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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - ARS ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Total attributable to equity holders [Member] | Shareholders Contributions, Total Common Stock [Member] | Shareholders Contributions, Common Stock [Member] | Shareholders Contributions, Inflation Adjustment to Common Stock [Member] | Retained Earnings, Accumulated Retained Earnings [Member] | Retained Earnings, Legal Reserve [Member] | Retained Earnings, Future Capital Expenditures and other Financial Need Reserve [Member] | Retained Earnings, Future Dividend Reserve [Member] | Retained Earnings, Future Capital Expenditure Reserve [Member] | Retained Earnings, Subtotal [Member] | Non-controlling interests [Member]
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Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2014 | $ 1,867,543 | $ 1,867,537 | $ 1,345,300 | $ 794,495 | $ 550,805 | $ 104,983 | $ 242,254 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 175,000 | $ 522,237 | $ 6
Resolutions of the Extraordinary and Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (175,000) | 0 | 0
Legal Reserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (5,249) | 5,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Future Dividends Reserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (99,734) | 0 | 0 | 99,734 | 0 | 0 | 0
Future Capital Expenditures and Other Financial Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (175,000) | 0 | 175,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income (loss) for the year | (172,109) | (172,109) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (172,109) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (172,109) | 0
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2015 | 1,695,434 | 1,695,428 | 1,345,300 | 794,495 | 550,805 | (172,109) | 247,503 | 175,000 | 99,734 | 0 | 350,128 | 6
Resolutions of the Board of Director's Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends | (99,734) | (99,734) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (99,734) | 0 | (99,734) | 0
Resolutions of the Extraordinary and Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175,000 | 0 | (175,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Future Capital Expenditures Reserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2,891) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,891 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income (loss) for the year | 930,678 | 930,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 930,675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 930,675 | 3
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2016 | 2,526,378 | 2,526,369 | 1,345,300 | 794,495 | 550,805 | 930,675 | 247,503 | 0 | 0 | 2,891 | 1,181,069 | 9
Resolutions of the Extraordinary and Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derecognition of Reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2,891) | 0 | 0
Legal Reserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (21,556) | 21,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Future Dividends Reserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (912,010) | 0 | 0 | 912,010 | 0 | 0 | 0
Dividends payment to non-controlling interest | (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4)
Comprehensive income (loss) for the year | 2,793,266 | 2,793,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,793,263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,793,263 | 3
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 5,319,640 | $ 5,319,632 | $ 1,345,300 | $ 794,495 | $ 550,805 | $ 2,793,263 | $ 269,059 | $ 0 | $ 912,010 | $ 0 | $ 3,974,332 | $ 8

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