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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Taxes Payables (Details) - ARS ($) |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended | 14 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2019 | Mar. 01, 2018 | Feb. 28, 2018 | Nov. 15, 2017 | Nov. 14, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2018
Argentina |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant accounting policies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% | 35.00% | 35.00% |
Tax rate on minimum presumed income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Number of years for which tax on assets creditable against income tax liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Tax rate for SU fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Percentage of effective tax amounts paid eligible for VAT credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Withholding tax rate on dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.00% | 7.00% | 7.00% |  |  |
Equalization tax rate percentage, repealed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |
Capital gain tax rate for individuals or foreign beneficiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |
Presumed net gain percentage on sale price for calculating capital gain tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90.00% |  |  |
Capital gain tax rate for local legal entities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% | 30.00% | 30.00% |  |  |
Real estate (qualifying as property, plant and equipment) revaluation tax percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00% |  |  |
Real estate (qualifying as inventories) revaluation tax percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |
Shares, quotas and other participations owned by resident individuals revaluation tax percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
All other assets revaluation tax percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Minimum accumulated CPI criteria for past three years for implementing inflation adjustment procedure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Accumulated CPI variation for first year after inflation adjustment effective |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.00% |  |  |
Accumulated CPI variation for second year after inflation adjustment effective |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |
Accumulated CPI variation for third year after inflation adjustment effective |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |
Effective internal tax rate, mobile telephone services |  | 5.26% | 4.16% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective internal tax rate, sale of mobile phones and other wireless networks that will decrease gradually until its complete phase out as of January 1, 2024 |  |  |  |  | 20.48% |  |  | 9.89% |  |  |  | 11.73%
Effective internal tax rate, goods manufacture in Tierra del Fuego |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit percentage for operations taxed at reduced rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Percentage of employers' contributions |  |  |  |  |  | 19.50% |  |  |  | 21.00% |  |
Social security, non-taxable base |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000 |  | $ 7,003.68 | $ 2,400 |  |  |
Maximum percentage of export duty chargeable on services exported to abroad |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |
Percentage of export duty on services exported to abroad |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.00% |  |  |
The maximum limit for each dollar of taxable value of said operation payable on a monthly basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4 |  |  |
Turnover Tax, communications rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Turnover Tax, mobile telephone rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  | 7.00% |  |  |
Stamp Tax rate percentage | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Argentina | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant accounting policies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SU tax rate for cable operators |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |
Tax rate percentage on copyrights paid to several institutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.10% |  |  |
Argentina | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant accounting policies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SU tax rate for cable operators |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Tax rate percentage on copyrights paid to several institutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Annual reduction in tax on deposits to and withdrawals from bank accounts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (20.00%) |  |  |
Tax on bank account deposits and withdrawals considered as advance payment for percentage of tax originated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |
Uruguay |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant accounting policies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Paraguay |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant accounting policies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% |
Additional tax rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% |
Effective tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% | 15.00% | 15.00% |
United States of America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Significant accounting policies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.50% | 39.50% |  |
Effective tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.50% | 39.50% | 39.50% |
Flat federal income tax rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21.00% |  |  |

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