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PROVISIONS (Details) - ARS ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Legal Claims and Others [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in other provisions [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | $ 570,977 |  | $ 445,962 |
Inflation adjustment restatement |  | (241,044) |  | (173,430) |
Additions |  | 272,477 | [1] | 300,213 | [2]
Uses |  | (7,590) |  | (1,211) |
Decreases | [3] | (5,702) |  | (557) |
Ending balance |  | 589,118 |  | 570,977 |
Other Operating Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in other provisions [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  | 161,826 |  | 185,473 |
Financial Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in other provisions [abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  | $ 110,651 |  | $ 114,740 |
[1] | Ps. 161,826 are included in "Other operating expenses" and Ps. 110,651 in "Financial expenses".
[2] | Ps. 185,473 are included in "Other operating expenses" and Ps. 114,740 in "Financial expenses".
[3] | The total are included in "Other operating expenses".

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