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Note 19 - Trade Receivables - Aging of Our Current Trade Receivables (Details) - BRL (R$) R$ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | R$ 5,335.7 | R$ 4,774.5
Bad debt provision | (521.5) | (443.7)
Net, trade receivables | 4,814.2 | 4,330.8
Current [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | 4,343.8 | 4,093.6
Bad debt provision | (4.3) | (6.9)
Net, trade receivables | 4,339.5 | 4,086.7
Less than one month [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | 340.7 | 187.9
Bad debt provision | (0.1) | (1.9)
Net, trade receivables | 340.6 | 186.0
Later than one month and not later than two months [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | 32.3 | 28.4
Bad debt provision | (0.4) | (4.1)
Net, trade receivables | 31.9 | 24.3
Later than two months and not later than three months [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | 63.3 | 43.7
Bad debt provision | (0.8) | (9.9)
Net, trade receivables | 62.5 | 33.8
Later than three months and less than six months [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | 85.6 | 30.0
Bad debt provision | (45.9) | (30.0)
Net, trade receivables | 39.7 |
Later than six months and less than 12 months [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | 42.2 | 38.9
Bad debt provision | (42.2) | (38.9)
Net, trade receivables |  |
Later than a year [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Trade receivables | 427.8 | 352.0
Bad debt provision | (427.8) | (352.0)
Net, trade receivables |  |

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