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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, 2018
Statement Line Items [Line Items]  
Disclosure of employee benefits [text block]
4
 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)   2018     2017     2016  
             
Wages, salaries and social security costs    
1,250,783
      
1,144,341
      
988,794
  
Severance indemnities    
25,225
      
34,497
      
73,741
  
Defined contribution plans    
13,217
      
12,401
      
10,758
  
Pension benefits - defined benefit plans    
15,390
      
15,066
      
10,563
  
Employee retention and long term incentive program    
21,353
      
15,441
      
16,474
  
     
1,325,968
      
1,221,746
      
1,100,330
  
From discontinued operations    
-
      
(853
 )    
(28,306
 )
     
1,325,968
      
1,220,893
      
1,072,024
  
 
The following table shows the geographical distribution of the employees:
 
Country   2018     2017     2016  
Mexico    
5,728
      
5,139
      
4,968
  
Argentina    
5,569
      
5,221
      
4,755
  
USA    
2,410
      
1,953
      
1,636
  
Italy    
2,173
      
2,088
      
1,979
  
Romania    
1,877
      
1,870
      
1,631
  
Brazil    
1,374
      
1,382
      
1,166
  
Colombia    
1,106
      
1,003
      
750
  
Canada    
1,034
      
919
      
473
  
Indonesia    
554
      
506
      
509
  
Japan    
399
      
410
      
458
  
Other    
1,248
      
1,114
      
1,074
  
     
23,472
      
21,605
      
19,399
  
From discontinued operations    
-
      
-
      
(323
 )
     
23,472
      
21,605
      
19,076