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DETAIL OF SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME CAPTIONS, Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details) - ARS ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Cash and cash equivalents [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and banks | $ 664,910 | $ 650,248 |  |
UT Cash and banks | 471 | 0 |  |
Mutual funds | 1,263,969 | 901,680 |  |
Bank account | 659,448 | 3,161 |  |
UT Mutual funds | 64,005 | 0 |  |
Total | 2,652,803 | 1,555,089 | $ 872,537 | $ 789,420
Argentine Pesos [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Total | 1,340,795 | 921,768 |  |
U.S. Dollars [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Total | $ 1,312,008 | $ 633,321 |  |

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