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Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Income Tax (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | [1] | Dec. 31, 2015 MXN ($)
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | $ (10,657) | $ (9,720) | $ (1,016) |  | $ (2,063)
Deferred tax asset | (16,543) | (15,853) |  | $ (843) |
Deferred tax liability | 5,886 | 6,133 |  | $ 300 |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (296) | (8,355) | (5,589) |  |
Deferred tax income net recorded in share of the profit of equity accounted investees | (15) | (24) | (71) |  |
Deferred tax income, net | (311) | (8,379) | (5,660) |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | (416) | (152) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 93 | 16 | (17) |  |
Inventory [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | 80 | (151) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (27) | (71) | (151) |  |
Other current assets [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | 75 | 101 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (31) | 34 | (80) |  |
Property, plant and equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | (3,841) | (2,733) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (851) | (2,349) | 670 |  |
Investments in equity accounted investees [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | (5,979) | (6,989) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 40 | (5,094) | 75 |  |
Other assets [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | 212 | 254 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (82) | (155) | 234 |  |
Finite useful lived intangible assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | 271 | 894 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 627 | 207 | (1,506) |  |
Indefinite lived intangible assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | 10,331 | 9,957 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 758 | 968 | 7,391 |  |
Post-employment and other long-term employee benefits [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | (1,058) | (965) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (148) | (77) | (34) |  |
Derivative financial instruments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | 21 | 84 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (63) | (171) | 128 |  |
Provisions [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | (2,761) | (3,500) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 1,122 | (636) | (411) |  |
Temporary non-deductible provision [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | (1,400) | (222) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (293) | (144) | (9,118) |  |
Employee profit sharing payable [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | (403) | (351) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (27) | (11) | (29) |  |
Tax loss carry forwards [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | (9,558) | (10,218) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (927) | (547) | (1,693) |  |
Tax credits to recover [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | (1,855) | (2,308) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (109) | (1,059) | (1,150) |  |
Other comprehensive income [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | 229 | 239 |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (54) | (224) |  |  |
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations in OCI [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | 5,202 | 7,168 |  |  |
Other liabilities [member] |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes, net | 193 | (828) |  |  |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | $ (324) | $ 948 | $ 102 |  |
[1] | Convenience translation to U.S. dollars ($) - See Note 2.2.3

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