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FINANCIAL DEBT - Loans for purchase of equipment (Details) ₲ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 18, 2020 USD ($) installment | Nov. 07, 2020 USD ($) installment | Jun. 18, 2020 USD ($) installment | Mar. 05, 2020 USD ($) installment | Dec. 20, 2019 USD ($) installment | Oct. 25, 2019 USD ($) installment | May 23, 2019 USD ($) installment | May 07, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 PYG (₲) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 ARS ($)
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,200 | $ 206,928
Bank and other financing entities loans | Finnvera |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 96.0 |  |  |  |  |
Half-yearly installments | installment | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum percentage of the loan that Will be used to finance the value of certain imported goods and services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of total amount committed by lenders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.82% |  |  |  |  |
Disbursement for total amount | $ 7.7 | $ 8.5 | $ 6.8 | $ 10.5 | $ 15.3 | $ 11.1 | $ 36.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount received |  |  |  |  |  | 6.4 | 30.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount corresponding to total premium amount committed for tranche "B" deducted |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount corresponding to the payment of first installment deducted from initial disbursement |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70.4 | $ 5,926 |
Bank and other financing entities loans | Finnvera | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Applicable margin | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans for purchase of equipment | Cisco Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 83.1 |  |
Repayment term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50 months |  |  |  |
Annual rate of interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.00% | 4.00% | 4.00% |
Amount received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33.6 |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 83.5 | $ 7,027 |
Nucleo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ₲ 250,532,000,000 |  | 3,005 |
Nucleo | Bank Loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial Debt. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ₲ 225,600,000,000 |  | $ 2,707 |
Repayment term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |
Annual rate of interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.20% | 8.20% | 8.20% |

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