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Other Liabilities, Provisions, Contingencies and Commitments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
IFRS Text Block [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Current Financial Liabilities |
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Sundry creditors |  | Ps. | 11,895 |  | Ps. | 11,509
Derivative financial instruments (see Note 21) |  |  | 1,127 |  |  | 848
Other notes payable (1) |  |  | — |  |  | 11,294
Others |  |  | 3 |  |  | 4
Total |  | Ps. | 13,025 |  | Ps. | 23,655
| (1) |  | Related to Socofar’s put option exercised on December 13, 2019.
Schedule of Provisions and Other Non-Current Liabilities |
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Contingencies |  | Ps. | 6,303 |  | Ps. | 8,854
Payable taxes |  |  | 651 |  |  | 710
Others |  |  | 2,586 |  |  | 879
Total |  | Ps. | 9,540 |  | Ps. | 10,443
Schedule of Other Financial Liabilities |
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Derivative financial instruments (see Note 21) |  | Ps. | 3,743 |  | Ps. | 1,672
Security deposits |  |  | 1,279 |  |  | 809
Total |  | Ps. | 5,022 |  | Ps. | 2,481
Schedule of Provisions Recorded in the Statement of Financial Position |
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Indirect taxes |  | Ps. | 3,153 |  | Ps. | 5,062
Labor |  |  | 1,857 |  |  | 2,455
Legal |  |  | 1,293 |  |  | 1,337
Total (1) |  | Ps. | 6,303 |  | Ps. | 8,854
| (1) |  | As it is customary in Brazil, the Company is required to guarantee tax, legal and labor contingencies by guarantee deposits. See Note 14.
Summary of Changes in Provisions | 26.5.1 Indirect taxes
|  | December 31, |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 5,062 |  | Ps. | 5,421 |  | Ps. | 6,836
Penalties and other charges |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 123
New contingencies |  |  | 489 |  |  | 486 |  |  | 178
Contingencies added in business combination |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 104
Cancellation and expiration |  |  | (153) |  |  | (247) |  |  | 106
Payments |  |  | (218) |  |  | (174) |  |  | (112)
Reversal of indemnifiable items (1) |  |  | (1,177) |  |  | — |  |  | —
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  |  | (850) |  |  | (425) |  |  | (951)
Effects due to derecognition of Philippines |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (863)
Balance at end of the period |  | Ps. | 3,153 |  | Ps. | 5,062 |  | Ps. | 5,421
| (1) |  | This amount includes Ps. 899 of certain tax contingencies that expired and are payable to the former shareholders of Spaipa (acquired in 2013).
26.5.2 Labor
|  | December 31, |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 2,455 |  | Ps. | 2,601 |  | Ps. | 2,723
Penalties and other charges |  |  | 233 |  |  | 293 |  |  | 310
New contingencies |  |  | 249 |  |  | 521 |  |  | 330
Contingencies added in business combination |  |  | — |  |  | 44 |  |  | 289
Cancellation and expiration |  |  | (61) |  |  | (283) |  |  | (133)
Payments |  |  | (592) |  |  | (500) |  |  | (193)
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  |  | (427) |  |  | (221) |  |  | (725)
Balance at end of the period |  | Ps. | 1,857 |  | Ps. | 2,455 |  | Ps. | 2,601
26.5.3 Legal
|  | December 31, |  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 1,337 |  | Ps. | 1,906 |  | Ps. | 3,296
Penalties and other charges |  |  | 8 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 86
New contingencies |  |  | 362 |  |  | 213 |  |  | 72
Contingencies added in business combination |  |  | — |  |  | 77 |  |  | 67
Cancellation and expiration |  |  | (141) |  |  | (542) |  |  | (146)
Payments |  |  | (111) |  |  | (318) |  |  | (251)
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  |  | (162) |  |  | (93) |  |  | (335)
Effects due to derecognition of Philippines |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (883)
Balance at end of the period |  | Ps. | 1,293 |  | Ps. | 1,337 |  | Ps. | 1,906

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