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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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IFRS Text Block [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Exchange Rates of Local Currencies Translated to Mexican Pesos | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Exchange Rates of Local Currencies Translated to Mexican Pesos (1)
​ | ​ | Functional / | ​ | Average Exchange Rate for |  | Exchange Rate as of
​ | ​ | Recording | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | December 31, | ​ | December 31,
Country or Zone |  | Currency |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2021 | ​ | 2020
Guatemala | ​ | Quetzal | ​ | 2.62 | ​ | 2.78 | ​ | 2.50 | ​ | 2.67 | ​ | 2.56
Costa Rica | ​ | Colon | ​ | 0.03 | ​ | 0.04 | ​ | 0.03 | ​ | 0.03 | ​ | 0.03
Panama |  | U.S. dollar |  | 20.28 |  | 21.49 |  | 19.26 |  | 20.58 |  | 19.95
Colombia |  | Colombian peso |  | 0.01 |  | 0.01 |  | 0.01 |  | 0.01 |  | 0.01
Nicaragua |  | Cordoba |  | 0.58 |  | 0.63 |  | 0.58 |  | 0.58 |  | 0.57
Argentina |  | Argentine peso |  | 0.21 |  | 0.31 |  | 0.41 |  | 0.20 |  | 0.24
Brazil |  | Reais |  | 3.76 |  | 4.18 |  | 4.89 |  | 3.69 |  | 3.84
Chile |  | Chilean peso |  | 0.03 |  | 0.03 |  | 0.03 |  | 0.02 |  | 0.03
Euro Zone |  | Euro (€) |  | 24.00 |  | 24.48 |  | 21.56 |  | 23.25 |  | 24.52
Peru |  | Nuevo Sol |  | 5.22 |  | 6.15 |  | 5.77 |  | 5.15 |  | 5.51
Ecuador |  | U.S. dollar |  | 20.28 |  | 21.49 |  | 19.26 |  | 20.58 |  | 19.95
United States | ​ | U.S. dollar | ​ | 20.28 | ​ | 21.49 | ​ | — | ​ | 20.58 | ​ | 19.95
Uruguay |  | Uruguayan peso |  | 0.47 |  | 0.51 |  | 0.55 |  | 0.46 |  | 0.47
(1) | Exchange rates published by the Central Bank of each country where the Company operates.
Disclosure of Recognition of Effects of Inflation in Countries with Hyperinflationary Economic Environments | As of December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the operations of the Company are classified as follows:
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​ |  | Cumulative |  | ​ |  | Cumulative |  | ​ |  | Cumulative |  | ​
​ | ​ | Inflation | ​ | ​ | ​ | Inflation | ​ | ​ | ​ | Inflation | ​ | ​
Country | ​ | 2019- 2021 | ​ | Type of Economy | ​ | 2018- 2020 | ​ | Type of Economy | ​ | 2017- 2019 | ​ | Type of Economy
Mexico |  | 13.9 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 11.2 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 13.2 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
Guatemala |  | 11.7 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 10.9 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 11.8 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
Costa Rica |  | 5.8 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 4.5 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 5.8 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
Panama |  | 0.9 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | (1.5) | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 0.5 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
Colombia |  | 11.4 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 8.8 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 11.0 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
Nicaragua |  | 17.1 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 13.5 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 15.6 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
Argentina (a) |  | 216.1 | % | Hyperinflationary |  | 209.2 | % | Hyperinflationary |  | 179.4 | % | Hyperinflationary
Brazil |  | 20.0 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 13.1 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 11.1 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
Euro Zone |  | 5.8 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 2.4 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 3.6 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
Chile |  | 13.7 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 8.8 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 8.3 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
Peru |  | 10.6 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 6.2 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 5.2 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
Ecuador |  | 22.8 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | (0.7) | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 0.3 | % | Non-hyperinflationary
United States | ​ | 11.0 | % | Non-hyperinflationary | ​ | 3.7 | ​ | Non-hyperinflationary | ​ | — | ​ | —
Uruguay |  | 28.5 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 28.5 | % | Non-hyperinflationary |  | 22.0 |  | Non-hyperinflationary
Disclosure of Estimated Useful Lives of Company's Assets | The estimated useful lives of the Company’s assets are as follows:
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Buildings |  | 25-50
Machinery and equipment |  | 7-15
Distribution equipment |  | 4-10
Refrigeration equipment |  | 5-7
Returnable bottles |  | 1.5-3
Leasehold improvements |  | The shorter of the lease term or 15 years
Information technology equipment |  | 3-5
Other equipment |  | 3-10

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