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FINANCIAL DEBT - Syndicated Loan (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Feb. 12, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 09, 2019 USD ($) | Jul. 25, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 25, 2019 USD ($) | Feb. 11, 2019 USD ($) | Oct. 17, 2018 USD ($) | Oct. 08, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 09, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 09, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 02, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 ARS ($) | May 29, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 ARS ($)
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 289,676,000 |  | $ 300,000 |
Financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 151,996 |  | $ 122,012
Syndicated Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amount borrowed |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  | $ 350,000 | $ 650,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum net cash proceeds from bilateral or syndicated bank financing required to make prepayment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tenor of non-Peso denominated debt securities (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing term |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional payment of Original Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mandatory pre-cancellation amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepayment of Original Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |  |  |
Balance of borrowings owed cancelled |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loan paid |  | $ 50,500 | $ 100,150 | $ 101,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount repaid |  | 50,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest amount repaid |  | $ 500 | $ 150 | $ 1,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 251,100 | $ 15,041 |  |
Syndicated Loan | Repayment of loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of loan paid | $ 50,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount repaid | 50,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest amount repaid | $ 300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR | Syndicated Loan | First four months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR | Syndicated Loan | Next two months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR | Syndicated Loan | Following three months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR | Syndicated Loan | Last three months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR | Syndicated Loan | First year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR | Syndicated Loan | Second year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LIBOR | Syndicated Loan | After second year till expiration date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin on LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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