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Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Details) - MXN ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | $ 86,783,572 | $ 76,089,277 |
Additions | 16,759,566 | 27,941,585 | $ 25,703,069
Balance at end of the period | 85,719,810 | 86,783,572 | 76,089,277
Buildings and Land |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 9,625,819 | 9,430,727 |
Balance at end of the period | 9,738,262 | 9,625,819 | 9,430,727
Technical Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 50,329,375 | 44,982,873 |
Balance at end of the period | 51,431,033 | 50,329,375 | 44,982,873
Satellite Transponders |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 6,248,873 | 6,816,328 |
Balance at end of the period | 5,681,419 | 6,248,873 | 6,816,328
Furniture and Fixtures |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 471,139 | 405,278 |
Balance at end of the period | 563,142 | 471,139 | 405,278
Transportation Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 1,471,982 | 1,430,314 |
Balance at end of the period | 1,356,959 | 1,471,982 | 1,430,314
Computer Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 2,436,025 | 1,974,221 |
Balance at end of the period | 2,459,789 | 2,436,025 | 1,974,221
Leasehold Improvements |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 1,146,628 | 1,110,545 |
Balance at end of the period | 1,004,140 | 1,146,628 | 1,110,545
Construction in Progress |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 15,053,731 | 9,938,991 |
Balance at end of the period | 13,485,066 | 15,053,731 | 9,938,991
Cost |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 158,590,577 | 143,996,639 |
Additions | 16,759,566 | 27,941,585 |
Retirements | (5,092,661) | (13,955,777) |
Effect of translation | (206,553) | 608,130 |
Balance at end of the period | 170,050,929 | 158,590,577 | 143,996,639
Cost | Buildings and Land |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 14,113,401 | 13,623,298 |
Additions | 18,845 | 21,891 |
Retirements | (185,685) | (37,422) |
Transfers and reclassifications | 503,454 | 449,458 |
Effect of translation | (16,886) | 56,176 |
Balance at end of the period | 14,433,129 | 14,113,401 | 13,623,298
Cost | Technical Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 105,720,368 | 97,721,490 |
Additions | 8,854,150 | 11,045,371 |
Retirements | (3,641,319) | (10,757,033) |
Transfers and reclassifications | 6,703,287 | 7,205,753 |
Effect of translation | (170,432) | 504,787 |
Balance at end of the period | 117,466,054 | 105,720,368 | 97,721,490
Cost | Satellite Transponders |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 10,301,713 | 10,301,713 |
Balance at end of the period | 10,301,713 | 10,301,713 | 10,301,713
Cost | Furniture and Fixtures |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 995,247 | 966,928 |
Additions | 11,477 | 52,354 |
Retirements | (55,690) | (131,709) |
Transfers and reclassifications | 178,858 | 101,588 |
Effect of translation | (8,253) | 6,086 |
Balance at end of the period | 1,121,639 | 995,247 | 966,928
Cost | Transportation Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 2,907,442 | 2,631,076 |
Additions | 192,193 | 214,944 |
Retirements | (339,594) | (83,285) |
Transfers and reclassifications | 71,188 | 140,415 |
Effect of translation | (1,121) | 4,292 |
Balance at end of the period | 2,830,108 | 2,907,442 | 2,631,076
Cost | Computer Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 6,955,847 | 6,642,536 |
Additions | 177,150 | 472,600 |
Retirements | (339,090) | (1,085,679) |
Transfers and reclassifications | 878,888 | 901,561 |
Effect of translation | (6,882) | 24,829 |
Balance at end of the period | 7,665,913 | 6,955,847 | 6,642,536
Cost | Leasehold Improvements |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 2,542,828 | 2,170,607 |
Additions | 26,269 | 193,435 |
Retirements | (5,751) | (20,222) |
Transfers and reclassifications | 183,257 | 195,869 |
Effect of translation | 704 | 3,139 |
Balance at end of the period | 2,747,307 | 2,542,828 | 2,170,607
Cost | Construction in Progress |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | 15,053,731 | 9,938,991 |
Additions | 7,479,482 | 15,940,990 |
Retirements | (525,532) | (1,840,427) |
Transfers and reclassifications | (8,518,932) | (8,994,644) |
Effect of translation | (3,683) | 8,821 |
Balance at end of the period | 13,485,066 | 15,053,731 | 9,938,991
Accumulated amortisation and impairment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | (71,807,005) | (67,907,362) |
Depreciation of the year | (15,872,034) | (14,454,149) |
Retirements | 3,182,461 | 10,936,271 |
Effect of translation | 165,459 | (381,765) |
Balance at end of the period | (84,331,119) | (71,807,005) | (67,907,362)
Accumulated amortisation and impairment | Buildings and Land |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | (4,487,582) | (4,192,571) |
Depreciation of the year | (256,412) | (290,645) |
Retirements | 42,398 | 12,281 |
Effect of translation | 6,729 | (16,647) |
Balance at end of the period | (4,694,867) | (4,487,582) | (4,192,571)
Accumulated amortisation and impairment | Technical Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | (55,390,993) | (52,738,617) |
Depreciation of the year | (13,271,239) | (11,958,803) |
Retirements | 2,480,771 | 9,630,932 |
Reclassifications |  | 11,545 |
Effect of translation | 146,440 | (336,050) |
Balance at end of the period | (66,035,021) | (55,390,993) | (52,738,617)
Accumulated amortisation and impairment | Satellite Transponders |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | (4,052,840) | (3,485,385) |
Depreciation of the year | (567,454) | (567,455) |
Balance at end of the period | (4,620,294) | (4,052,840) | (3,485,385)
Accumulated amortisation and impairment | Furniture and Fixtures |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | (524,108) | (561,650) |
Depreciation of the year | (94,728) | (84,869) |
Retirements | 52,503 | 127,736 |
Reclassifications | 137 |  |
Effect of translation | 7,699 | (5,325) |
Balance at end of the period | (558,497) | (524,108) | (561,650)
Accumulated amortisation and impairment | Transportation Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | (1,435,460) | (1,200,762) |
Depreciation of the year | (313,280) | (300,168) |
Retirements | 274,734 | 69,011 |
Effect of translation | 857 | (3,541) |
Balance at end of the period | (1,473,149) | (1,435,460) | (1,200,762)
Accumulated amortisation and impairment | Computer Equipment |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | (4,519,822) | (4,668,315) |
Depreciation of the year | (1,017,204) | (917,426) |
Retirements | 326,857 | 1,083,071 |
Reclassifications | (137) |  |
Effect of translation | 4,182 | (17,152) |
Balance at end of the period | (5,206,124) | (4,519,822) | (4,668,315)
Accumulated amortisation and impairment | Leasehold Improvements |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |
Balance at beginning of the period | (1,396,200) | (1,060,062) |
Depreciation of the year | (351,717) | (334,783) |
Retirements | 5,198 | 13,240 |
Reclassifications |  | (11,545) |
Effect of translation | (448) | (3,050) |
Balance at end of the period | $ (1,743,167) | $ (1,396,200) | $ (1,060,062)

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