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Note 23 - Current Allowances and Provisions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Disclosure of detailed information about current allowances and provisions deducted from assets [text block] |
Year ended December 31, 2019 |  | Allowance for doubtful accounts - Trade receivables |  | Allowance for other doubtful accounts - Other receivables |  | Allowance for inventory obsolescence
Values at the beginning of the year |  |  | (66,535 | ) |  |  | (6,784 | ) |  |  | (209,796 | )
Translation differences |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 88 |  |  |  | 794 |
Increase due to business combinations |  |  | (1,788 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (10,761 | )
Additional / reversals allowances |  |  | 16,256 |  |  |  | 1,239 |  |  |  | (29,138 | )
Used |  |  | 3,276 |  |  |  | 565 |  |  |  | 31,184 |
At December 31, 2019 |  |  | (48,782 | ) |  |  | (4,892 | ) |  |  | (217,717 | )
Year ended December 31, 2018 |  | Allowance for doubtful accounts - Trade receivables |  | Allowance for other doubtful accounts - Other receivables |  | Allowance for inventory obsolescence
Values at the beginning of the year |  |  | (78,385 | ) |  |  | (6,255 | ) |  |  | (216,068 | )
Effect of adoption of new standards |  |  | 6,423 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Translation differences |  |  | 329 |  |  |  | 359 |  |  |  | 3,575 |
Additional allowances |  |  | (1,751 | ) |  |  | (1,179 | ) |  |  | (25,457 | )
Used |  |  | 6,849 |  |  |  | 291 |  |  |  | 28,154 |
At December 31, 2018 |  |  | (66,535 | ) |  |  | (6,784 | ) |  |  | (209,796 | )
Disclosure of detailed information about current allowances and provisions from liabilities [text block] |
Year ended December 31, 2019 |  | Sales risks |  | Other claims and contingencies |  | Total
Values at the beginning of the year |  |  | 6,814 |  |  |  | 17,469 |  |  |  | 24,283 |
Translation differences |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | (570 | ) |  |  | (598 | )
Increase due to business combinations |  |  | 505 |  |  |  | 8,000 |  |  |  | 8,505 |
Additional/ reversals provisions |  |  | 11,880 |  |  |  | (3,219 | ) |  |  | 8,661 |
Reclassifications |  |  | - |  |  |  | (5,641 | ) |  |  | (5,641 | )
Used |  |  | (13,304 | ) |  |  | (4,889 | ) |  |  | (18,193 | )
At December 31, 2019 |  |  | 5,867 |  |  |  | 11,150 |  |  |  | 17,017 |
Year ended December 31, 2018 |  | Sales risks |  | Other claims and contingencies |  | Total
Values at the beginning of the year |  |  | 11,396 |  |  |  | 20,934 |  |  |  | 32,330 |
Translation differences |  |  | (103 | ) |  |  | (2,205 | ) |  |  | (2,308 | )
Additional provisions |  |  | 2,638 |  |  |  | 6,463 |  |  |  | 9,101 |
Reclassifications |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,406 |  |  |  | 2,406 |
Used |  |  | (7,117 | ) |  |  | (10,129 | ) |  |  | (17,246 | )
At December 31, 2018 |  |  | 6,814 |  |  |  | 17,469 |  |  |  | 24,283 |

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