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Equity Accounted Investees, Other Investments and Non-Current Accounts Receivable - Summary of Other Investments and Non-current Accounts Receivable (Parenthetical) (Detail) - MXN ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |  |
Advances to suppliers of fixed assets | $ 43,000,000 | $ 52,000,000 |
Contributions to private funds | $ 0 | 0 |
Costa Rica [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |  |
Non-current accounts receivable |  | $ 21,000,000 |
Egypt [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |  |
Non-current accounts receivable |  |  | $ 71,000,000
Colombia [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |  |
Non-current accounts receivable |  |  | $ 22,000,000

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