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Bank Loans and Notes Payable - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Nov. 26, 2018 MXN ($) | Nov. 26, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 14, 2016 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  | 0.40% |
Mexico, Pesos |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit contracts |  |  |  | $ 9,400 | $ 10,100 |
Repayment of borrowings | $ 10,100 |  |  |  |  |
Mexico, Pesos | Top of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  | 8.39% |  | 8.39%
Mexico, Pesos | Bottom of range [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  | 7.91% |  | 7.91%
Uruguay, Pesos |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit contracts |  |  |  |  | 1,344 |
United States of America, Dollars |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit contracts |  |  |  | $ 1,670 |  |
Repayment of borrowings |  | $ 445 |  |  |  |
1.75% Senior Notes [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |
Maturity date |  |  | 7 |  |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |
Basis points over the relevant benchmark mid-swap |  |  | 155 |  |  |
Total yield percentage |  |  | 1.824% |  |  |
8.27% Debt Bonds Maturing on 2021 [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000 |
Maturity date |  |  |  |  | 2021 |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  | 8.27% |
5.46% Debt Bonds Maturing on 2023 [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | $ 7,500 |  |
Maturity date |  |  |  | 2023 |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  | 5.46% |  | 5.46%
4.63% Senior Notes Maturing on February Fifteen Two Thousand Twenty [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |
Maturity date |  |  |  |  | February 15, 2020 |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  | 4.63% |
Two Point Three Eight Percentage Senior Notes Maturing On November Twenty Six Two Thousand Eighteen [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date |  |  |  |  | November 26, 2018 |
Three Point Eight Eight Percentage Senior Notes Maturing On November Twenty Six Two Thousand Twenty Three [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 900,000 |
Maturity date |  |  |  |  | November 26, 2023 |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  |  | 3.88% |
5.25% Senior Notes Maturing On November 26, 2045 [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600
Maturity date |  |  |  | November 26, 2043 |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  | 5.25% |  | 5.25%
TIIE plus 0.5% debt bonds maturing on 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | $ 1,500 |  |
Maturity date |  |  |  | 2022 |  |
Basis points over the relevant benchmark mid-swap |  |  |  | 0.25 |  |
7.87% debt bonds maturing on 2027 [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount |  |  |  | $ 8,500 |  |
Maturity date |  |  |  | 2027 |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  | 7.87% |  | 7.87%

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