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SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Analysis of income and expense [abstract] |
Schedule of selling, general and administrative expense |
|  | Year ended December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Services and fees (1) |  | 53,220 |  |  | 79,283 |  |  | 76,066 |
Labor cost |  | 192,854 |  |  | 215,418 |  |  | 241,552 |
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment |  | 15,920 |  |  | 16,034 |  |  | 13,561 |
Amortization of intangible assets |  | 73,224 |  |  | 118,339 |  |  | 93,842 |
Maintenance and expenses |  | 4,275 |  |  | 4,894 |  |  | 5,096 |
Taxes |  | 97,075 |  |  | 104,014 |  |  | 95,072 |
Office expenses |  | 27,314 |  |  | 35,956 |  |  | 35,663 |
Freight and transportation |  | 283,808 |  |  | 307,958 |  |  | 300,676 |
Increase (decrease) of allowance for doubtful accounts |  | 336 |  |  | (293) |  |  | 1,629 |
Others |  | 14,856 |  |  | 15,872 |  |  | 13,607 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 762,882 |  |  | 897,475 |  |  | 876,764 |
(1) For the year ended December 31, 2020, it includes fees accrued for professional services rendered by PwC to Ternium S.A. and its subsidiaries that amounted to $3,289, including $3,132 for audit services, $41 for audit-related services, $95 for tax services and $21 for all other services. For the year ended December 31, 2019, it includes fees accrued for professional services rendered by PwC to Ternium S.A. and its subsidiaries that amounted to $3,804, including $3,485 for audit services, $54 for audit-related services, $190 for tax services and $75 for all other services. For the year ended December 31, 2018, it includes fees accrued for professional services rendered by PwC to Ternium S.A. and its subsidiaries that amounted to $4,704, including $3,937 for audit services, $61 for audit-related services, $281 for tax services and $425 for all other services.

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