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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] | Shareholders Contributions, Treasury Shares, Common Stock [Member] | [2] | Shareholders Contributions, Treasury Shares, Inflation Adjustment to Common Stock [Member] | [2] | Acquisition Cost of Treasury Shares [Member] | [2] | Additional Paid-up Capital [Member] | [2] | Retained Earnings, Accumulated Retained Earnings [Member] | Retained Earnings, Legal Reserve [Member] | Retained Earnings, Future Dividends Reserve [Member] | Retained Earnings, Future Capital Expenditures Reserve [Member] | Retained Earnings, Reserve for Capital Expenditures, Acquisition of Treasury Shares and/or Dividends [Member] | Retained Earnings, Subtotal [Member] | Non-Controlling Interests [Member]
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Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2016 | [1] | $ 30,041,011 | $ 30,040,985 | $ 28,715,947 | $ 794,495 | $ 27,921,452 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 233,799 | $ 944,177 | $ 31,414 | $ 115,648 | $ 0 | $ 1,325,038 | $ 26
Resolutions of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal reserve |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | (56,074) | 56,074 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Future dividends reserve |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | (2,364,126) | 0 | 2,364,126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Derecognition of reserves |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 8,195 | 0 | 0 | (8,195) | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash dividends payment/distribution to non-controlling interest |  | (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (11)
Comprehensive income for the year |  | 8,847,199 | 8,847,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,847,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,847,196 | 3
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2017 | [1] | 38,888,199 | 38,888,181 | 28,715,947 | 794,495 | 27,921,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,668,990 | 1,000,251 | 2,395,540 | 107,453 | 0 | 10,172,234 | 18
Resolutions of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future dividends reserve |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (5,789,598) | 0 | 5,789,598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash dividends distribution |  | (6,659,694) | (6,659,694) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (6,659,694) | 0 | 0 | (6,659,694) | 0
Treasury shares purchase |  | (2,185,845) | (2,185,845) | (2,185,845) | (13,601) | (477,981) | 13,601 | 477,981 | (2,185,845) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Cash dividends payment/distribution to non-controlling interest |  | (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (9)
Comprehensive income for the year |  | 17,561,255 | 17,561,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,561,249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,561,249 | 6
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2018 |  | 47,603,906 | 47,603,891 | 26,530,102 | 780,894 | 27,443,471 | 13,601 | 477,981 | (2,185,845) | 0 | 18,440,641 | 1,000,251 | 1,525,444 | 107,453 | 0 | 21,073,789 | 15
Resolutions of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal reserve |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (922,193) | 922,193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Dividends payment | [3] | (9,185,852) | (9,185,852) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (9,185,852) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (9,185,852) | 0
Reserve for capital expenditures, acquisition of treasury shares and/or dividends |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (9,154,195) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,154,195 | 0 | 0
Derecognition of reserves |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,632,897 | 0 | (1,525,444) | (107,453) | 0 | 0 | 0
Treasury shares distribution | [3] | 26,025 | 26,025 | 3,254,027 | 29,445 | 860,761 | (29,445) | (860,761) | 4,045,739 | (791,712) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (3,228,002) | (3,228,002) | 0
Dividends payment | [3] | (575,070) | (575,070) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (575,070) | (575,070) | 0
Treasury shares purchase |  | (2,590,658) | (2,590,658) | (2,590,658) | (25,731) | (738,979) | 25,731 | 738,979 | (2,590,658) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income for the year |  | 12,805,118 | 12,805,105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,805,105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,805,105 | 13
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2019 |  | $ 48,083,469 | $ 48,083,441 | $ 27,193,471 | $ 784,608 | $ 27,565,253 | $ 9,887 | $ 356,199 | $ (730,764) | $ (791,712) | $ 13,616,403 | $ 1,922,444 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 5,351,123 | $ 20,889,970 | $ 28
[1] | The Company has applied IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 for the first time on January 1, 2018. In accordance with the transition methods chosen, the comparative information has not been modified. See Note 4.a)
[2] | As of December 31, 2019 and 2018 corresponds to 9,886,755 and 13,600,780 shares of par value Ps. 1 each, equivalent to 1.24% and 1,71% of the share capital, respectively. The acquisition cost of these shares amounted to Ps. 730,764 and 2,185,845, respectively. See Note 19.b) to the consolidated financial statements.
[3] | See Note 19.c).

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