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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - Cash dividends (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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May 31, 2021 ARS ($) | May 31, 2020 ARS ($) | Oct. 31, 2019 ARS ($) | Aug. 31, 2019 ARS ($) | May 31, 2019 ARS ($) | Apr. 30, 2019 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 ARS ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 ARS ($) | Aug. 11, 2021 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2021 ARS ($) | Nov. 13, 2020 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2020 ARS ($)
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributed amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40,020,000,000 | [1] | $ 38,809,000,000 | [2] | $ 38,646,000,000 | [2] |  |  |  |
Amount paid in current currency |  |  |  |  |  |  | 744,000,000 |  | 554,000,000 |  | 73,007,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  | 166,000,000 |  | 71,000,000 |  | 143,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Non cash assets dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,723,374,678 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2030 Global Bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nominal value of bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 370,386,472 |  | $ 157,642,897 |
2035 Global Bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nominal value of bonds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 186,621,565 |  | $ 271,896,177 |
Non-cash assets dividends, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non cash assets dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,068,340,043 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current currency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends approved |  |  |  |  |  |  | 834,000,000 |  | 556,000,000 |  | 74,117,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amount paid in current currency |  |  |  |  |  |  | 744,000,000 |  | 554,000,000 |  | 73,007,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  | 234,000,000 |  | 121,000,000 |  | 380,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Non cash assets dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,809 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from voluntary reserve for future cash flow dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,963 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from voluntary reserve to maintain investments in capital assets and current level of solvency |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,846 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current currency | Non-cash assets dividends, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non cash assets dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Telecom Argentinas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends approved |  |  | $ 17,387,000,000 | $ 7,045,000,000 |  | $ 6,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Telecom Argentinas | Current currency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends approved |  |  | 38,646,000,000 | 17,126,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount paid in current currency |  |  | $ 38,646,000,000 | $ 17,126,000,000 | $ 16,712,000,000 | 17,808,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ver T.V. S.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109,000,000 |  | 50,000,000 |  | 97,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Ver T.V. S.A. | Current currency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  | 153,000,000 |  | 86,000,000 |  | 260,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Teledifusora San Miguel Arcngel S.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,000,000 |  | 21,000,000 |  | 41,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Teledifusora San Miguel Arcngel S.A. | Current currency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 81,000,000 |  | $ 35,000,000 |  | 108,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
La Capital Cable S.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
La Capital Cable S.A. | Current currency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Nucleo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends approved |  |  |  |  |  | 197,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |
Nucleo | Currency of transaction date one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends approved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 295,000,000
Nucleo | Current currency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends approved |  |  |  |  |  | $ 537,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 834,000,000 |  |
Amount paid in current currency | $ 744,000,000 | $ 554,000,000 |  |  | $ 523,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nucleo | Current currency one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends approved |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 556,000,000
[1] | See Note 3.d.1.b).
[2] | See Note 4.b)

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