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Other Income and Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Other Income and Expenses | Note 20. Other Income and Expenses
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Gain on sale of shares |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | — |  |  | Ps. | 123 |
Gain on sale of Heineken Group shares (see Note 4.2) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 29,989 |
Gain on sale of other assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 344 |  |  |  | — |
Gain on sale of long-lived assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 210 |
Sale of waste material |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 3 |
Insurance rebates |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 6 |
Foreign exchange gain |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 123 |  |  |  | — |
Recoveries of prior years (1) |  |  | 896 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Others |  |  | 70 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 1,620 |
Other income |  | Ps. | 1,013 |  |  | Ps. | 673 |  |  | Ps. | 31,951 |
Contingencies associated with prior acquisitions or disposals |  | Ps. | 149 |  |  | Ps. | 138 |  |  | Ps. | 39 |
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loss on sale of other assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 148 |
Recoveries of prior years |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 116 |  |  |  | 35 |
Impairment of long-lived assets (2) |  |  | 1,018 |  |  |  | 432 |  |  |  | 2,063 |
Disposal of long-lived assets (3) |  |  | 861 |  |  |  | 518 |  |  |  | 451 |
Suppliers provisions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 398 |
Foreign exchange losses related to operating activities |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,524 |
Contingencies |  |  | 589 |  |  |  | 518 |  |  |  | 636 |
Severance payments (4) |  |  | 1,207 |  |  |  | 264 |  |  |  | 243 |
Donations |  |  | 489 |  |  |  | 528 |  |  |  | 242 |
Legal fees and other expenses from past acquisitions |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 149 |  |  |  | 612 |
Venezuela deconsolidation effect |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26,123 |
Other |  |  | 464 |  |  |  | 284 |  |  |  | 352 |
Other expenses |  | Ps. | 4,905 |  |  | Ps. | 2,947 |  |  | Ps. | 33,866 |
(1) | Following a favorable decision from Brazilian tax authorities received during 2019, Coca-Cola FEMSA has been entitled to reclaim indirect tax payments made in prior years in Brazil, resulting in the recognition of a tax credit and a positive effect in the operating revenues and other income captions of the condensed consolidated income statements. See Note 25.1.1.
(2) | Includes impairment loss related to Compañía Panameña de Bebibas, S.A.P.I. de C.V., for an amount of Ps. 948 and Ps. 432 million in 2019 and 2018, respectively (see Note 10), and impairment loss in Venezuela of Ps. 2,053 in 2017 (see Note 3.3).
(3) | Charges related to fixed assets retirement from ordinary operations and other long-lived assets.
(4) | During 2019, the Company incurred restructuring costs related to some of their operations as part of an efficiency program.

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