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Note 3 - Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Selling, general and administrative expense [abstract]

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			Year ended December 31,
(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)		2020				2019				2018
Services and fees			115,883				153,773				128,090
Labor cost (*)			444,436				481,854				470,928
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment			26,814				18,524				16,968
Amortization of intangible assets			82,355				41,967				206,672
Depreciation of right-of-use assets			17,664				15,564				-
Commissions, freight and other selling expenses			310,815				441,442				491,555
Provisions for contingencies			11,957				28,565				23,498
Allowances for doubtful accounts			4,644				(16,256)				1,751
Taxes			63,234				110,876				71,110
Other			41,425				89,665				99,404
			1,119,227				1,365,974				1,509,976

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