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Capital Disclosures (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Corporate Information And Statement Of IFRS Compliance [Abstract] |
Disclosure of detailed information about capital |
|  | 2021 |  | 2020
Long-term debt |  | $ | 14,694 |  |  | $ | 21,453 |
Less: cash and cash equivalents |  | 744 |  |  | 184 |
Long-term debt, net |  | $ | 13,950 |  |  | $ | 21,269 |
Total shareholders’ equity |  | $ | 36,945 |  |  | $ | 32,380 |
Debt to book capitalization |  | 27% |  | 40%

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