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Trade Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables) - Trade receivables [member] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Statement [LineItems] |
Disclosure of Accounts Receivable, Net |
|  | December 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
Trade accounts receivables |  | Ps. | 25,615 |  |  | Ps. | 26,856 |
The Coca-Cola Company (see Note 14) |  |  | 1,173 |  |  |  | 2,054 |
Loans to employees |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 128 |
Heineken Group (see Note 14) |  |  | 768 |  |  |  | 999 |
Former shareholders of Vonpar (see Note 14) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,219 |
Others |  |  | 2,614 |  |  |  | 2,435 |
Allowance for expected credit losses |  |  | (2,114 | ) |  |  | (1,375 | )
|  | Ps. | 28,164 |  |  | Ps. | 32,316 |
Disclosure of Aging of Accounts Receivable (Days Current or Outstanding) |
Aging of accounts receivable (days current or outstanding) |  | December 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
Current |  | Ps. | 22,789 |  |  | Ps. | 25,537 |
0-30 days |  |  | 4,081 |  |  |  | 5,009 |
31-60 days |  |  | 869 |  |  |  | 838 |
61-90 days |  |  | 598 |  |  |  | 398 |
91-120 days |  |  | 241 |  |  |  | 383 |
120+ days |  |  | 1,700 |  |  |  | 1,527 |
Total |  | Ps. | 30,278 |  |  | Ps. | 33,691 |
Disclosure of Changes in Allowance for Expected Credit Losses | 7.2 Changes in the allowance for expected credit losses
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Balance at the beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 1,375 |  |  | Ps. | 1,193 |  |  | Ps. | 849 |
Effect of adoption of IFRS 9 |  |  | 468 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Adjusted balance at the beginning of the period |  |  | 1,843 |  |  |  | 1,193 |  |  |  | 849 |
Allowance for the period |  |  | 348 |  |  |  | 530 |  |  |  | 467 |
Additions (write-offs) of uncollectible accounts (1) |  |  | (402 | ) |  |  | (400 | ) |  |  | (418 | )
Addition from business combinations |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 94 |
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  |  | 324 |  |  |  | (32 | ) |  |  | 201 |
Effect of Venezuela deconsolidation |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance at the end of the period |  | Ps. | 2,114 |  |  | Ps. | 1,375 |  |  | Ps. | 1,193 |
(1) | In 2018, includes the effect of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc. sale for an aggregate amount of $ 82.

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