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CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 ARS ($) Segment | Dec. 31, 2021 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 ARS ($)
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 164,524,789 | $ 173,319,821 | $ 164,275,443
Cost of sales | (96,041,564) | (92,843,404) | (81,049,791)
Administrative expenses | (5,754,433) | (4,996,067) | (4,947,813)
Selling expenses | (10,203,597) | (9,339,564) | (8,725,879)
Other operating results (expenses) / income | (76,498) | 250,925 | 293,522
Impairment of PPE | 0 | 0 | (9,156,072)
Operating profit | 52,448,697 | 66,391,711 | 60,689,410
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (19,572,669) | (18,721,149) | (18,115,502)
Identifiable assets | 412,092,225 | 405,519,916 | 378,098,311
Identifiable liabilities | $ 144,867,936 | 170,613,429 | 183,964,125
Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues |  | 47,729,944 |
Impairment of PPE |  |  | (9,155,000)
Reportable Segments [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | Segment | 4 |  |
Reportable Segments [Member] | Natural Gas Transportation [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 40,643,462 | 47,729,944 | 69,100,376
Cost of sales | (29,357,094) | (30,398,565) | (29,218,827)
Administrative expenses | (4,230,811) | (3,820,247) | (3,652,010)
Selling expenses | (3,019,249) | (3,353,756) | (4,290,739)
Other operating results (expenses) / income | (180,352) | (396,796) | (129,779)
Impairment of PPE |  |  | (9,156,072)
Operating profit | 5,020,716 | 11,514,432 | 25,136,276
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (14,385,464) | (13,844,172) | (13,415,586)
Identifiable assets | 224,390,925 | 242,560,322 | 243,316,895
Identifiable liabilities | 68,642,296 | 78,050,198 | 81,196,369
Reportable Segments [Member] | Production and Commercialization of Liquids [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | 104,214,859 | 108,559,750 | 81,140,913
Cost of sales | (58,784,800) | (56,280,587) | (46,554,104)
Administrative expenses | (829,258) | (664,124) | (746,192)
Selling expenses | (5,737,983) | (4,889,198) | (3,457,748)
Other operating results (expenses) / income | 37,940 | 626,862 | 411,530
Impairment of PPE |  |  | 0
Operating profit | 38,900,758 | 47,352,703 | 30,794,399
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (1,308,511) | (1,194,842) | (1,125,453)
Identifiable assets | 79,765,071 | 74,892,859 | 52,023,450
Identifiable liabilities | 7,941,685 | 21,404,091 | 15,989,754
Reportable Segments [Member] | Other Services [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | 18,747,054 | 16,137,635 | 12,832,687
Cost of sales | (8,407,580) | (7,294,631) | (6,938,313)
Administrative expenses | (627,243) | (465,910) | (512,372)
Selling expenses | (1,336,806) | (1,010,116) | (881,361)
Other operating results (expenses) / income | 65,914 | 20,099 | 7,383
Impairment of PPE |  |  | 0
Operating profit | 8,441,339 | 7,387,077 | 4,508,024
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | (3,878,694) | (3,682,135) | (3,574,463)
Identifiable assets | 102,867,810 | 87,327,237 | 82,037,118
Identifiable liabilities | 63,768,842 | 70,954,650 | 86,567,711
Reportable Segments [Member] | Telecommunications [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | 919,414 | 892,492 | 1,201,467
Cost of sales | (656,850) | (623,473) | (821,874)
Administrative expenses | (67,121) | (45,786) | (37,239)
Selling expenses | (109,559) | (86,494) | (96,031)
Other operating results (expenses) / income | 0 | 760 | 4,388
Impairment of PPE |  |  | 0
Operating profit | 85,884 | 137,499 | 250,711
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 0 | 0 | 0
Identifiable assets | 5,068,419 | 739,498 | 720,848
Identifiable liabilities | 4,515,113 | 204,490 | 210,291
Eliminations [Member] |  |  |
Operating segments [Abstract] |  |  |
Revenues | (1,164,760) | (1,753,852) | (2,483,327)
Cost of sales | 1,164,760 | 1,753,852 | 2,483,327
Administrative expenses | 0 | 0 | 0
Selling expenses | 0 | 0 | 0
Other operating results (expenses) / income | 0 | 0 | 0
Impairment of PPE |  |  | 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 | 1,164,760 | 1,753,852 | 2,483,327
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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