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CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 ARS ($) segment | Dec. 31, 2018 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($)
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 48,561,494 | $ 52,399,423 | $ 30,694,588
Cost of sales | (24,375,503) | (24,902,866) | (18,360,946)
Administrative expenses | (1,260,300) | (1,479,580) | (1,128,936)
Selling expenses | (3,039,557) | (2,714,682) | (1,241,883)
Other operating expenses | (127,526) | (1,370,319) | (417,803)
Operating profit | 19,758,608 | 21,931,976 | 9,545,020
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (3,695,615) | (3,419,820) | (3,107,746)
Identifiable assets | 95,601,325 | 95,288,446 |
Identifiable liabilities | $ 47,517,856 | 47,684,540 |
Reportable Segments [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment | 4 |  |
Reportable Segments [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 22,620,423 | 23,785,660 | 11,469,824
Cost of sales | (8,667,640) | (7,944,333) | (6,428,448)
Administrative expenses | (1,043,519) | (1,284,707) | (918,567)
Selling expenses | (1,343,560) | (1,467,144) | (645,435)
Other operating expenses | (136,926) | (240,414) | (503,409)
Operating profit | 12,044,771 | 13,769,617 | 3,351,102
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (2,998,224) | (2,892,621) | (2,607,632)
Identifiable assets | 64,431,193 | 69,603,664 |
Identifiable liabilities | 29,338,859 | 25,748,537 |
Reportable Segments [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | 23,138,182 | 25,578,373 | 17,189,194
Cost of sales | (14,661,541) | (16,130,863) | (11,186,009)
Administrative expenses | (144,313) | (129,315) | (144,172)
Selling expenses | (1,390,215) | (984,794) | (408,173)
Other operating expenses | 3,200 | (1,117,949) | 99,520
Operating profit | 6,945,313 | 7,215,452 | 5,550,360
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (246,720) | (174,964) | (146,630)
Identifiable assets | 10,865,257 | 13,907,967 |
Identifiable liabilities | 3,093,226 | 2,301,679 |
Reportable Segments [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | 2,526,643 | 2,784,534 | 1,844,712
Cost of sales | (1,524,445) | (1,621,770) | (1,008,879)
Administrative expenses | (61,021) | (55,348) | (56,110)
Selling expenses | (264,396) | (220,674) | (164,471)
Other operating expenses | 3,576 | (8,375) | (14,150)
Operating profit | 680,357 | 878,367 | 601,102
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (450,671) | (352,235) | (353,484)
Identifiable assets | 20,090,627 | 11,621,495 |
Identifiable liabilities | 15,020,159 | 19,563,528 |
Reportable Segments [Member] | Telecommunications [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | 276,246 | 250,856 | 190,858
Cost of sales | (137,870) | (126,455) | (114,747)
Administrative expenses | (11,447) | (10,210) | (10,087)
Selling expenses | (41,386) | (42,070) | (23,804)
Other operating expenses | 2,624 | (3,581) | 236
Operating profit | 88,167 | 68,540 | 42,456
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 0 | 0 | 0
Identifiable assets | 214,248 | 155,320 |
Identifiable liabilities | 65,612 | 70,796 |
Eliminations [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | (615,993) | (920,555) | (377,137)
Cost of sales | 615,993 | 920,555 | 377,137
Administrative expenses | 0 | 0 | 0
Selling expenses | 0 | 0 | 0
Other operating expenses | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating profit | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | 615,993 | 920,555 | 377,137
Eliminations [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations [Member] | Telecommunications [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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