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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, General Framework for Non-Regulated Segments (Details) |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 19, 2020 ARS ($) | Dec. 01, 2011 $ / m³ | Nov. 30, 2011 $ / m³ | Dec. 31, 2020 ARS ($) $ / bbl $ / m³ | Dec. 31, 2019 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($) | Dec. 23, 2019 | Sep. 03, 2018 USD ($)
Domestic market [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of maximum reference prices for commercialization of liquefied petroleum gas unchanged |  |  |  | 180 days |  |  |  |  |
Increase in price of liquefied petroleum gas | $ 10,885,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in price of propane gas per ton |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,267,000 |  |
Increase in price of propane gas per ton depending on customer |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,832,000 |  |
Subsidies received |  |  |  | $ 327,865,000 | $ 275,615,000 | $ 851,800,000 |  |  |
Subsidies receivable from government |  |  |  | $ 302,777,000 | 195,810,000 |  |  |  |
Foreign market [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capped amount of each dollar of the tax base or the official FOB price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4
Rate applicable to hydrocarbons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00% |
Barrel price, condition one | $ / bbl |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  |  |
Barrel price, condition two | $ / bbl |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate for barrel price below US$45 |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
Tax rate for barrel price equal or higher than US$60 |  |  |  | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |
Tariff charge paid (per cubic meter) | $ / m³ |  |  |  | 0.0492 |  |  |  |  |
Tariff charge (per cubic meter) | $ / m³ |  | 0.405 | 0.0492 |  |  |  |  |  |
Bottom of Range [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign market [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate on export of oil and gas products |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
Top of Range [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign market [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate on export of oil and gas products |  |  |  | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |
Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic market [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsidies received |  |  |  | $ 150,196,000 | $ 637,810,000 |  |  |  |
Butane [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign market [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Export duty percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00%
Propane [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic market [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in price of propane gas per ton |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,941,200 |  |
Increase in price of propane gas per ton depending on customer |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,964,000 |  |
Foreign market [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Export duty percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00%
Natural Gasoline [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign market [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Export duty percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00%

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