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Financial instruments (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | $ 919,049 | $ 348,069
Banco Itaú CorpBanca [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 195,471 | 49,006
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 905,170 | 345,459
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Banco de Credito e Inversiones [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 34,325 | 185,589
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Banco Santander [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 65,899 | 45,168
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Banco de Chile [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 0 | 0
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Scotiabank Sud Americano [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 289,421 | 31,668
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | JP Morgan Asset Management [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | 0 | 34,028
Financial assets at amortised cost [member] | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking [Member] |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Other current financial assets | $ 320,054 | $ 0

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