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Cash and cash equivalents and Investments and Additional information on the consolidated statements of cash flows - Breakdown of dividends paid by company (Details)
$ / shares in Units, ₲ in Millions, $ in Millions
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2017
ARS ($)
Dec. 18, 2017
ARS ($)
Mar. 28, 2017
PYG (₲)
Aug. 26, 2016
ARS ($)
May 13, 2016
ARS ($)
Apr. 29, 2016
ARS ($)
installment
Dec. 17, 2015
PYG (₲)
May 11, 2015
ARS ($)
Apr. 29, 2015
$ / shares
Mar. 26, 2015
PYG (₲)
Oct. 31, 2017
ARS ($)
May 31, 2017
ARS ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
ARS ($)
May 31, 2015
ARS ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
ARS ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2016
ARS ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2015
ARS ($)
$ / shares
Mar. 28, 2017
ARS ($)
Dec. 17, 2015
ARS ($)
Mar. 26, 2015
ARS ($)
Dividends paid by company                                        
Nucleo to ABC Telecomunicaciones                             $ (38.0)   $ (45.0)      
Nortel and Telecom Argentina non-controlling interest       $ (1,300.0) $ (700.0)                   (4,151.0) $ (2,000.0) (804.0)      
Dividends advance declared by Sofora and paid by Telecom in December 2017                             (3.0)          
Payment of cash dividend                             $ (4,192.0) $ (2,000.0) $ (849.0)      
Reserve for future cash dividends payments   $ 4,150.3       $ 2,000.0                            
Cash dividend per outstanding share | $ / shares                 $ 0.83           $ 4.28 $ 2.06 $ 0.83      
Number of Cash Dividend Distribution installments | installment           2                            
Dividends declared               $ 804.0             $ 4,151.0 [1] $ 2,000.0 [2] $ 804.0 [3]      
Nucleo                                        
Dividends paid by company                                        
Dividends paid     ₲ 40,000       ₲ 35,000     ₲ 35,000 $ 55.0 $ 54.0 $ 80.0 $ 63.0 109.0   143.0      
Dividends approved                                   $ 109.0 $ 80.0 $ 63.0
Nucleo | Personal                                        
Dividends paid by company                                        
Payment of cash dividend                     (41.0) (39.0) (52.0) (41.0)            
Dividends paid                     37.0 37.0 54.0 42.0 74.0   96.0      
Nucleo | ABC Telecomunicaciones                                        
Dividends paid by company                                        
Payment of cash dividend                     (20.0) (18.0) (26.0) (19.0)            
Dividends paid                     $ 18.0 $ 17.0 $ 26.0 $ 21.0 $ 35.0   $ 47.0      
Sofora                                        
Dividends paid by company                                        
Dividends paid $ 2.9                                      
[1] As approved by the Company’s Board of Directors’ Meeting held on December 18, 2017. The amount in pesos is $ 4,150,312,272, which was rounded in this Consolidated Statement of changes in equity to be presented in millions of pesos to 4,151.
[2] As approved by the Company's Board of Directors' Meeting held on April 29, 2016.
[3] As approved by the Company’s Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on April 29, 2015.