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Board of Directors, Senior Management and Key management personnel (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statement [Line Items]
Key management personnel compensation	$ 22,598	$ 27,907	$ 27,367

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The amount of compensation to key management personnel. [Refer: Key management personnel of entity or parent [member]]

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-Number 24
-IssueDate 2019-01-01
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-URIDate 2019-03-27

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