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Significant accounting policies - Other (Details) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) item | Jan. 02, 2018 USD ($)
Significant accounting policies |  |
Ifrs Cumulative Effect Of New Accounting Principle In Period Of Adoption |  | $ 27,100,000
Number of equity investments accounted for at cost | item | 1 |
Carrying value | $ 4,000,000 |
Number of loan receivable carried at amortized cost | item | 1 |
Loan receivable at amortized cost | $ 30,100,000 |
Impairment loss recognized | $ 0 |

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- Definition Amount after tax of changes in equity or changes in net assets, resulting from the cumulative effect adjustment of a new accounting principle applied in the period of adoption. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss. [Refer: Impairment loss; Profit (loss)] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 36 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 126 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=36&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_126_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 36 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 129 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=36&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_129_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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