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Borrowings and debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of borrowings [Abstract] |
Disclosure Of Detailed Information About Short Term Borrowing And Debt [Text Block] | The breakdown of short-term (original maturity of less than one year) borrowings and debt, together with contractual interest rates, is as follows:
|  | December 31, 2017 |  |  | December 31, 2016 |
Short-term Borrowings: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At fixed interest rates |  |  | 429,069 |  |  |  | 788,075 |
At floating interest rates |  |  | 633,154 |  |  |  | 657,000 |
Total borrowings |  |  | 1,062,223 |  |  |  | 1,445,075 |
Short-term Debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At fixed interest rates |  |  | 10,500 |  |  |  | 25,000 |
At floating interest rates |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total debt |  |  | 10,500 |  |  |  | 25,000 |
Total short-term borrowings and debt |  |  | 1,072,723 |  |  |  | 1,470,075 |
Average outstanding balance during the year |  |  | 710,021 |  |  |  | 1,348,230 |
Maximum balance at any month-end |  |  | 1,072,723 |  |  |  | 1,876,322 |
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowing and debt in U.S. dollars |  |  | 1.60% to 1.95 | % |  |  | 1.10% to 1.50 | %
Range of floating interest rates on borrowing in U.S. dollars |  |  | 1.77% to 2.08 | % |  |  | 1.14% to 1.48 | %
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowing in Mexican pesos |  |  | 7.92 | % |  |  | 6.16 | %
Range of floating interest rate on borrowing in Mexican pesos |  |  | 7.68% to 7.89 | % |  |  | 5.72 | %
Weighted average interest rate at end of the year |  |  | 2.16 | % |  |  | 1.30 | %
Weighted average interest rate during the year |  |  | 1.66 | % |  |  | 1.10 | %
The balances of short-term borrowings and debt by currency, is as follows:
|  | December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |
Currency |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US dollar |  |  | 1,044,500 |  |  | 1,470,000 |
Mexican peso |  |  | 28,223 |  |  | 75 |
Total |  |  | 1,072,723 |  |  | 1,470,075 |
Disclosure Of Detailed Information About Long Term Borrowing And Debt [Text Block] | The breakdown of borrowings and long-term debt (original maturity of more than one year), together with contractual interest rates gross of prepaid commission of $4,211 and $5,133 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, is as follows:
|  | December 31, 2017 |  |  | December 31, 2016 |
Long-term Borrowings: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At fixed interest rates with due dates from October 2017 to February 2022 |  |  | 44,011 |  |  |  | 61,148 |
At floating interest rates with due dates from November 2017 to March 2021 |  |  | 379,000 |  |  |  | 631,326 |
Total borrowings |  |  | 423,011 |  |  |  | 692,474 |
Long-term Debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At fixed interest rates with due dates from March 2018 to March 2024 |  |  | 532,305 |  |  |  | 921,479 |
At floating interest rates with due dates from January 2018 to March 2022 |  |  | 187,739 |  |  |  | 167,918 |
Total long-term debt |  |  | 720,044 |  |  |  | 1,089,397 |
Total long-term borrowings and debt |  |  | 1,143,055 |  |  |  | 1,781,871 |
Less: Prepaid commission |  |  | (4,211) |  |  |  | (5,133) |
Total long-term borrowings and debt, net |  |  | 1,138,844 |  |  |  | 1,776,738 |
Net average outstanding balance during the year |  |  | 1,477,788 |  |  |  | 1,874,435 |
Maximum outstanding balance at any month – end |  |  | 2,010,078 |  |  |  | 2,054,138 |
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowing and debt in U.S. dollars |  |  | 1.35% to 3.25 | % |  |  | 2.85% to 3.75 | %
Range of floating interest rates on borrowing and debt in U.S. dollars |  |  | 2.61% to 3.01 | % |  |  | 1.66% to 2.49 | %
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowing in Mexican pesos |  |  | 4.89% to 9.09 | % |  |  | 4.75% to 8.90 | %
Range of floating interest rates on borrowing and debt in Mexican pesos |  |  | 7.99% to 8.00 | % |  |  | 6.19% to 6.54 | %
Range of fixed interest rate on debt in Japanese yens |  |  | 0.46% to 0.81 | % |  |  | 0.46% to 0.81 | %
Range of fixed interest rate on debt in Euros |  |  | 3.75 | % |  |  | 3.75 | %
Range of fixed interest rate on debt in Australian dollar |  |  | 3.33 | % |  |  | 3.33 | %
Weighted average interest rate at the end of the year |  |  | 3.60 | % |  |  | 2.98 | %
Weighted average interest rate during the year |  |  | 3.43 | % |  |  | 2.84 | %
The balances of long-term borrowings and debt by currency, is as follows:
|  | December 31, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |
Currency |  |  |  |  |  |  |
US dollar |  |  | 753,981 |  |  | 1,392,995 |
Mexican peso |  |  | 206,750 |  |  | 219,347 |
Japanese yen |  |  | 98,711 |  |  | 95,238 |
Euro |  |  | 60,178 |  |  | 52,574 |
Australian dollar |  |  | 23,435 |  |  | 21,717 |
Total |  |  | 1,143,055 |  |  | 1,781,871 |
Disclosure Of Detailed Information About Maturities Long Term Borrowing And Debt [Text Block] | The future payments of long-term borrowings and debt outstanding as of December 31, 2017, are as follows:
Payments |  | Outstanding |
2018 |  |  | 139,070 |
2019 |  |  | 357,434 |
2020 |  |  | 375,592 |
2021 |  |  | 200,731 |
2022 |  |  | 10,050 |
2024 |  |  | 60,178 |
|  |  | 1,143,055 |

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