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Other Current Assets and Other Current Financial Assets - Summary of Other Current Assets (Detail) - MXN ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosure Of Other Current Assets [Abstract] |  |
Prepaid expenses | $ 2,425 | $ 3,784
Agreements with customers | 192 | 179
Short-term licenses | 224 | 112
Other | 47 | 34
Other current assets | $ 2,888 | $ 4,109

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