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Other Assets and Other Financial Assets - Disclosure of Other Non-Current Assets (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | [1] | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($)
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Miscellaneous assets [abstract] |  |  |
Agreement with customers | $ 897 |  | $ 849
Long term prepaid advertising expenses | 388 |  | 298
Guarantee deposits | 2,910 |  | 3,491
Prepaid bonuses | 248 |  | 151
Advances to acquire property, plant and equipment | 233 |  | 266
Recoverable taxes | 1,289 |  | 1,674
Indemnifiable assets from business combinations | 3,336 |  | 4,510
Recoverable taxes from business combinations | 395 |  | 458
Others | 621 |  | 828
Total other assets | $ 10,317 | $ 526 | $ 12,525
[1] | Convenience translation to U.S. dollars ($) - See Note 2.2.3

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