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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - ARS ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ 101,496,521 |  |
Depreciation | (6,161,233) | $ (5,031,234) | $ (4,655,763)
Impairment charge | (3,114,056) | 0 | 0
End of the year | 98,873,425 | 101,496,521 |
Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 43,696,891 |  |
Impairment charge | (2,366,584) |  |
End of the year | 42,560,383 | 43,696,891 |
Compressor Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 11,575,557 |  |
Impairment charge | (710,834) |  |
End of the year | 12,494,132 | 11,575,557 |
Other Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 23,892 |  |
Impairment charge | (11,139) |  |
End of the year | 21,530 | 23,892 |
Stations of Regulation and/or Measurement of Pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 602,622 |  |
Impairment charge | (31,711) |  |
End of the year | 575,538 | 602,622 |
Other Technical Installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 80,128 |  |
Impairment charge | (3,788) |  |
End of the year | 68,820 | 80,128 |
Subtotal Assets Related to Natural Gas Transportation Service [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 55,979,090 |  |
Impairment charge | (3,114,056) |  |
End of the year | 55,720,403 | 55,979,090 |
Non-regulated segment Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 13,761,751 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 14,094,496 | 13,761,751 |
Non-regulated segment Compressor plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 1,710,206 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 1,451,710 | 1,710,206 |
Non-regulated segment Other plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 10,569,704 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 11,146,317 | 10,569,704 |
Non-regulated segment Stations of regulation and/or measurement of pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 797,820 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 796,266 | 797,820 |
Non-regulated segment other technical installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 211,865 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 180,733 | 211,865 |
Subtotal Assets Related to Other Services and Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 27,051,346 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 27,669,522 | 27,051,346 |
Lands [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 482,127 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 482,127 | 482,127 |
Buildings and Constructions [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 2,350,333 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 2,519,245 | 2,350,333 |
Facilities and Features in Building [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 200,792 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 190,451 | 200,792 |
Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 618,450 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 574,311 | 618,450 |
UT Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 0 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 0 | 0 |
Computers and Telecommunication Systems [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 1,634,962 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 1,784,747 | 1,634,962 |
Vehicles [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 235,116 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 177,760 | 235,116 |
Furniture [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 8,160 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 7,673 | 8,160 |
Materials [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 4,277,974 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 4,741,397 | 4,277,974 |
Line Pack [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 635,648 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 687,815 | 635,648 |
Works in Progress [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 8,022,523 |  |
Impairment charge | 0 |  |
End of the year | 4,317,974 | 8,022,523 |
Cost [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 195,076,934 | 169,767,888 |
Additions | 6,687,083 | 25,646,624 |
Retirements | (55,834) | (337,578) |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 201,708,183 | 195,076,934 | 169,767,888
Cost [Member] | Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 86,231,036 | 83,617,294 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | (35,101) | (18,148) |
Transfers | 3,444,963 | 2,631,890 |
End of the year | 89,640,898 | 86,231,036 | 83,617,294
Cost [Member] | Compressor Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 35,019,137 | 31,950,533 |
Additions | 7,198 | 544,422 |
Retirements | 0 | (244,896) |
Transfers | 3,234,851 | 2,769,078 |
End of the year | 38,261,186 | 35,019,137 | 31,950,533
Cost [Member] | Other Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 36,061 | 36,061 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 36,061 | 36,061 | 36,061
Cost [Member] | Stations of Regulation and/or Measurement of Pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 2,952,477 | 2,847,785 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | (973) | 0 |
Transfers | 86,690 | 104,692 |
End of the year | 3,038,194 | 2,952,477 | 2,847,785
Cost [Member] | Other Technical Installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 573,367 | 563,238 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 5,324 | 10,129 |
End of the year | 578,691 | 573,367 | 563,238
Cost [Member] | Subtotal Assets Related to Natural Gas Transportation Service [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 124,812,078 | 119,014,911 |
Additions | 7,198 | 544,422 |
Retirements | (36,074) | (263,044) |
Transfers | 6,771,828 | 5,515,789 |
End of the year | 131,555,030 | 124,812,078 | 119,014,911
Cost [Member] | Non-regulated segment Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 13,933,750 | 169,943 |
Additions | 239 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 821,049 | 13,763,807 |
End of the year | 14,755,038 | 13,933,750 | 169,943
Cost [Member] | Non-regulated segment Compressor plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 2,799,504 | 2,601,276 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 44,333 | 198,228 |
End of the year | 2,843,837 | 2,799,504 | 2,601,276
Cost [Member] | Non-regulated segment Other plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 24,577,179 | 18,142,640 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | (673) | 0 |
Transfers | 1,200,338 | 6,434,539 |
End of the year | 25,776,844 | 24,577,179 | 18,142,640
Cost [Member] | Non-regulated segment Stations of regulation and/or measurement of pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 857,407 | 218,552 |
Additions | 1,164 | 15,362 |
Retirements | (1,090) | 0 |
Transfers | 32,396 | 623,493 |
End of the year | 889,877 | 857,407 | 218,552
Cost [Member] | Non-regulated segment other technical installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 345,819 | 345,819 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 345,819 | 345,819 | 345,819
Cost [Member] | Subtotal Assets Related to Other Services and Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 42,513,659 | 21,478,230 |
Additions | 1,403 | 15,362 |
Retirements | (1,763) | 0 |
Transfers | 2,098,116 | 21,020,067 |
End of the year | 44,611,415 | 42,513,659 | 21,478,230
Cost [Member] | Lands [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 482,127 | 224,817 |
Additions | 0 | 257,310 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 482,127 | 482,127 | 224,817
Cost [Member] | Buildings and Constructions [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 4,828,987 | 4,247,069 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | (1,291) |
Transfers | 271,163 | 583,209 |
End of the year | 5,100,150 | 4,828,987 | 4,247,069
Cost [Member] | Facilities and Features in Building [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 359,134 | 359,002 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 132 |
End of the year | 359,134 | 359,134 | 359,002
Cost [Member] | Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 1,503,969 | 1,271,121 |
Additions | 68,494 | 234,960 |
Retirements | 0 | (10,562) |
Transfers | 21,857 | 8,450 |
End of the year | 1,594,320 | 1,503,969 | 1,271,121
Cost [Member] | UT Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 1,238 | 1,238 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 1,238 | 1,238 | 1,238
Cost [Member] | Computers and Telecommunication Systems [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 6,594,148 | 5,687,422 |
Additions | 0 | 4,683 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 609,407 | 902,043 |
End of the year | 7,203,555 | 6,594,148 | 5,687,422
Cost [Member] | Vehicles [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 696,677 | 619,944 |
Additions | 9,082 | 110,083 |
Retirements | (1,692) | (33,350) |
Transfers | 0 | 0 |
End of the year | 704,067 | 696,677 | 619,944
Cost [Member] | Furniture [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 311,135 | 311,135 |
Additions | 200 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 989 | 0 |
End of the year | 312,324 | 311,135 | 311,135
Cost [Member] | Materials [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 4,277,974 | 3,217,600 |
Additions | 2,521,622 | 3,075,586 |
Retirements | (16,305) | (29,331) |
Transfers | (2,041,894) | (1,985,881) |
End of the year | 4,741,397 | 4,277,974 | 3,217,600
Cost [Member] | Line Pack [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 673,285 | 787,855 |
Additions | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | 52,167 | (114,570) |
End of the year | 725,452 | 673,285 | 787,855
Cost [Member] | Works in Progress [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 8,022,523 | 12,547,544 |
Additions | 4,079,084 | 21,404,218 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Transfers | (7,783,633) | (25,929,239) |
End of the year | 4,317,974 | 8,022,523 | 12,547,544
Depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (93,580,413) | (88,749,449) |
Retirements | (20,944) | (200,270) |
Depreciation | (6,161,233) | (5,031,234) |
End of the year | (99,720,702) | (93,580,413) | (88,749,449)
Depreciation [Member] | Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (42,534,145) | (40,478,034) |
Retirements | (19,248) | (10,547) |
Depreciation | $ (2,199,034) | $ (2,066,658) |
Depreciation rate % | 2.20% | 2.20% |
End of the year | $ (44,713,931) | $ (42,534,145) | (40,478,034)
Depreciation [Member] | Compressor Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (23,443,580) | (22,137,747) |
Retirements | 0 | (147,638) |
Depreciation | (1,612,640) | (1,453,471) |
End of the year | $ (25,056,220) | $ (23,443,580) | (22,137,747)
Depreciation [Member] | Compressor Plants [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 3.30% | 3.30% |
Depreciation [Member] | Compressor Plants [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Depreciation [Member] | Other Plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ (12,169) | $ (10,945) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | $ (1,223) | $ (1,224) |
Depreciation rate % | 3.30% | 3.30% |
End of the year | $ (13,392) | $ (12,169) | (10,945)
Depreciation [Member] | Stations of Regulation and/or Measurement of Pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (2,349,855) | (2,271,328) |
Retirements | (852) | 0 |
Depreciation | $ (81,942) | $ (78,527) |
Depreciation rate % | 4.00% | 4.00% |
End of the year | $ (2,430,945) | $ (2,349,855) | (2,271,328)
Depreciation [Member] | Other Technical Installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (493,239) | (480,646) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | $ (12,844) | $ (12,593) |
Depreciation rate % | 6.70% | 6.70% |
End of the year | $ (506,083) | $ (493,239) | (480,646)
Depreciation [Member] | Subtotal Assets Related to Natural Gas Transportation Service [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (68,832,988) | (65,378,700) |
Retirements | (20,100) | (158,185) |
Depreciation | (3,907,683) | (3,612,473) |
End of the year | (72,720,571) | (68,832,988) | (65,378,700)
Depreciation [Member] | Non-regulated segment Pipelines [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (171,999) | (86,262) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | $ (488,543) | $ (85,737) |
Depreciation rate % | 2.20% | 2.20% |
End of the year | $ (660,542) | $ (171,999) | (86,262)
Depreciation [Member] | Non-regulated segment Compressor plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (1,089,298) | (793,286) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | (302,829) | (296,012) |
End of the year | $ (1,392,127) | $ (1,089,298) | (793,286)
Depreciation [Member] | Non-regulated segment Compressor plants [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 3.30% | 3.30% |
Depreciation [Member] | Non-regulated segment Compressor plants [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Depreciation [Member] | Non-regulated segment Other plants [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ (14,007,475) | $ (13,582,007) |
Retirements | (5) | 0 |
Depreciation | $ (623,057) | $ (425,468) |
Depreciation rate % | 3.30% | 3.30% |
End of the year | $ (14,630,527) | $ (14,007,475) | (13,582,007)
Depreciation [Member] | Non-regulated segment Stations of regulation and/or measurement of pressure [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (59,587) | (43,819) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | $ (34,024) | $ (15,768) |
Depreciation rate % | 4.00% | 4.00% |
End of the year | $ (93,611) | $ (59,587) | (43,819)
Depreciation [Member] | Non-regulated segment other technical installations [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (133,954) | (102,821) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | $ (31,132) | $ (31,133) |
Depreciation rate % | 6.70% | 6.70% |
End of the year | $ (165,086) | $ (133,954) | (102,821)
Depreciation [Member] | Subtotal Assets Related to Other Services and Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (15,462,313) | (14,608,195) |
Retirements | (5) | 0 |
Depreciation | (1,479,585) | (854,118) |
End of the year | (16,941,893) | (15,462,313) | (14,608,195)
Depreciation [Member] | Lands [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | 0 | 0 |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Depreciation rate % | 0.00% | 0.00% |
End of the year | $ 0 | $ 0 | 0
Depreciation [Member] | Buildings and Constructions [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (2,478,654) | (2,398,379) |
Retirements | 0 | (15) |
Depreciation | $ (102,251) | $ (80,290) |
Depreciation rate % | 2.00% | 2.00% |
End of the year | $ (2,580,905) | $ (2,478,654) | (2,398,379)
Depreciation [Member] | Facilities and Features in Building [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (158,342) | (143,466) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | $ (10,341) | $ (14,876) |
Depreciation rate % | 4.00% | 4.00% |
End of the year | $ (168,683) | $ (158,342) | (143,466)
Depreciation [Member] | Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | (885,519) | (787,159) |
Retirements | 0 | (10,562) |
Depreciation | (134,490) | (108,922) |
End of the year | $ (1,020,009) | $ (885,519) | (787,159)
Depreciation [Member] | Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 6.70% | 6.70% |
Depreciation [Member] | Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 10.00% | 10.00% |
Depreciation [Member] | UT Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ (1,238) | $ (934) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | 0 | (304) |
End of the year | $ (1,238) | $ (1,238) | (934)
Depreciation [Member] | UT Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 6.70% | 6.70% |
Depreciation [Member] | UT Machinery, Equipment and Tools [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 10.00% | 10.00% |
Depreciation [Member] | Computers and Telecommunication Systems [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ (4,959,186) | $ (4,657,053) |
Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | (459,622) | (302,133) |
End of the year | $ (5,418,808) | $ (4,959,186) | (4,657,053)
Depreciation [Member] | Computers and Telecommunication Systems [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [Abstract] |  |  |
Depreciation rate % | 6.70% | 6.70% |
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Depreciation | $ (65,585) | $ (56,433) |
Depreciation rate % | 20.00% | 20.00% |
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Depreciation | $ (1,676) | $ (1,685) |
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Retirements | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Depreciation rate % | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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