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Investments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Investments | Note 6. Investments As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, current investments with maturity greater than three-month period but less than twelve-month period are classified as held to maturity, and their carrying value is similar to their fair value. The following is a detail of such investments:
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Fixed rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | 1,934 |
Accrued interest |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost |  |  | 906 |  |  |  | 222 |
Accrued interest |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total fixed rate |  |  | 910 |  |  |  | 2,160 |
Variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost |  |  | 8,660 |  |  |  | — |
Accrued interest |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | — |
Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost |  |  | 21,259 |  |  |  | — |
Accrued interest |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | — |
Total variable rate |  |  | 30,014 |  |  |  | — |
Total investments |  | Ps. | 30,924 |  |  | Ps. | 2,160 |

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- Definition The disclosure of investments other than investments accounted for using the equity method. [Refer: Investments other than investments accounted for using equity method] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 10 -Subparagraph e -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_10_e&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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