Disclosure of leases line items.

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Increase (Decrease) Through Financing Cash Flows, Liabilities Arising From Financing Activities, Continuing Operations

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Operating lease term.

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The amount of the expense relating to leases of low-value assets accounted for applying paragraph 6 of IFRS 16. This expense shall not include the expense relating to short-term leases of low-value assets.

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The amount of interest expense on lease liabilities. [Refer: Lease liabilities]

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The weighted average lessee's incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities recognised in the statement of financial position at the date of initial application of IFRS 16. The incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest that a lessee would have to pay to borrow over a similar term, and with a similar security, the funds necessary to obtain an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment.

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Leases - Additional Information (Details) - MXN ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Leases
Weighted average incremental borrowing rate	9.79%	9.17%
Interest expense on lease liabilities	$ 6,841	$ 5,789	$ 5,118
Expense relating to leases of low-value assets for which recognition exemption has been used	$ 10	841	112
Lease liabilities
Leases
Cash flows		$ 13,291	$ 10,977
Retail Stores
Leases
Operating lease term	15 years
Retail Stores \| Top of range
Leases
Operating lease term	5 years
Retail Stores \| Bottom of range
Leases
Operating lease term	3 years
Office Space \| Top of range
Leases
Operating lease term	5 years
Office Space \| Bottom of range
Leases
Operating lease term	3 years
Vehicles, Servers and Equipment \| Top of range
Leases
Operating lease term	5 years
Vehicles, Servers and Equipment \| Bottom of range
Leases
Operating lease term	3 years
IT Equipment \| Top of range
Leases
Operating lease term	1 year
IT Equipment \| Bottom of range
Leases
Operating lease term	3 years