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ALLOWANCES AND PROVISIONS - NON CURRENT AND CURRENT (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
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