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Taxes - Reconciliation of tax rate (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Major components of tax expense (income) [abstract] |  |  |
Mexican statutory income tax rate | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00%
Difference between book and tax inflationary values and translation effects | (5.10%) | (2.20%) | (4.00%)
Annual inflation tax adjustment | 3.00% | 0.20% | (1.20%)
Difference between statutory income tax rates | 1.00% | 0.90% | 1.80%
Non-deductible expenses | 3.80% | 4.50% | 3.20%
Taxable (non-taxable) income | 2.90% | (1.00%) | (0.50%)
Effect of changes in Argentina tax law | 0.10% | (0.30%) | (0.90%)
Others | (1.90%) | (0.70%) | 0.90%
Impairments | 4.60% | 0.90% | 0.40%
Adjustments for previous tax years | 30.30% |  |
Income tax credit | (8.30%) |  |
Tax Loss | 16.30% | 0.10% | 0.50%
Consolidated Effective income tax rate (4) | 76.70% | 32.40% | 30.20%
Effective income tax rate without extraordinary effects | 33.80% |  |

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