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5. Financial risk management (Details) € in Thousands, kr in Thousands, SFr in Thousands, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 ARS ($) $ / $ $ / € $ / SFr $ / kr | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / $ $ / € $ / SFr $ / kr | Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) $ / $ $ / € $ / SFr $ / kr | Dec. 31, 2018 CHF (SFr) $ / $ $ / € $ / SFr $ / kr | Dec. 31, 2018 NOK (kr) $ / $ $ / € $ / SFr $ / kr | Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($) $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2017 CHF (SFr) $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2017 NOK (kr) $ / $
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SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / $ |  | 37.70 | 37.70 | 37.70 | 37.70 | 37.70 | 18.65 | 18.65 | 18.65 | 18.65 | 18.65
Noncurrent Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  | $ 20,416 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance assets |  | $ 765,600 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Noncurrent Assets | Other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  |  | $ 20,416 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / $ | [1] | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance assets |  |  | $ 765,600 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Current Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  | $ 91,860 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance assets |  | $ 3,444,751 |  |  |  |  | 1,836,794 |  |  |  |
Current Assets | Other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  |  | $ 3,989 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / $ | [1] | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance assets |  |  | $ 149,588 |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Current Assets | Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  |  | $ 87,621 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / $ | [1] | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance assets |  |  | $ 3,285,788 |  |  |  |  | 1,829,881 |  |  |
Current Assets | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  |  | $ 250 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / $ | [1] | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance assets |  |  | $ 9,375 |  |  |  |  | 6,519 |  |  |
Current Assets | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency | € |  |  |  | € 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / € | [1] | 42.84 | 42.84 | 42.84 | 42.84 | 42.84 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance assets | € |  |  |  | € 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current Assets | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance assets | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 394 |  |
Total Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  | $ 112,276 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance assets |  | 4,210,351 |  |  |  |  | 1,836,794 |  |  |  |
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  | 190,782 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance liabilities |  | $ 7,192,467 |  |  |  |  | 6,189,294 |  |  |  |
Non-current liabilities | Borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  |  | $ 190,782 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / $ | [1] | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance liabilities |  |  | $ 7,192,467 |  |  |  |  | 6,189,294 |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  | $ 46,265 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance liabilities |  | $ 1,742,222 |  |  |  |  | 516,575 |  |  |  |
Current liabilities | Borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  |  | $ 28,580 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / $ | [1] | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance liabilities |  |  | $ 1,077,453 |  |  |  |  | 105,139 |  |  |
Current liabilities | Trade payables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  |  | $ 17,519 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / $ | [1] | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.7 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance liabilities |  |  | $ 660,459 |  |  |  |  | $ 386,504 |  |  |
Current liabilities | Trade payables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency | € |  |  |  | € 93 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / € | [1] | 43.163 | 43.163 | 43.163 | 43.163 | 43.163 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance liabilities | € |  |  |  | € 4,014 |  |  |  |  | € 9,248 |  |
Current liabilities | Trade payables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency | SFr |  |  |  |  | SFr 5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / SFr | [1] | 38.312 | 38.312 | 38.312 | 38.312 | 38.312 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance liabilities | SFr |  |  |  |  | SFr 0 |  |  |  |  | SFr 15,454 |
Current liabilities | Trade payables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency | kr |  |  |  |  |  | kr 68 |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | $ / kr | [1] | 4.346 | 4.346 | 4.346 | 4.346 | 4.346 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance liabilities | kr |  |  |  |  |  | kr 296 |  |  |  |  | kr 230
Total Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SummaryOfFinancialRiskManagementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of foreign currency |  | $ 237,047 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency balance liabilities |  | $ 8,934,689 |  |  |  |  | $ 6,705,869 |  |  |  |
[1] | The exchange rates used are the BNA exchange rates in effect as of December 31, 2018 for US Dollars (U.S.$.), Euros (EUR), Swiss Francs (CHF) and Norwegian Krones (NOK).

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