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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Lines of Credit (Detail) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($)
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Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [abstract] |
Other lines of credit in foreign subsidiaries | $ 9,440
Other lines of credit from banks | 11,294
Revolving credit facility | 22,303
Total | 43,037
Other lines of credit in foreign subsidiaries, available | 7,286
Other lines of credit from banks, available | 8,956
Revolving credit facility, available | 16,211
Total, available | $ 32,453

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- Definition Other lines of credit from banks. + References No definition available. + Details
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