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SHORT-TERM BANK INDEBTEDNESS (Details) - Line of Credit. - Secured Debt $ in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 13, 2016 MXN | Jan. 13, 2016 USD ($) | May 29, 2015 MXN | Dec. 31, 2015 MXN | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jun. 01, 2015 MXN | Jun. 01, 2015 USD ($) | May 29, 2015 USD ($)
SHORT TERM BANK INDEBTEDNESS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing amount |  |  | MXN 90,000,000 |  |  | MXN 90,000,000 | $ 5.2 | $ 5.9
Applicable interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |
Commission fee (as a percent) |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
VAT collected |  |  |  | MXN 34,654,201 | $ 2.0 |  |  |
Interest payment |  |  |  | 2,903,100 |  |  |  |
Principal payment |  |  |  | MXN 31,751,101 | $ 1.8 |  |  |
Extinguishment of debt | MXN 58,248,899 | $ 3.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate ("TIIE") |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SHORT TERM BANK INDEBTEDNESS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate basis |  |  | 91 day Interbank Equilibrium Interest Rate ("TIIE") |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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