INCOME TAXES - Schedule Of Income Tax Rates (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Increase (reduction) in rate resulting from:
Change in tax rates and new legislation	(2.00%)	(4.00%)
International operations subject to different tax rates	(7.00%)	(3.00%)
Taxable income attributable to non-controlling interests	(4.00%)	(8.00%)
Portion of gains subject to different tax rates	(1.00%)	(4.00%)
Recognition of deferred tax assets	(9.00%)	(12.00%)
Non-recognition of the benefit of current year’s tax losses	4.00%	1.00%
Other	1.00%	1.00%
Effective income tax rate	8.00%	(3.00%)
Domestic Tax Authority
Increase (reduction) in rate resulting from:
Statutory income tax rate	26.00%	26.00%

Tax rate effect of gains subject to different tax rates

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Tax rate effect of non-recognition of benefit of current year's tax losses

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Tax rate effect of taxable income attributable to non-controlling interests

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The applicable income tax rate.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IAS
-Number 12
-IssueDate 2018-01-01
-Paragraph 81
-Subparagraph c
-Clause ii
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The tax expense (income) divided by the accounting profit. [Refer: Accounting profit]

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Tax rate effects, in aggregate, on the reconciliation between the average effective tax rate and the applicable tax rate that the entity does not separately disclose in the reconciliation. [Refer: Average effective tax rate; Applicable tax rate]

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The tax rate effect on the reconciliation between the average effective tax rate and the applicable tax rate resulting from a change in tax rate. [Refer: Average effective tax rate; Applicable tax rate]

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The tax rate effect on the reconciliation between the average effective tax rate and the applicable tax rate resulting from the application of foreign tax rates. [Refer: Average effective tax rate; Applicable tax rate]

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