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Assets held for sale (Details 2) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Assets held for sale [Line Items] |
Cash | $ 88,488
Commercial debts and other accounts payable | 1,022
Total consideration for the provision Book value of net assets sold | (69,978)
Gain on the sale before the income tax and reclassification of the foreign currency conversion | 19,532
Reclassification of the foreign currency conversion reserve | (5,784)
Income tax expense on income derived from gains | (6,268)
Profit after tax | 7,480
Minera Exar S.A. [Member] |
Assets held for sale [Line Items] |
Cash | 87,500
Commercial debts and other accounts payable | 0
Total consideration for the provision Book value of net assets sold | (67,635)
Gain on the sale before the income tax and reclassification of the foreign currency conversion | 19,865
Reclassification of the foreign currency conversion reserve | (5,358)
Income tax expense on income derived from gains | (6,268)
Profit after tax | 8,239
Charlee SQM Thailand Co. Ltd. [Member] |
Assets held for sale [Line Items] |
Cash | 988
Commercial debts and other accounts payable | 1,022
Total consideration for the provision Book value of net assets sold | (2,343)
Gain on the sale before the income tax and reclassification of the foreign currency conversion | (333)
Reclassification of the foreign currency conversion reserve | (426)
Income tax expense on income derived from gains | 0
Profit after tax | $ (759)

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