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Principal Subsidiaries - Summary of Principal Subsidiaries Interests (Parenthetical) (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Cemex Colombia, S.A. [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage of interest | 99.00%
Cemento Bayano, S.A. [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Interest held on treasury | 0.516%
Percentage of indirectly interest | 99.483%
Trinidad Cement Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage of ownership interest | 74.08%
Caribbean Cement Company Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage of ownership interest | 79.04%
Other Subsidiaries [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage of equity interest | 51.00%
Another Subsidiary [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage of ownership interest | 4.96%
Percentage of indirectly interest | 1.00%
Cemex España, S.A. [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |
Percentage of equity interest | 49.00%

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