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Other Income and Expenses - Summary of Other Income and Expenses (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | [2],[3] | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($)
Disclosure of Other Operating Income Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 123 |
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 |  | 1,013 | [2] | $ 54 | 673 | 31,951 | [4]
Contingencies associated with prior acquisitions or disposals |  | 149 |  |  | 138 | 39 |
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment |  | (68) | [2] | $ (4) | 174 | 210 | [4]
Loss on sale of other assets |  |  |  |  |  | 148 |
Recoveries of prior years |  | 44 |  |  | 116 | 35 |
Impairment of long-lived assets | [5] | 1,018 |  |  | 432 | 2,063 |
Disposal of long-lived assets | [6] | 861 |  |  | 518 | 451 |
Suppliers provisions |  |  |  |  |  | 398 |
Foreign exchange losses related to operating activities |  |  |  |  |  | 2,524 |
Contingencies |  | 589 |  |  | 518 | 636 |
Severance payments | [7] | 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 |  | $ 4,905 |  |  | $ 2,947 | 33,866 |
Heineken group shares [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Other Operating Income Expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 29,989 |
[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] | The Company initially adopted IFRS 16 at January 1st, 2019 using the modified retrospectively approach under which the comparative information is not restated. – See Note 2.4.1
[3] | Convenience translation to U.S. dollars ($) – See Note 2.2.3
[4] | Revised to reflect the discontinued operations of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines – See Note 4.2.1
[5] | 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).
[6] | Charges related to fixed assets retirement from ordinary operations and other long-lived assets.
[7] | During 2019, the Company incurred restructuring costs related to some of their operations as part of an efficiency program.

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