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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | Capital stock USD ($) | Capital stock MXN ($) | Treasury shares USD ($) | Treasury shares MXN ($) | Contribution for future capital increases MXN ($) | Legal reserve USD ($) | Legal reserve MXN ($) | Additional paid-in capital USD ($) | Additional paid-in capital MXN ($) | Retained (losses) earnings USD ($) | Retained (losses) earnings MXN ($) | Other comprehensive (loss) income USD ($) | Other comprehensive (loss) income MXN ($) | USD ($) | MXN ($)
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Balance as of beginning of the year at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | $ 2,973,559 |  | $ (85,034) | $ 1 |  | $ 291,178 |  | $ 1,804,528 |  | $ (1,257,769) |  | $ 98,890 |  | $ 3,825,353
Treasury shares |  |  |  | (57,320) |  |  |  |  | 41,590 |  |  |  |  |  | (15,730)
Exercise of stock options (Note 17) |  |  |  | 10,648 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,648
Long-term incentive plan cost (Note 17) |  |  |  | 9,045 |  |  |  |  | (9,045) |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income for the period | As previously reported |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (682,500) |  |  |  | (682,500)
Net (loss) income for the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (942,882)
IFRS 16 adoption | IFRS 16 adoption |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (260,382) |  |  |  | (260,382)
Other comprehensive (loss) income items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (172,236) |  | (172,236)
Total comprehensive (loss) income for the year, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (942,882) |  | (172,236) |  | (1,115,118)
Balance as of end of the year at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | 2,973,559 |  | (122,661) | 1 |  | 291,178 |  | 1,837,073 |  | (2,200,651) |  | (73,346) |  | 2,705,153
Treasury shares |  |  |  | (75,375) |  |  |  |  | 56,483 |  |  |  |  |  | (18,892)
Exercise of stock options (Note 17) |  |  |  | 14,773 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,773
Long-term incentive plan cost (Note 17) |  |  |  | 13,549 |  |  |  |  | (13,549) |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income for the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,639,063 |  |  |  | 2,639,063
Other comprehensive (loss) income items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 189,586 |  | 189,586
Total comprehensive (loss) income for the year, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,639,063 |  | 189,586 |  | 2,828,649
Balance as of end of the year at Dec. 31, 2019 |  | 2,973,559 |  | (169,714) | 1 |  | 291,178 |  | 1,880,007 |  | 438,412 |  | 116,240 |  | 5,529,683
Capital stock increase (Note 18) |  | 452,847 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,819,985 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,272,832
Treasury shares |  |  |  | (94,564) |  |  |  |  | 60,763 |  |  |  |  |  | (33,801)
Long-term incentive plan cost (Note 17) |  |  |  | 40,534 |  |  |  |  | (40,534) |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income for the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,293,791) |  |  | $ (215,242) | (4,293,791)
Other comprehensive (loss) income items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,678,738) | (84,152) | (1,678,738)
Total comprehensive (loss) income for the year, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,293,791) |  | (1,678,738) | (299,394) | (5,972,529)
Balance as of end of the year at Dec. 31, 2020 | $ 171,761 | $ 3,426,406 | $ (11,216) | $ (223,744) | $ 1 | $ 14,596 | $ 291,178 | $ 236,618 | $ 4,720,221 | $ (193,265) | $ (3,855,379) | $ (78,326) | $ (1,562,498) | $ 140,168 | $ 2,796,185

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