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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, Financial Lease (Details) - ARS ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | $ 74,552,728 | $ 59,510,863 |
Other Services and Production and Commercialization of Liquids Segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Right-of-use assets | 1,687,890 | 1,941,074 |
Book value Variation of Rights-of Use [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation, right-of-use assets | (253,184) |  |
Compressor Plants [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 8,502,651 | 7,207,835 |
Other Services and Production and Commercialization of Liquids Segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Right-of-use assets | 1,113,024 | 1,279,978 |
Book value Variation of Rights-of Use [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation, right-of-use assets | (166,954) |  |
Other Plants [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 17,550 | 18,449 |
Other Services and Production and Commercialization of Liquids Segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Right-of-use assets | 448,306 | 515,552 |
Book value Variation of Rights-of Use [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation, right-of-use assets | (67,246) |  |
Other Technical Installations [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 58,856 | 60,666 |
Other Services and Production and Commercialization of Liquids Segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Right-of-use assets | 126,560 | 145,544 |
Book value Variation of Rights-of Use [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation, right-of-use assets | (18,984) |  |
Capitalized Cost [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 143,290,795 | 124,700,420 | $ 117,938,650
Capitalized Cost [Member] | Compressor Plants [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 25,722,776 | 23,468,780 | 22,369,570
Capitalized Cost [Member] | Other Plants [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 26,488 | 26,488 | 26,488
Capitalized Cost [Member] | Other Technical Installations [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 421,157 | 413,717 | 407,598
Accumulated Depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | (68,738,067) | (65,189,557) | (65,388,407)
Accumulated Depreciation [Member] | Compressor Plants [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | (17,220,125) | (16,260,945) | (15,721,120)
Accumulated Depreciation [Member] | Other Plants [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | (8,938) | (8,039) | (7,141)
Accumulated Depreciation [Member] | Other Technical Installations [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | $ (362,301) | (353,051) | $ (346,264)
Financial Lease [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 1,941,074 |
Financial Lease [Member] | Capitalized Cost [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 2,501,165 |
Financial Lease [Member] | Accumulated Depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Financial Lease [Abstract] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | $ (560,091) |

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