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INCOME TAX AND DEFERRED TAX, Summary (Details) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 16, 2021 ARS ($) Segment	Jan. 01, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022 ARS ($) Installment	Dec. 31, 2021 ARS ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 ARS ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Income tax rate			35.00%	35.00%	30.00%	30.00%	30.00%	35.00%
Additional tax depending on dividends distributed at the rate of 30%			7.00%
Additional tax depending on dividends distributed at the rate of 25%			13.00%
Number of segments for accumulated net taxable income \| Segment	3
Accumulated pre-tax income			$ 17,282,634	$ 22,954,106	$ 6,783,682
Tax rate on dividends distributions to foreign individuals and beneficiaries			7.00%
Tax Revaluation [Abstract]
Number of consecutive monthly installments \| Installment			5
Adjustments of deducted taxed		100.00%
Current advances from customers			$ 3,367,653
Segment 1 [Member]
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Income tax rate	25.00%
Segment 2 [Member]
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Income tax rate	30.00%
Segment 3 [Member]
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Income tax rate	35.00%
Bottom of Range [Member] \| Segment 2 [Member]
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Accumulated pre-tax income	$ 5,000
Bottom of Range [Member] \| Segment 3 [Member]
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Accumulated pre-tax income	50,000
Top of Range [Member] \| Segment 1 [Member]
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Accumulated pre-tax income	5,000
Top of Range [Member] \| Segment 2 [Member]
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Accumulated pre-tax income	$ 50,000
2019 [Member]
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Income tax rate			30.00%
2020 and Onwards [Member]
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Income tax rate			25.00%
2021 and Onwards [Member]
Reduction in the applicable rate [Abstract]
Income tax rate			25.00%