XML 100 R85.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.19.1

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Selling, general and administrative expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Services and fees | $ 76,066 | $ 86,990 | $ 65,965
Labor cost | 241,552 | 229,529 | 193,118
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 13,561 | 12,345 | 13,589
Amortization of intangible assets | 93,842 | 78,264 | 38,427
Maintenance and expenses | 5,096 | 5,038 | 3,092
Taxes | 95,072 | 98,786 | 90,166
Office expenses | 35,663 | 35,922 | 36,223
Freight and transportation | 300,676 | 259,898 | 234,801
Increase of allowance for doubtful accounts | 1,629 | 685 | 288
Others | 13,607 | 16,790 | 12,273
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 876,764 | 824,247 | 687,942
PricewaterhouseCoopers |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Auditor's remuneration | 4,704 | 3,501 | 3,385
Auditor's remuneration for audit services | 3,937 | 2,863 | 2,869
Auditor's remuneration for audit-related services | 61 | 91 | 99
Auditor's remuneration for tax services | 281 | 229 | 251
Auditor's remuneration for other services | $ 425 | $ 318 | $ 166

X
- Definition The amount of fees paid or payable to the entity's auditors. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_AuditorsRemuneration
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of fees paid or payable to the entity's auditors for auditing services. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_AuditorsRemunerationForAuditServices
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of fees paid or payable to the entity's auditors for services that the entity does not separately disclose in the same statement or note. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_AuditorsRemunerationForOtherServices
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of fees paid or payable to the entity's auditors for tax services. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_AuditorsRemunerationForTaxServices
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The increase (decrease) in the allowance account used to record the impairment of financial assets due to credit losses. [Refer: Financial assets; Allowance account for credit losses of financial assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2018-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IFRS&num=7&date=2017-03-02&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=B -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_IncreaseDecreaseInAllowanceAccountForCreditLossesOfFinancialAssets
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of fees paid or payable for professional services. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_ProfessionalFeesExpense
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of expense relating to selling, general and administrative activities of the entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 85 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_85&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of tax expense exclusive of income tax expense. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 85 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_85&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_TaxExpenseOtherThanIncomeTaxExpense
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition The amount of expense arising from transportation services. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
Name: | ifrs-full_TransportationExpense
Namespace Prefix: | ifrs-full_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amortisation, intangible assets other than goodwill, SG&A + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tx_AmortisationintangibleassetsotherthangoodwillSGA
Namespace Prefix: | tx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Auditor's remuneration for audit-related services + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tx_Auditorsremunerationforauditrelatedservices
Namespace Prefix: | tx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Depreciation, property, plant and equipment, SG&A + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tx_DepreciationpropertyplantandequipmentSGA
Namespace Prefix: | tx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Labor costs, SG&A + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tx_LaborcostsSGA
Namespace Prefix: | tx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Office expenses, SG&A + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tx_OfficeexpensesSGA
Namespace Prefix: | tx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Other expense, by function, SG&A + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tx_OtherexpensebyfunctionSGA
Namespace Prefix: | tx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Repair and maintenance expense, SG&A + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tx_RepairandmaintenanceexpenseSGA
Namespace Prefix: | tx_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition [Line Items] for Selling, general and administrative expense [Table] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | tx_SellinggeneralandadministrativeexpenseLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | tx_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | ifrs-full_CounterpartiesAxis=tx_PricewaterhouseCoopersMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |