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Employee Benefits - Summary of Balances of the Liabilities for Employee Benefits (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | [1] | Dec. 31, 2016 MXN ($)
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Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |  |
Total employee benefits | $ 5,373 | $ 274 | $ 4,447
Pension and retirement plans [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |  |
Defined benefit obligation | 7,370 |  | 5,702
Defined benefit obligation funds at fair value | (3,131) |  | (2,216)
Net defined benefit liability | 4,239 |  | 3,486
Seniority premiums [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |  |
Defined benefit obligation | 783 |  | 663
Defined benefit obligation funds at fair value | (109) |  | (102)
Net defined benefit liability | 674 |  | 561
Postretirement medical services [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |  |
Defined benefit obligation | 524 |  | 460
Defined benefit obligation funds at fair value | (64) |  | (60)
Net defined benefit liability | $ 460 |  | $ 400
[1] | Convenience translation to U.S. dollars ($) - See Note 2.2.3

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- Definition The present value, without deducting any plan assets, of expected future payments required to settle the obligation resulting from employee service in the current and prior periods. [Refer: Plan assets, at fair value] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 57 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_57_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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- Definition The amount of deficit or surplus in a defined benefit plan, adjusted for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 140 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_140_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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- Definition The amount of non-current provisions for employee benefits. [Refer: Provisions for employee benefits] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 78 -Subparagraph d -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_78_d&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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