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Intangible assets (Details) - COP ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | $ 18,146,605 |
Ending balance | 14,714,809 | $ 18,146,605
Licences and software |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 628,454 |
Ending balance | 698,038 | 628,454
Licences and software | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 628,454 | 428,994
Ending balance |  | 628,454
Other intangibles |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 836,081 |
Ending balance | 713,928 | 836,081
Other intangibles | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 836,081 | 786,788
Ending balance |  | 836,081
Concessions and rights |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 15,174,024 |
Ending balance | 11,878,160 | 15,174,024
Concessions and rights | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 15,174,024 | 12,625,316
Ending balance |  | 15,174,024
Easements |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 1,508,046 |
Ending balance | 1,424,683 | 1,508,046
Easements | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 1,508,046 | 1,667,418
Ending balance |  | 1,508,046
Intangible assets |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 18,146,605 |
Ending balance | 14,714,809 | 18,146,605
Intangible assets | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 18,146,605 | 15,508,516
Ending balance |  | 18,146,605
Cost | Licences and software |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 1,512,614 |
Acquisitions | 235,031 |
Disposals | (23,443) |
Foreign currency translation | (95,373) |
Transfers/reclassifications | 30,623 |
Ending balance | 1,659,452 | 1,512,614
Cost | Licences and software | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 1,512,614 | 1,118,811
Acquisitions |  | 292,803
Disposals |  | (4,148)
Foreign currency translation |  | 74,759
Transfers/reclassifications |  | 30,389
Ending balance |  | 1,512,614
Cost | Other intangibles |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 1,282,752 |
Acquisitions | 8,270 |
Disposals | (62) |
Foreign currency translation | (312,512) |
Transfers/reclassifications | (8,592) |
Ending balance | 969,856 | 1,282,752
Cost | Other intangibles | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 1,282,752 | 940,080
Acquisitions |  | 9,953
Effect of business combination |  | 12,670
Foreign currency translation |  | 338,654
Transfers/reclassifications |  | (18,605)
Ending balance |  | 1,282,752
Cost | Concessions and rights |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 17,568,081 |
Acquisitions | 515,975 |
Foreign currency translation | (4,295,705) |
Transfers/reclassifications | (129,202) |
Ending balance | 13,659,149 | 17,568,081
Cost | Concessions and rights | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 17,568,081 | 13,503,441
Acquisitions |  | 835,457
Effect of business combination |  | (117,270)
Disposals |  | (95,875)
Foreign currency translation |  | 3,439,810
Transfers/reclassifications |  | 2,518
Ending balance |  | 17,568,081
Cost | Easements |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 1,637,444 |
Acquisitions | 17,320 |
Disposals | (755) |
Foreign currency translation | (113,875) |
Transfers/reclassifications | 16,826 |
Ending balance | 1,556,960 | 1,637,444
Cost | Easements | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 1,637,444 | 1,733,379
Acquisitions |  | 9,297
Effect of business combination |  | (318,388)
Disposals |  | (478)
Foreign currency translation |  | 86,905
Transfers/reclassifications |  | 126,729
Ending balance |  | 1,637,444
Cost | Intangible assets |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 22,000,891 |
Acquisitions | 776,596 |
Disposals | (24,260) |
Foreign currency translation | (4,817,465) |
Transfers/reclassifications | (90,345) |
Ending balance | 17,845,417 | 22,000,891
Cost | Intangible assets | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | 22,000,891 | 17,295,711
Acquisitions |  | 1,147,510
Effect of business combination |  | (422,988)
Disposals |  | (100,501)
Foreign currency translation |  | 3,940,128
Transfers/reclassifications |  | 141,031
Ending balance |  | 22,000,891
Accumulated amortization | Licences and software |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | (884,160) |
Amortization | (165,635) |
Losses for impairment | (4,418) |
Disposals | 22,687 |
Foreign currency translation | 69,810 |
Transfers/reclassifications | 302 |
Ending balance | (961,414) | (884,160)
Accumulated amortization | Licences and software | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | (884,160) | (689,817)
Amortization |  | (138,544)
Losses for impairment |  | (1,785)
Disposals |  | 3,283
Foreign currency translation |  | (58,215)
Transfers/reclassifications |  | 918
Ending balance |  | (884,160)
Accumulated amortization | Other intangibles |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | (446,671) |
Amortization | (25,625) |
Losses for impairment | (89) |
Disposals | 62 |
Foreign currency translation | 216,395 |
Transfers/reclassifications | 0 |
Ending balance | (255,928) | (446,671)
Accumulated amortization | Other intangibles | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | (446,671) | (153,292)
Amortization |  | (30,282)
Losses for impairment |  | (15,323)
Foreign currency translation |  | (243,909)
Transfers/reclassifications |  | (3,865)
Ending balance |  | (446,671)
Accumulated amortization | Concessions and rights |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | (2,394,057) |
Amortization | (693,587) |
Losses for impairment | (13,215) |
Foreign currency translation | 1,319,870 |
Ending balance | (1,780,989) | (2,394,057)
Accumulated amortization | Concessions and rights | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | (2,394,057) | (878,125)
Amortization |  | (658,457)
Losses for impairment |  | (34,022)
Disposals |  | 95,875
Foreign currency translation |  | (919,328)
Ending balance |  | (2,394,057)
Accumulated amortization | Easements |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | (129,398) |
Amortization | (7,346) |
Losses for impairment | (197) |
Foreign currency translation | 5,153 |
Transfers/reclassifications | (489) |
Ending balance | (132,277) | (129,398)
Accumulated amortization | Easements | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | (129,398) | (65,961)
Amortization |  | (6,439)
Losses for impairment |  | (133)
Disposals |  | 425
Foreign currency translation |  | (109)
Transfers/reclassifications |  | (57,181)
Ending balance |  | (129,398)
Accumulated amortization | Intangible assets |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | (3,854,286) |
Amortization | (892,193) |
Losses for impairment | (17,919) |
Disposals | 22,749 |
Foreign currency translation | 1,611,228 |
Transfers/reclassifications | (187) |
Ending balance | (3,130,608) | (3,854,286)
Accumulated amortization | Intangible assets | Electric Power Transmission Lines [Member] |  |
Intangible assets |  |
Beginning balance | $ (3,854,286) | (1,787,195)
Amortization |  | (833,722)
Losses for impairment |  | (51,263)
Disposals |  | 99,583
Foreign currency translation |  | (1,221,561)
Transfers/reclassifications |  | (60,128)
Ending balance |  | $ (3,854,286)

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