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Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative II) (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Banco De Galicia Y Buenos Aires S.A. [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding line of credit	$ 28,048
Debt weight average rate	39.25%
Line of Credit [Member] | Argentinean Subsidiaries [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding line of credit	$ 8,417
Line of credit, Fixed interest rate	62.00%
Line of Credit [Member] | Chilean And Uruguayan Subsidiaries [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Line of credit, Fixed interest rate	9.11%
Line of Credit [Member] | Chilean, Uruguayan And Mexican Subsidiaries [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding line of credit	$ 10,865
Line Of Credit One [Member] | Banco De Chile [Member] | Chilean Subsidiary [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding line of credit	$ 9,650
Line of credit, Fixed interest rate	4.32%
Line Of Credit Two [Member] | Banco De Chile [Member] | Chilean Subsidiary [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding line of credit	$ 14,690
Line of credit, Fixed interest rate	4.44%

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
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-Section S99
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