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Financial instruments (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | $ 348,069 | $ 505,490
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 345,459 | 485,689
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Banco de Credito e Inversiones [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 185,589 | 185,400
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Banco Santander [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 45,168 | 74,365
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Banco Itau - Corpbanca [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 49,006 | 120,628
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Banco Security [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 0 | 17,964
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Banco de Chile [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 0 | 18,026
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Banco Estado [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 0 | 15,126
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Scotiabank Sud Americano [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 31,668 | 54,180
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | JP Morgan Asset Management [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | $ 34,028 | $ 0

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