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Note 4 - Labor Costs - Labor Costs (Included in Cost of Sales and in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Statement Line Items [Line Items]  
Disclosure of employee benefits [text block]
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Labor costs (included in Cost of sales and in Selling, general and administrative expenses)
 
    Year ended December 31,  
(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)   2017     2016     2015  
             
Wages, salaries and social security costs    
1,144,341
      
988,794
      
1,327,968
  
Severance indemnities    
34,497
      
73,741
      
176,950
  
Defined contribution plans    
12,401
      
10,758
      
13,286
  
Pension benefits - defined benefit plans    
15,066
      
10,563
      
14,813
  
Employee retention and long term incentive program    
15,441
      
16,474
      
(5,660
 )
     
1,221,746
      
1,100,330
      
1,527,357
  
From discontinued operations    
(853
 )    
(28,306
 )    
(24,665
 )
     
1,220,893
      
1,072,024
      
1,502,692
  
 
At year-end, the number of employees was
21,605
in
2017,
19,399
in
2016
and
21,741
in
2015.
 
The following table shows the geographical distribution of the employees:
 
Country   2017     2016     2015  
Argentina    
5,221
      
4,755
      
5,388
  
Mexico    
5,139
      
4,968
      
5,101
  
Brazil    
1,382
      
1,166
      
2,050
  
USA    
1,953
      
1,636
      
2,190
  
Italy    
2,088
      
1,979
      
2,030
  
Romania    
1,870
      
1,631
      
1,624
  
Canada    
919
      
473
      
546
  
Indonesia    
506
      
509
      
532
  
Colombia    
1,003
      
750
      
636
  
Japan    
410
      
458
      
508
  
Other    
1,114
      
1,074
      
1,136
  
     
21,605
      
19,399
      
21,741
  
From discontinued operations    
-
      
(323
 )    
(292
 )
     
21,605
      
19,076
      
21,449