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Employee Benefits - Trust Assets (Details) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Mexican subsidiaries |  |
Variable return: |  |
Plan asset investment for related parties, percentage | 10.00% |
Federal government instruments of the respective countries | Minimum |  |
Variable return: |  |
Fund assets, percentage | 30.00% |
Level 1 |  |
Variable return: |  |
Trust assets fixed and variable return percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
Level 1 | Traded Securities |  |
Fixed return: |  |
Trust assets fixed return percentage | 17.00% | 27.00%
Level 1 | Bank instruments |  |
Fixed return: |  |
Trust assets fixed return percentage | 10.00% | 9.00%
Level 1 | Federal government instruments of the respective countries |  |
Fixed return: |  |
Trust assets fixed return percentage | 35.00% | 29.00%
Level 1 | Publicly traded shares |  |
Variable return: |  |
Trust assets variable return percentage | 38.00% | 35.00%

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