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Other Assets and Other Financial Assets - Disclosure of Other Financial Assets (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | [1] | Dec. 31, 2016 MXN ($)
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Categories of financial assets [abstract] |  |  |
Non-current accounts receivable | $ 733 |  | $ 511
Derivative financial instruments (see Note 20) | 10,137 |  | 14,729
Investments in other entities | 1,039 |  |
Others | 164 |  | 105
Total other financial assets | $ 12,073 | $ 615 | $ 15,345
[1] | Convenience translation to U.S. dollars ($) - See Note 2.2.3

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