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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Disclosure of Exchange Rates of Local Currencies Translated to Mexican Pesos |
|  |  |  | Exchange Rates of Local Currencies Translated to Mexican Pesos (1) |
|  | Functional / Recording Currency |  | Average Exchange Rate for |  |  | Exchange Rate as of |
Country or Zone |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
Guatemala |  | Quetzal |  |  | 2.56 |  |  |  | 2.57 |  |  |  | 2.46 |  |  |  | 2.54 |  |  |  | 2.69 |
Costa Rica |  | Colon |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.03 |
Panama |  | U.S. dollar |  |  | 19.24 |  |  |  | 18.93 |  |  |  | 18.66 |  |  |  | 19.68 |  |  |  | 19.74 |
Colombia |  | Colombian peso |  |  | 0.01 |  |  |  | 0.01 |  |  |  | 0.01 |  |  |  | 0.01 |  |  |  | 0.01 |
Nicaragua |  | Cordoba |  |  | 0.62 |  |  |  | 0.63 |  |  |  | 0.65 |  |  |  | 0.61 |  |  |  | 0.64 |
Argentina |  | Argentine peso |  |  | 0.73 |  |  |  | 1.15 |  |  |  | 1.26 |  |  |  | 0.52 |  |  |  | 1.06 |
Venezuela a) |  | Bolivar |  |  | — |  |  |  | a | ) |  |  | a | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | a | )
Brazil |  | Reais |  |  | 5.29 |  |  |  | 5.94 |  |  |  | 5.39 |  |  |  | 5.08 |  |  |  | 5.97 |
Chile |  | Chilean peso |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.03 |  |  |  | 0.03 |
Euro Zone |  | Euro (€) |  |  | 22.71 |  |  |  | 21.32 |  |  |  | 20.66 |  |  |  | 22.54 |  |  |  | 23.57 |
Peru |  | Nuevo Sol |  |  | 5.85 |  |  |  | 5.78 |  |  |  | 5.53 |  |  |  | 5.83 |  |  |  | 6.08 |
Ecuador |  | U.S. dollar |  |  | 19.24 |  |  |  | 18.93 |  |  |  | 18.66 |  |  |  | 19.68 |  |  |  | 19.74 |
Philippines |  | Philippine peso |  |  | 0.37 |  |  |  | 0.38 |  |  |  | 0.39 |  |  |  | 0.37 |  |  |  | 0.40 |
Uruguay |  | Uruguayan peso |  |  | 0.63 |  |  |  | 0.66 |  |  |  | 0.71 |  |  |  | 0.61 |  |  |  | 0.69 |
(1) | Exchange rates published by the Central Bank of each country where the Company operates.
Disclosure of Recognition of Effects of Inflation in Countries with Hyperinflationary Economic Environments | As of December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the operations of the Company are classified as follows:
Country |  | Cumulative Inflation 2016- 2018 |  |  | Type of Economy |  | Cumulative Inflation 2015- 2017 |  |  | Type of Economy |  | Cumulative Inflation 2014- 2016 |  |  | Type of Economy
Mexico |  |  | 15.7 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 12.7 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 9.9 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Guatemala |  |  | 12.2 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 13.5 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 10.6 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Costa Rica |  |  | 5.7 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 2.5 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 5.1 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Panama |  |  | 2.1 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 2.3 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 2.8 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Colombia |  |  | 13.4 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 17.5 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 17.0 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Nicaragua |  |  | 13.1 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 12.3 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 13.1 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Argentina (a) |  |  | 158.4 | % |  | Hyperinflationary |  |  | 101.5 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 99.7 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Venezuela |  |  | — |  |  | Hyperinflationary |  |  | 30,690.0 | % |  | Hyperinflationary |  |  | 2,263.0 | % |  | Hyperinflationary
Brazil |  |  | 25.0 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 21.1 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 25.2 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Philippines |  |  | 11.9 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 7.5 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 5.7 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Euro Zone |  |  | 2.7 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 2.7 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 1.2 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Chile |  |  | 9.7 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 9.7 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 12.2 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Peru |  |  | 9.3 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 9.3 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 11.2 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Ecuador |  |  | 30.3 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 30.3 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | 8.4 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Uruguay |  |  | 25.3 | % |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | — |  |  | Non-hyperinflationary |  |  | — |  |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Disclosure of Estimated Useful Lives of Company's Assets | The estimated useful lives of the Company’s assets are as follows:
|  | Years
Buildings |  | 25-50
Machinery and equipment |  | 10-20
Distribution equipment |  | 7-15
Refrigeration equipment |  | 5-7
Returnable bottles |  | 1.5-4
Leasehold improvements |  | The shorter of lease term or 15 years
Information technology equipment |  | 3-5
Other equipment |  | 3-10

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