.30%)
Annual inflation tax adjustment |  | 0.40% | 0.60% | (1.50%)
Difference between statutory income tax rates |  | 1.80% | 1.20% | 0.40%
Repatriation of capital benefit decree |  | (20.20%) |  |
Non-deductible expenses |  | 2.40% | 2.80% | 3.30%
(Non-taxable) income |  |  | (0.40%) | (0.30%)
Hedge of a net investment in foreign operations |  | (1.40%) | (2.20%) |
Effect of changes in Venezuela tax law |  |  | 3.60% |
Income tax credits |  | (1.80%) | (3.90%) |
Philippines consolidation profit |  | (2.20%) |  |
Venezuela desconsolidation effect |  | 23.40% |  |
Others |  | 0.30% | (1.60%) | 0.80%
Total |  | 26.50% | 27.60% | 31.50%

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