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Consolidated statements of cash flow - ARS ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net (loss) / income $ (71,017) $ (33,379) $ 38,606
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) / income to cash flows provided by operating activities:      
Income from equity interests in associates and joint ventures (13,270) (7,968) (4,839)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 171,452 145,894 87,569
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 17,873 10,509  
Amortization of intangible assets 3,428 2,374 1,749
Retirement of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets and consumption of materials 24,314 19,124 12,101
Charge on income tax 14,589 26,369 51,538
Net increase in provisions 28,179 13,090 (3,422)
(Recovery) / Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, net (6,851) 41,429 (2,900)
Exchange differences, interest and other 3,143 (5,939) (28,611)
Share-based benefit plans 541 493 308
Accrued insurance (3,643) (498) (417)
Result of companies' revaluation     (11,980)
Result from the assignment of areas (12,233) (778)  
Result from debt exchange 2,097    
Result from financial instruments exchange (1,330)    
Changes in assets and liabilities:      
Trade receivables 35,073 (11,833) (25,912)
Other receivables 5,482 (13,076) (9,873)
Inventories 13,332 6,726 951
Accounts payable (21,039) 29,435 18,769
Taxes payables 862 (1,145) 2,615
Salaries and social security 8,611 4,534 1,904
Other liabilities 8,988 803 (1,178)
Decrease in provisions included in liabilities due to payment/use (2,803) (4,862) (2,652)
Contract assets (754) 445 (278)
Contract liabilities 526 776 2,179
Dividends received 2,616 811 583
Proceeds from collection of lost profit insurance 3,756 758 496
Income tax payments (2,706) (6,955) (2,248)
Net cash flows from operating activities [1],[2] 209,216 217,137 125,058
Investing activities:      
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (114,616) (161,455) (88,293)
Contributions and acquisitions of interests in associates and joint ventures   (4,826) (280)
Proceeds from sales of financial assets 38,332 957 7,879
Payments from purchase of financial assets (46,762)    
Interests received from financial assets 18 1,063 750
Payments from business combinations     (2,307)
Sale of interest in areas 13,867 382  
Net cash flows used in investing activities (109,161) (163,879) (82,251)
Financing activities:      
Payments of loans (174,913) (93,456) (55,734)
Payments of interests (60,681) (41,606) (26,275)
Proceeds from loans 139,018 97,351 39,673
Repurchase of treasury shares (550) (280) (120)
Payments of leases (23,290) (15,208)  
Payments of interests in relation to income tax (696) (583)  
Dividends paid   (2,300) (1,200)
Net cash flows used in financing activities (121,112) (56,082) (43,656)
Translation differences provided by cash and cash equivalents 9,575 22,896 18,139
Reclassification of assets held for disposal 0   0
Net (Decrease) / Increase in cash and cash equivalents (11,482) 20,072 17,290
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the fiscal year 66,100 46,028 28,738
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the fiscal year 54,618 66,100 46,028
Net (Decrease) / Increase in cash and cash equivalents $ (11,482) $ 20,072 $ 17,290
[1] Does not include exchange differences generated by cash and cash equivalents, which is exposed separately in the statement.
[2] Includes 11,101 and 11,184 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for payment of short-term leases and payments of the variable charge of leases related to the underlying asset performance/use.