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Other Assets and Other Financial Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Other Assets and Other Financial Assets | Note 14. Other Assets and Other Financial Assets 14.1 Other non-current assets
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Agreement with customers |  | Ps. | 731 |  | Ps. | 953
Long-term prepaid advertising expenses |  |  | 333 |  |  | 341
Guarantee deposits (1) |  |  | 2,009 |  |  | 2,407
Prepaid bonuses |  |  | 239 |  |  | 226
Advances to acquire property, plant and equipment |  |  | 184 |  |  | 203
Recoverable taxes |  |  | 1,701 |  |  | 2,111
Indemnifiable assets from business combinations |  |  | 1,609 |  |  | 2,948
Others |  |  | 720 |  |  | 1,343
|  | Ps. | 7,526 |  | Ps. | 10,532
| (1) |  | As it is customary in Brazil, the Company is required to guarantee tax, legal and labor contingencies by guarantee deposits including those related to business acquisitions. See Note 26.7.
14.2 Other non-current financial assets
|  | December 31, |  | December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Non-current accounts receivable |  | Ps. | 983 |  | Ps. | 938
Derivative financial instruments (see Note 21) |  |  | 14,283 |  |  | 8,260
Others |  |  | 334 |  |  | 172
Other investments in equity instruments(1) |  |  | 16,786 |  |  | 13,310
|  | Ps. | 32,386 |  | Ps. | 22,680
| (1) |  | Corresponds to the acquisition of a minority stake in Jetro Restaurant Depot as of November 8, 2019. On October 9, 2020, the Company acquired an additional minority stake in Jetro. Refer to Note 3.7.3.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the fair value of non-current accounts receivable amounted to Ps. 699 and Ps. 724, respectively. The fair value is calculated based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows whereby the discount rate is estimated using rates currently offered for receivable of similar amounts and maturities, which is considered to be level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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