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Summary of significant accounting policies (Details 2) - Argentina Consumer Price [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statement [Line Items]
Level of price index	284.14	184.13	124.80
Price index movements	54.2	47.5	24.8

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The value of the level of the general price index used to restate financial statement information of an entity whose functional currency is the currency of a hyperinflationary economy.

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