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FINANCIAL DEBT - IFC and IIC loans (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions | Apr. 25, 2019 USD ($) installment | Mar. 18, 2019 USD ($) installment | Mar. 04, 2019 USD ($) installment | Apr. 07, 2017 USD ($) installment | Oct. 05, 2016 USD ($) installment | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 ARS ($) | May 29, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 ARS ($)
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Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 289,676.0 |  | $ 300.0 |
Financial debt | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 151,996 |  | $ 122,012
Bank loans - IFC Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ | $ 20.0 |  | $ 450.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial debt |  |  |  |  |  | 313.0 | 18,741 |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds | $ |  | $ 290.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan proceeds | $ |  | 285.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance cost | $ |  | 4.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR | 4.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche A | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  | 4.85% |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche B-1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche B-1 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  | 4.60% |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche B-2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche B-2 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  | 4.85% |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche B-3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche B-3 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  | 4.60% |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche B-4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche B-4 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  | 4.85% |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ |  | $ 160.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche One | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  | 4.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ |  | $ 130.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Tranche Two | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  | 4.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Personal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 400.0 |  |  |  |
Borrowing term |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  |
Financial debt |  |  |  |  |  | 302.0 | 18,060 |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |
Bank loans - IFC Loan | Personal | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  |  |  | 4.00% |  |  |  |
IIC Loan | Personal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount | $ |  |  |  | $ 100.0 |  |  |  |  |
Financial debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75.0 | $ 4,513 |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |
IIC Loan | Personal | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current and non-current financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  |  | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |

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