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Property, plant and equipment - Useful Lives (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Buildings [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 3 years
Buildings [member] | Top of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 50 years
Facilities [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 3 years
Facilities [Member] | Top of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 50 years
Machinery [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 3 years
Machinery [member] | Top of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 40 years
Locomotives [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 12 years
Locomotives [Member] | Top of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 25 years
Wagon [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 30 years
Wagon [Member] | Top of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 45 years
Railway Equipment [Member] | Bottom of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 5 years
Railway Equipment [Member] | Top of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 37 years
Ships [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 20 years
Ships [member] | Top of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 25 years
Other property, plant and equipment [member] | Bottom of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 2 years
Other property, plant and equipment [member] | Top of range [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Useful lives, property plant and equipment | 50 years

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- Definition The useful life, measured as period of time, used for property, plant and equipment. [Refer: Property, plant and equipment] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 16 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 73 -Subparagraph c -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=16&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_73_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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