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Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
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Schedule of Investments Classified as Amortized Cost | The following is a detail of such investments:
Fixed rate |  | June 30, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost |  | Ps | 518 |  |  |  | 906 |
Accrued interest |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total fixed rate |  |  | 519 |  |  |  | 910 |
Variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost |  |  | 3,834 |  |  |  | 8,660 |
Accrued interest |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 28 |
Corporate debt securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost |  |  | 16,868 |  |  |  | 21,259 |
Accrued interest |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 67 |
Total variable rate |  |  | 20,821 |  |  |  | 30,014 |
Total investments |  | Ps. | 21,340 |  |  | Ps. | 30,924 |

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