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Other Liabilities, Provisions, Contingencies and Commitments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Schedule of Other Current Financial Liabilities | 26.1 Other current financial liabilities
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Sundry creditors |  | Ps. | 11,509 |  |  | Ps. | 8,489 |
Derivative financial instruments (see Note 21) |  |  | 848 |  |  |  | 384 |
Other notes payable (1) |  |  | 11,294 |  |  |  | — |
Others |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 20 |
Total |  | Ps. | 23,655 |  |  | Ps. | 8,893 |
(1) | Related to Socofar’s put option exercised on December 13, 2019.
Schedule of Provisions and Other Non-Current Liabilities | 26.2 Provisions and other non-current liabilities
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Contingencies |  | Ps. | 8,854 |  |  | Ps. | 9,928 |
Payable taxes |  |  | 710 |  |  |  | 873 |
Others |  |  | 879 |  |  |  | 767 |
Total |  | Ps. | 10,443 |  |  | Ps. | 11,568 |
Schedule of Other Financial Liabilities | 26.3 Other financial liabilities
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Derivative financial instruments (see Note 21) |  | Ps. | 1,672 |  |  | Ps. | 1,262 |
Security deposits |  |  | 809 |  |  |  | 970 |
Total |  | Ps. | 2,481 |  |  | Ps. | 2,232 |
Schedule of Provisions Recorded in Consolidated Statement of Financial Position | The following table presents the nature and amount of the contingencies recorded as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Indirect taxes |  | Ps. | 5,062 |  |  | Ps. | 5,421 |
Labor |  |  | 2,455 |  |  |  | 2,601 |
Legal |  |  | 1,337 |  |  |  | 1,906 |
Total |  | Ps. | 8,854 |  |  | Ps. | 9,928 |
Summary of Changes in Provisions | 26.5 Changes in the balance of provisions recorded 26.5.1 Indirect taxes
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 5,421 |  |  | Ps. | 6,836 |  |  | Ps. | 11,065 |
Penalties and other charges |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 123 |  |  |  | 362 |
New contingencies |  |  | 486 |  |  |  | 178 |  |  |  | 91 |
Contingencies added in business combination |  |  | — |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 861 |
Cancellation and expiration |  |  | (247 | ) |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | (796 | )
Payments |  |  | (174 | ) |  |  | (112 | ) |  |  | (947 | )
Brazil amnesty adoption |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,321 | )
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  |  | (425 | ) |  |  | (951 | ) |  |  | (479 | )
Effects due to derecognition of Philippines |  |  | — |  |  |  | (863 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance at end of the period |  | Ps. | 5,062 |  |  | Ps. | 5,421 |  |  | Ps. | 6,836 |
26.5.2 Labor
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 2,601 |  |  | Ps. | 2,723 |  |  | Ps. | 2,578 |
Penalties and other charges |  |  | 293 |  |  |  | 310 |  |  |  | 56 |
New contingencies |  |  | 521 |  |  |  | 330 |  |  |  | 283 |
Contingencies added in business combination |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 289 |  |  |  | — |
Cancellation and expiration |  |  | (283 | ) |  |  | (133 | ) |  |  | (32 | )
Payments |  |  | (500 | ) |  |  | (193 | ) |  |  | (92 | )
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  |  | (221 | ) |  |  | (725 | ) |  |  | (69 | )
Venezuela deconsolidation effect |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
Balance at end of the period |  | Ps. | 2,455 |  |  | Ps. | 2,601 |  |  | Ps. | 2,723 |
26.5.3 Legal
|  | December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |  |  | December 31, 2017 |
Balance at beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 1,906 |  |  | Ps. | 3,296 |  |  | Ps. | 2,785 |
Penalties and other charges |  |  | 94 |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 121 |
New contingencies |  |  | 213 |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 186 |
Contingencies added in business combination |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | 783 |
Cancellation and expiration |  |  | (542 | ) |  |  | (146 | ) |  |  | (16 | )
Payments |  |  | (318 | ) |  |  | (251 | ) |  |  | (417 | )
Brazil amnesty adoption |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7 |
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  |  | (93 | ) |  |  | (335 | ) |  |  | (151 | )
Venezuela deconsolidation effect |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2 | )
Effects due to derecognition of Philippines |  |  | — |  |  |  | (883 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance at end of the period |  | Ps. | 1,337 |  |  | Ps. | 1,906 |  |  | Ps. | 3,296 |

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