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Accounting Policies - Subsidiaries (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) item
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Administrative expenses |  | $ 13,269,191 | $ 13,729,325 | $ 13,556,033
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 and Other Businesses | Ulvik, S.A. de C.V. |  |  |  |
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 | Television Independiente de Mxico, S.A. de C.V. |  |  |  |
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 |  | 51.20% |  | 51.20%
Cable | Subsidiaries engaged in the Cablemas business (collectively, "Cablemas") |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Cable | Televisin Internacional, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, "TVI") |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Cable | Cablestar, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (collectively, "Bestel") |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  | 66.20% | 66.20% | 66.20%
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%
Cable | FTTH de Mxico, S.A. de C.V. |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Other Businesses | Controladora de Juegos y Sorteos de Mxico, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries |  |  |  |
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 | Villacezan, S.A. de C.V. ("Villacezan") and subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Broadcasting concessions |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Renewal cost for concession | $ 5,754,543 |  |  |
Administrative expenses |  |  | $ 1,194 |
Useful lives | 20 years |  |  |
Radio concessions |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Renewal cost for concession |  |  |  | $ 37,848
Number of new concessions | item |  |  |  | 2
Cost incurred for obtaining concessions |  |  |  | $ 85,486
Useful lives |  |  |  | 20 years
Held-for-sale Operations | Sistema Radiopolis, S.A. de C.V. (Radiopolis) and subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | 50.00%
Common shares | Content | Multimedia Telecom, S.A. de C.V. ("Multimedia Telecom") and subsidiary |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  | 95.30% |  |
Common shares | Content | Comunicaciones Tieren, S.A. de C.V. ("Tieren") |  |  |  |
Consolidated subsidiaries information |  |  |  |
Company's ownership interest |  |  | 4.70% |

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