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Financial Instruments - Exposure to Currency Risk (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term investments | $ 175,953 | $ 180,881 | $ 133,963
Income taxes receivable (payable), current and non- current | (9,140) | (8,452) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and non- current liabilities | (82,478) | (95,164) |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities | (168,549) | (169,136) |
Currency risk [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term investments | 41,446 | 24,597 |
Other current and non-current assets | 44,579 | 55,821 |
Canadian Dollar |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Income taxes receivable (payable), current and non- current | (713) | (45) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and non- current liabilities | (348) | (142) |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities | 0 | (356) |
Canadian Dollar | Currency risk [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term investments | 25,062 | 6,513 |
Other current and non-current assets | 529 | 338 |
Mexican Peso |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Income taxes receivable (payable), current and non- current | (242) | 5,884 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and non- current liabilities | (26,013) | (45,388) |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities | (141,870) | (150,394) |
Mexican Peso | Currency risk [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term investments | 5,188 | 9,416 |
Other current and non-current assets | 22,809 | 29,079 |
Argentinian Peso |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Income taxes receivable (payable), current and non- current | 837 | 367 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and non- current liabilities | (28,685) | (27,245) |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities | 0 | 0 |
Argentinian Peso | Currency risk [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term investments | 4,239 | 3,485 |
Other current and non-current assets | 19,720 | 24,062 |
Bolivian Boliviano |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Income taxes receivable (payable), current and non- current | (3,840) | (3,365) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and non- current liabilities | (13,954) | (13,476) |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities | (10,076) | (8,464) |
Bolivian Boliviano | Currency risk [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term investments | 4,659 | 4,329 |
Other current and non-current assets | 495 | 184 |
European Euro |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Income taxes receivable (payable), current and non- current | (780) | (262) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and non- current liabilities | 0 | 0 |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities | 0 | (53) |
European Euro | Currency risk [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term investments | 24 | 37 |
Other current and non-current assets | 0 | 0 |
Peruvian Nuevo Sol |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Income taxes receivable (payable), current and non- current | (4,402) | (11,031) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and non- current liabilities | (13,478) | (8,913) |
Deferred tax assets and liabilities | (16,603) | (9,867) |
Peruvian Nuevo Sol | Currency risk [member] |  |  |
Disclosure of nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term investments | 2,274 | 817 |
Other current and non-current assets | $ 1,026 | $ 2,158 |

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