Additional Disclosures in the Statement of Cash Flows - Summary of Additional Information on Operational Cash Flows Interest (Detail) - ARS ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of details of cash flows from operating activities [line items]
Interest paid	$ (123,672,989)	$ (56,759,974)	$ (148,243,074)
Interest collected	215,989,129	232,997,052	294,266,238
Total	$ 92,316,140	$ 176,237,078	$ 146,023,164

Line items represents details of cash flows from operating activities.

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Total operational cash flow interest .

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- Definition

The cash outflow for interest paid, classified as operating activities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 7
-IssueDate 2021-01-01
-Paragraph 31
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-URIDate 2021-03-24

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The cash inflow from interest received, classified as operating activities.

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