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Other Income and Expenses (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Summary of Other Income and Expenses |
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Gain on sale of other assets |  | Ps. | — |  | Ps. | — |  | Ps. | 344
Gain on sale of long-lived assets |  |  | 130 |  |  | — |  |  | 174
Sale of waste material |  |  | 20 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 13
Insurance rebates |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | 10
Foreign exchange gain |  |  | 112 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 123
Other investment in shares (5) |  |  | 2,011 |  |  | — |  |  | —
Recycling of cumulative gain on sale of joint venture |  |  | 212 |  |  | — |  |  | —
Recoveries of prior years(1) |  |  | 594 |  |  | 896 |  |  | —
Others |  |  | 229 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 9
Other income |  | Ps. | 3,343 |  | Ps. | 1,013 |  | Ps. | 673
Contingencies associated with prior acquisitions or disposals |  | Ps. | — |  | Ps. | 149 |  | Ps. | 138
Loss on sale of property, plant and equipment |  |  | — |  |  | 67 |  |  | —
Recoveries of prior years |  |  | — |  |  | 44 |  |  | 116
Impairment of long-lived assets (2) |  |  | 5,102 |  |  | 1,018 |  |  | 432
Loss in write-off of intangible assets |  |  | 375 |  |  | — |  |  | —
Disposal of long-lived assets (3) |  |  | 915 |  |  | 861 |  |  | 518
Contingencies |  |  | 804 |  |  | 589 |  |  | 518
Severance payments (4) |  |  | 465 |  |  | 1,207 |  |  | 264
Donations |  |  | 605 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 528
Legal fees and other expenses from past acquisitions |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | 149
Effect of taxes paid on previous years (6) |  |  | 3,253 |  |  | — |  |  | —
Other |  |  | 862 |  |  | 464 |  |  | 284
Other expenses |  | Ps. | 12,381 |  | Ps. | 4,905 |  | Ps. | 2,947
| (1) |  | Following a favorable decision from Brazilian tax authorities received during 2020 and 2019, Coca-Cola FEMSA has been entitled to reclaim indirect tax payments made in prior years in Brazil, resulting in the recognition of a tax credit and a positive effect in the operating revenues and other income captions of the condensed consolidated income statements. See Note 25.1.1.
| (2) |  | Includes impairment loss related to Compañía Panameña de Bebibas, S.A.P.I. de C.V., for an amount of Ps. 1,463 and Ps. 948 million in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Additionally, includes impairment loss related to Leao Alimentos e Bebidas, L.T.D.A., for an amount of Ps. 1,038 million in 2020. (see Note 10). Also, includes impairment loss related to Specialty’s, and Doña Tota in 2020 for an amount of Ps. 2,021 and Ps. 576, respectively. The impairment losses in 2020 were mainly driven by mobility restrictions that impacted customer behavior and the economic crisis generated by COVID-19 pandemic.
| (3) |  | Charges related to fixed assets retirement from ordinary operations and other long-lived assets.
| (4) |  | During 2019, the Company incurred restructuring costs related to some of their operations as part of an efficiency program.
| (5) |  | During 2020, the Company received a dividend income related to its investment in Jetro Restaurant Depot.
Interest and penalties associated to taxes paid from previous years.

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