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Description of the business and summary of significant accounting policies - Employee benefits (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 06, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2018 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2019 MXN ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2018 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 MXN ($) $ / shares
Share-based payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Termination benefits provision |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0
Number of days' wages for each year of service provided as seniority premium benefits |  |  | 12 days | 12 days |  |  |  |
Minimum years of service to receive seniority premium benefits |  |  | 15 years | 15 years |  |  |  |
Salaries and benefits |  |  | $ 191,071 | $ 3,600,762 |  | 3,125,393 |  | 2,823,647
Quarterly incentive bonuses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and benefits |  |  |  | 62,825 |  | 67,680 |  | 48,384
Short-term benefit plan for certain key personnel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and benefits |  |  |  | 80,634 |  | 50,000 |  | 0
Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and benefits |  |  |  | 49,659 |  | 19,980 |  | 13,508
SARs - cash settled |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and benefits |  |  |  | $ 2,964 |  |  |  |
Salaries and benefits |  |  |  |  |  | $ (186) |  | $ (8,999)
Vesting period | 3 years |  | 3 years | 3 years |  | 3 years |  | 3 years
MIP I |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price | $ / shares |  |  | $ 5.31 |  | $ 5.31 |  | $ 5.31 |
MIP II |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and benefits |  |  |  | $ 37,760 |  |  |  |
Salaries and benefits |  |  |  |  |  | $ (5,052) |  | $ (16,499)
Vesting period |  |  | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |
BODIP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price | $ / shares |  | $ 16.12 |  | $ 16.80 |  | $ 16.12 |  | $ 26.29
Employee profit sharing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries and benefits |  |  |  | $ 22,134 |  | $ 14,106 |  | $ 8,342

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