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

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