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Reportable segments (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | $ 1,817,191 | $ 1,943,655 | $ 2,265,803
Investments accounted for using equity method | 85,993 | 109,435 | 111,549
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 178,407 | 188,358 | 189,350
Goodwill | 41,966 | 34,726 | 34,866
Property, plant and equipment | 1,737,319 | 1,569,906 | 1,454,823
Right-of-use assets | 30,024 | 37,164 | 0
Other non-current assets | 22,042 | 19,729 | 27,539
Non-current assets that are not financial instruments | 2,095,751 | 1,959,318 | 1,818,127
Chile [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 153,745 | 211,857 | 189,349
Investments accounted for using equity method | 0 | 0 | 6,588
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 95,934 | 106,910 | 110,544
Goodwill | 23,065 | 23,205 | 22,535
Property, plant and equipment | 1,667,824 | 1,526,919 | 1,445,349
Right-of-use assets | 23,461 | 29,427 |
Other non-current assets | 19,377 | 20,321 | 17,111
Non-current assets that are not financial instruments | 1,829,661 | 1,706,782 | 1,588,951
Latin America and the Caribbean [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 159,990 | 161,928 | 180,189
Investments accounted for using equity method | 0 | 0 | 0
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 565 | 420 | 1,215
Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 86
Property, plant and equipment | 642 | 513 | 347
Right-of-use assets | 2,298 | 2,734 |
Other non-current assets | 17 | 28 | 23
Non-current assets that are not financial instruments | 3,522 | (3,695) | 1,671
Europe [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 380,126 | 393,764 | 479,664
Investments accounted for using equity method | 41,273 | 42,243 | 61,256
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 825 | 1,397 | 238
Goodwill | 18,901 | 11,521 | 11,521
Property, plant and equipment | 12,592 | 3,424 | 4,451
Right-of-use assets | 2,428 | 2,817 |
Other non-current assets | 7 | 4 | 0
Non-current assets that are not financial instruments | 76,026 | 61,406 | 77,466
North America [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 427,572 | 451,272 | 471,515
Investments accounted for using equity method | 14,468 | 14,669 | 16,115
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 2,274 | 2,683 | 152
Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 724
Property, plant and equipment | 3,494 | 6,250 | 3,098
Right-of-use assets | 1,776 | 2,083 |
Other non-current assets | 2,641 | 624 | 892
Non-current assets that are not financial instruments | 24,653 | 25,061 | 19,197
Asia and others [Member] |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenue | 695,758 | 724,834 | 945,086
Investments accounted for using equity method | 30,252 | 52,523 | 40,766
Intangible assets other than goodwill | 78,809 | 76,948 | 77,201
Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0
Property, plant and equipment | 52,767 | 32,800 | 1,578
Right-of-use assets | 61 | 103 |
Other non-current assets | 0 | 0 | 11,297
Non-current assets that are not financial instruments | $ 161,889 | $ 162,374 | $ 130,842

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