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Disclosures on equity (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Disclosure of Disclosures on equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Net Financial Debt | $ (258,915) | $ (1,105,095) | $ (719,810)
Liquidity | 4.76 | 5.40 |
Capital Management [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of Disclosures on equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Net Financial Debt | $ 204,692 | $ 1,074,020 |
Liquidity | 4.62 | 5.40 |
Return on equity | 18.41 | 7.79 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ 1,185,453 | $ 579,765 |
EBITDA | $ 1,140,086 | $ 524,650 |
ROA | 21.29 | 9.83 |
Indebtedness | 0.06 | 0.50 |
Description Net Financial Debt |  | Financial Debt – Financial Resources |
Description Liquidity |  | Current Assets divided by Current Liabilities |
Description ROE |  | Profit for the year divided by Total Equity |
Description adjusted EBITDA |  | Adjusted EBITDA |
Description EBITDA |  | EBITDA |
Description ROA |  | Adjusted EBITDA – Depreciation divided by Total Assets net of financial resources less related parties’ investments |
Description Indebtedness |  | Net Financial Debt on Equity |
Calculation Net Financial Debt | Other current Financial Liabilities + Other Non-Current Financial Liabilities– Cash and Cash Equivalents – Other Current Financial Assets – Hedging Assets, non-current |  |
Calculation Liquidity | Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities |  |
Calculation ROE | Profit for the year / Equity |  |
Calculation Adjusted EBITDA | Profit (loss) + Depreciation and Amortization Expenses adjustments + Finance Costs + Income Tax – Other income and Share of profit of associates and joint ventures + Other expenses by function – Finance income – Currency differences |  |
Calculation EBITDA | Profit (loss) + Depreciation and Amortization Expense adjustments + Finance Costs + Income Tax |  |
Calculation ROA | (Gross Profit – Administrative Expenses)/ (Total Assets – Cash and Cash Equivalents – Other Current Financial Assets – Other Non-Current Financial Assets – Equity accounted Investments) (LTM) |  |
Calculation Indebtedness | Net Financial Debt / Total Equity |  |

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