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Income tax and deferred taxes (Details Textual) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 28, 2018 | Dec. 22, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Income tax and deferred taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of property, plant and equipment purchases |  |  |  | 4.00% |  |  |
Applicable tax rate |  | 34.00% |  | 25.50% | 24.00% | 22.50% | 21.00%
Tax rate related to application of Tax Invariability Contract |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Average effective tax rate |  |  |  | 24.00% | 22.50% |  |
Prescriptive period for review legal deadline |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Prescriptive period extended for review legal deadline |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Income tax and deferred taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate | 21.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Scenario, Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Income tax and deferred taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate |  |  | 27.00% |  |  |  |
UNITED STATES |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Income tax and deferred taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prescriptive period for review legal deadline |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Prescriptive period extended for review legal deadline |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |
MEXICO |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Income tax and deferred taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prescriptive period for review legal deadline |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
SPAIN |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Income tax and deferred taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prescriptive period for review legal deadline |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
BELGIUM |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Income tax and deferred taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prescriptive period for review legal deadline |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Prescriptive period extended for review legal deadline |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
SOUTH AFRICA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Income tax and deferred taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prescriptive period for review legal deadline |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Prescriptive period extended for review legal deadline |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Georgia [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of Income tax and deferred taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |

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