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Intangible Assets - Schedule of Allocation for Amortization Expense (Detail) - MXN ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Disclosure Of Allocation Of Amortisation Expenses [abstract] |  |
Cost of goods sold | $ 82 | $ 83
Administrative expenses | 476 | 387
Selling expenses | 349 | 329
Total | $ 907 | $ 799

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- Definition The amount of amortisation expense. Amortisation is the systematic allocation of depreciable amounts of intangible assets over their useful lives. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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