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Other Assets and Other Financial Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Disclosure of Other Non-Current 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.
Disclosure of Other Non-Current Financial Assets | 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.

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