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Contingent Assets and Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 02, 2013 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2003 Companies | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 ARS ($) Companies | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Companies | Dec. 31, 2015 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 Judgment
Disclosure Of Contingent Assets And Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss of profit |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,672 | $ (28,379) |  | $ 4,426 |
Cerro Divisadero [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Contingent Assets And Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of claims settled |  | $ 122.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Material damages |  | 45.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss of production |  | 77.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advance |  | $ 60.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on insurance recorded in "other net operating results" |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,165 |
Amount received under second and final payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 62.5 |  |
Asociacion Superficiarios de la Patagonia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Contingent Assets And Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of companies sued | Companies |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dock Sud, Province of Buenos Aires [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Contingent Assets And Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of companies sued | Companies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 | 44 |  |
La Plata Refinery [member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Contingent Assets And Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Material damages | $ 227.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total indemnification amount | 615.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment received against indemnification |  |  |  | $ 185.0 | $ 130.0 | $ 300.0 |  |  |  |  |
Gain on insurance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 523 |
La Plata Refinery [member] | Material damages contingent liability [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Contingent Assets And Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss of profit | $ 388.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CSJN [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Contingent Assets And Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of interlocutory judgments issued | Judgment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Administracion Federal de Ingresos Publicos [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure Of Contingent Assets And Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount claimed against dispute |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,997 |  |  |  |

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