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Income Taxes - Temporary differences and tax loss carryforwards to arrive deferred income taxes (Details) - MXN ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred income tax assets, net | $ 12,317,531 | $ 12,380,445 | $ 7,665,038
Benefit from tax loss carryforwards derived from the disposal of the Group's investment in GSF | 3,149,130 | 2,914,499 |
Accrued liabilities |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 3,388,289 | 3,208,863 |
Deferred income tax assets, net | 3,388,289 | 3,208,863 | 2,656,354
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 1,115,990 | 1,160,708 |
Deferred income tax assets, net | 1,115,990 | 1,160,708 | 1,187,427
Customer advances |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 2,230,958 | 2,761,196 |
Deferred income tax assets, net | 2,230,958 | 2,761,196 | 2,598,037
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 1,159,085 |  |
Deferred income tax assets, net | 1,159,085 | (305,654) | (954,678)
Operating tax losses |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 10,596,342 | 11,448,996 |
Capital tax losses |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | 1,812,648 | 2,380,620 |
Investments |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | (3,968,176) | (4,471,232) |
Deferred income tax assets, net | (3,968,176) | (4,471,232) | (3,504,137)
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities |  | (305,654) |
Deferred income tax assets, net |  | (305,654) |
Derivative financial instruments |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | (355,051) |  |
Deferred income tax assets, net | (355,051) |  | (1,801)
Intangible assets and transmission rights |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | (2,646,267) | (2,898,572) |
Deferred income tax assets, net | (2,646,267) | (2,898,572) | (3,922,230)
Prepaid expenses and other items |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities | (1,274,056) | (1,184,163) |
Deferred income taxes of Mexican companies |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred income tax assets, net | 12,059,762 | 12,100,762 |
Deferred income tax assets of foreign subsidiaries |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Deferred income tax assets, net | $ 257,769 | $ 279,683 | $ 195,348

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