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Accounting Policies - Subsidiaries (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Feb. 29, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) item | Dec. 31, 2016 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2015
Content and Other Businesses | Grupo Telesistema, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Content | Televisa, S.A. de C.V. ("Televisa") |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Content | G.Televisa-D, S.A. de C.V. |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Content | Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V. ("Multimedia Telecom") and subsidiary |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Sky | Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V. ("Innova") and subsidiaries (collectively, "Sky") |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 58.70% | 58.70% | 58.70%
Cable and Sky | Corporativo Vasco de Quiroga, S.A. de C.V. ("CVQ") and subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Cable | Empresas Cablevision, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, "Empresas Cablevision") |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 51.00% | 51.00% | 51.00%
Cable | Subsidiaries engaged in the Cablemas business (collectively, "Cablemas") |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Cable | Television Internacional, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, "TVI") |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  | 50.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Ownership interest in non controlling interest | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Cable | Cablestar, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, "Bestel") |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 66.10% | 66.10% | 66.10%
Cable | Arretis, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, "Cablecom") |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Cable | Subsidiaries engaged in the Telecable business (collectively, "Telecable") |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Other Businesses | Editorial Televisa, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Other Businesses | Grupo Distribuidoras Intermex, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Other Businesses | Sistema Radiopolis, S.A. de C.V. ("Radiopolis") and subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | 50.00%
Other Businesses | Televisa Juegos, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Other Businesses | Villacezan, S.A. de C.V. ("Villacezan") and subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Radio |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Renewal cost for concession |  |  | $ 37,848 | $ 111,636 |
Number of new concessions | item |  |  | 2 |  |
Cost incurred for obtaining concessions |  |  | $ 85,486 |  |
Useful lives |  |  | 20 years |  |
Common shares | Content | Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V. ("Multimedia Telecom") and subsidiary |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 95.30% | 95.30% |
Warrants issued by UHI | Content | Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V. ("Multimedia Telecom") and subsidiary |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 4.70% | 4.70% |

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