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Other Current Assets and Other Current Financial Assets - Summary of Prepaid Expenses (Detail) - MXN ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosure Of Prepaid Expense Current [Abstract] |  |
Advances for inventories | $ 1,260 | $ 2,734
Advertising and promotional expenses paid in advance | 370 | 171
Advances to service suppliers | 268 | 466
Prepaid leases | 218 | 164
Prepaid insurance | 103 | 104
Others | 206 | 145
Current prepaid expenses | $ 2,425 | $ 3,784

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