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Trade Accounts Receivable, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Disclosure of Accounts Receivable, Net |
|  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Trade accounts receivable |  | Ps. | 26,309 |  | Ps. | 26,942
The Coca-Cola Company (see Note 15) |  |  | 509 |  |  | 802
Loans to employees |  |  | 118 |  |  | 115
Heineken Group (see Note 15) |  |  | 1,167 |  |  | 749
Others |  |  | 2,608 |  |  | 3,214
Allowance for expected credit losses |  |  | (2,462) |  |  | (2,189)
|  | Ps. | 28,249 |  | Ps. | 29,633
Disclosure of Aging of Accounts Receivable (Days Current or Outstanding) | Aging of accounts receivable (days current or outstanding)
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Current |  | Ps. | 24,556 |  | Ps. | 24,696
0‑30 days |  |  | 2,024 |  |  | 3,278
31‑60 days |  |  | 836 |  |  | 1,345
61‑90 days |  |  | 317 |  |  | 668
91‑120 days |  |  | 438 |  |  | 244
120+ days |  |  | 2,540 |  |  | 1,591
Total |  | Ps. | 30,711 |  | Ps. | 31,822
Disclosure of Changes in Allowance for Expected Credit Losses | Changes in the allowance for expected credit losses
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at the beginning of the period |  | Ps. | 2,189 |  | Ps. | 2,114 |  | Ps. | 1,375
Effect of adoption of IFRS 9 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 468
Adjusted balance at the beginning of the period |  |  | 2,189 |  |  | 2,114 |  |  | 1,843
Allowance for the period |  |  | 591 |  |  | 709 |  |  | 348
Additions (write-offs) of uncollectible accounts (1) |  |  | (613) |  |  | (269) |  |  | (402)
Addition from business combinations |  |  | 273 |  |  | — |  |  | 1
Effects of changes in foreign exchange rates |  |  | 22 |  |  | (365) |  |  | 324
Balance at the end of the period |  | Ps. | 2,462 |  | Ps. | 2,189 |  | Ps. | 2,114

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