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Taxes - Deferred income tax in financial statements (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2021 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($)
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | $ (16,010) | $ (13,575) |  | $ (14,691) | $ (10,657)
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | $ 178 | (4,071) | (1,583) |  |  |
Deferred tax income net recorded in share of the profit of equity method accounted investees | 443 | 200 | 407 |  |  |
Total deferred tax expense (benefit) | $ 621 | (3,871) | (1,176) |  |  |
Deferred tax asset |  | (22,043) |  | $ (1,011) | (20,733) |
Deferred tax liability |  | 6,033 |  | $ 295 | 6,042 |
Deferred tax recovery period | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (501) |  |  | (35) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | $ (3) | (25) | (43) |  |  |
Inventory |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (757) |  |  | 206 |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (17) | 60 | (6) |  |  |
Other current assets. |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | 122 |  |  | 144 |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 47 | (163) | 182 |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (4,999) |  |  | (6,495) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (1,081) | (708) | (320) |  |  |
Right of use Assets from leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (802) |  |  | (1,218) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (482) | (509) | (381) |  |  |
Investments in equity accounted investees |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (9,321) |  |  | (7,533) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (22) | (15) | 7 |  |  |
Other assets [member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (681) |  |  | 192 |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (2) | (729) | 59 |  |  |
Finite useful lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (181) |  |  | 297 |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 498 | 129 | (345) |  |  |
Indefinite lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | 2,762 |  |  | 3,038 |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 36 | (261) | 360 |  |  |
Post-employment and other long-term employee benefits |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (1,886) |  |  | (1,746) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (258) | (175) | (2) |  |  |
Derivative Financial Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | 674 |  |  | 1,622 |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 738 | 111 | (2) |  |  |
Temporary non-deductible provision |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (3,772) |  |  | (3,443) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 1,280 | (1,751) | (438) |  |  |
Employee profit sharing payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (371) |  |  | (759) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (393) | 64 | 8 |  |  |
Tax loss carry forwards |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (8,422) |  |  | (9,047) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (1,498) | 1,994 | (1,201) |  |  |
Tax credits to recover |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (2,595) |  |  | (1,394) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 1,200 | (1,629) | (122) |  |  |
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations in OCI |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | 7,679 |  |  | 8,170 |
Other liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | 736 |  |  | (2,668) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | (4) | (440) | (3) |  |  |
Finance leases |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | (247) |  |  | (220) |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | 53 | (24) | (196) |  |  |
Liabilities of amortization of goodwill of business acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | 6,552 |  |  | 6,198 |
Deferred income tax related to consolidated statement of income | $ 86 |  | $ 860 |  |  |
Other comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of income taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax (liability)/asset, net |  | $ 3,571 |  |  | $ 4,623 |

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