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ALLOWANCES AND PROVISIONS - NON CURRENT AND CURRENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Non-current provisions [abstract] |  |
Non-current provisions, beginning of the year | $ 768,517 |
Non-current provisions, end of the year | 643,950 | $ 768,517
Legal claims and other matters |  |
Non-current provisions [abstract] |  |
Non-current provisions, beginning of the year | 768,517 | 6,950
Effect of initial inflation adjustment (Note 4 (cc)) | 1,315 |
Translation differences | (113,571) | (39,757)
Acquisition of business (note 3) |  | 799,938
Additions | 6,438 | 3,112
Reversals | (14,097) | (329)
Uses | (4,652) | (1,397)
Non-current provisions, end of the year | 643,950 | 768,517
Asset retirement obligation |  |
Non-current provisions [abstract] |  |
Non-current provisions, beginning of the year | 27,829 | 18,301
Effect of initial inflation adjustment (Note 4 (cc)) | 0 |
Translation differences | 82 | 853
Acquisition of business (note 3) |  | 0
Additions | 5,383 | 8,675
Reversals | (8,740) | 0
Uses | 0 | 0
Non-current provisions, end of the year | 24,554 | 27,829
Current provisions [abstract] |  |
Current provisions, beginning of the year | 2,659 | 4,262
Effect of initial inflation adjustment (Note 4 (cc)) | 0 |
Translation differences | (10) | 246
Acquisition of business (note 3) |  | 0
Additions | 7,659 | 443
Reversals | 0 | 0
Uses | (457) | (2,292)
Current provisions, end of the year | 9,851 | 2,659
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |
Current provisions [abstract] |  |
Current provisions, beginning of the year | 16,543 | 6,019
Effect of initial inflation adjustment (Note 4 (cc)) | 202 |
Translation differences | (2,076) | (504)
Acquisition of business (note 3) |  | 10,822
Additions | 2,732 | 1,365
Reversals | (1,103) | (680)
Uses | (1,952) | (479)
Current provisions, end of the year | 14,346 | 16,543
Obsolescence allowance |  |
Current provisions [abstract] |  |
Current provisions, beginning of the year | 36,197 | 33,433
Effect of initial inflation adjustment (Note 4 (cc)) | 6,530 |
Translation differences | (2,384) | (860)
Acquisition of business (note 3) |  | 12,385
Additions | 22,822 | 9,959
Reversals | (5,500) | (13,987)
Uses | (2,211) | (4,733)
Current provisions, end of the year | $ 55,454 | $ 36,197

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