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Short-term borrowings and debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Short Term Debt [Text Block]
14.  Short-term borrowings and debt
 
The breakdown of short-term borrowings and debt, together with contractual interest rates, is as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
Borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At fixed interest rates
 
 
1,256,411
 
 
1,289,851
 
At floating interest rates
 
 
1,348,431
 
 
1,017,527
 
Total borrowings
 
 
2,604,842
 
 
2,307,378
 
Debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At fixed interest rates
 
 
77,695
 
 
287,987
 
At floating interest rates
 
 
10,000
 
 
110,000
 
Total debt
 
 
87,695
 
 
397,987
 
Total short-term borrowings and debt
 
 
2,692,537
 
 
2,705,365
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average outstanding balance during the year
 
 
2,191,253
 
 
2,048,110
 
Maximum balance at any month-end
 
 
2,692,537
 
 
2,705,365
 
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowing and debt in U.S. dollars
 
 
0.64% to 1.20%
 
 
0.67% to 1.43%
 
Range of floating interest rates on borrowing and debt in U.S. dollars
 
 
0.46% to 1.16%
 
 
0.79% to 1.47%
 
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowing and debt in Mexican peso
 
 
3.58% to 3.60%
 
 
4.13% to 4.58%
 
Floating interest rate on borrowing in Mexican pesos
 
 
0% to 3.69%
 
 
4.03% to 4.24%
 
Fixed interest rate on debt in Japanese yens
 
 
0.75
%
 
0.75
%
Fixed interest rate on debt in Swiss francs
 
 
0.55
%
 
0.80
%
Weighted average interest rate at end of the period
 
 
0.81
%
 
1.09
%
Weighted average interest rate during the period
 
 
0.93
%
 
1.21
%
 
The balances of short-term borrowings and debt by currency, is as follows:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
Currency
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US dollar
 
 
2,626,800
 
 
2,536,815
 
Mexican peso
 
 
11,042
 
 
73,964
 
Japanese yen
 
 
4,185
 
 
4,749
 
Swiss franc
 
 
50,510
 
 
89,837
 
Total
 
 
2,692,537
 
 
2,705,365