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Financial instruments - Fair Value Measurement of Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | $ 4,854,740 | $ 4,518,600
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy | Forwards |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy | Options |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy | Hedging liabilities - Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 |
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy | Swaps hedges, investments |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy | Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 0
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 1 of fair value hierarchy | Non-current hedging liabilities |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 130,840 | 85
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy | Forwards |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 4,848 | 1,270
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy | Options |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 968 | 402
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy | Hedging liabilities - Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 42,754 |
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy | Swaps hedges, investments |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy | Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 8,954
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 343,589 | 40,594
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 196,598 | 70,497
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 2,476,924 | 2,871,005
Level 2 of fair value hierarchy | Non-current hedging liabilities |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 19,772 | 72,900
Level 3 of fair value hierarchy | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 3 of fair value hierarchy | Forwards |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 3 of fair value hierarchy | Options |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 3 of fair value hierarchy | Hedging liabilities - Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 |
Level 3 of fair value hierarchy | Swaps hedges, investments |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 3 of fair value hierarchy | Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 0
Level 3 of fair value hierarchy | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 3 of fair value hierarchy | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 3 of fair value hierarchy | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Level 3 of fair value hierarchy | Non-current hedging liabilities |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair value Informative | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 130,840 | 85
Fair value Informative | Forwards |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair value Informative | Options |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair value Informative | Hedging liabilities - Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 |
Fair value Informative | Swaps hedges, investments |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair value Informative | Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 0
Fair value Informative | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 343,589 | 40,594
Fair value Informative | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 196,598 | 70,497
Fair value Informative | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 2,476,924 | 2,871,005
Fair value Informative | Non-current hedging liabilities |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair Value | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair Value | Forwards |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 4,848 | 1,270
Fair Value | Options |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 968 | 402
Fair Value | Hedging liabilities - Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 42,754 |
Fair Value | Swaps hedges, investments |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair Value | Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 8,954
Fair Value | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair Value | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair Value | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair Value | Non-current hedging liabilities |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 19,772 | 72,900
Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 3,386,270 | 3,009,510
Gross carrying amount | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 130,840 | 85
Gross carrying amount | Forwards |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Gross carrying amount | Options |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Gross carrying amount | Hedging liabilities - Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 |
Gross carrying amount | Swaps hedges, investments |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Gross carrying amount | Swaps |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities |  | 0
Gross carrying amount | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 343,589 | 40,594
Gross carrying amount | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 197,522 | 69,613
Gross carrying amount | Unsecured obligations |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 2,176,924 | 2,445,219
Gross carrying amount | Non-current hedging liabilities |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial liabilities | 0 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 2,655,236 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 1,515,051
Cash and cash equivalents | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 2,655,236 | 1,515,051
Cash and cash equivalents | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 2,655,236 | 1,515,051
Time deposits | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Time deposits | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 950,167 | 905,170
Time deposits | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Time deposits | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 950,167 | 905,170
Time deposits | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Time deposits | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 950,167 | 905,170
Derivative financial instruments | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 |
Derivative financial instruments | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 |
Derivative financial instruments | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 |
Derivative financial instruments | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 |
Derivative financial instruments | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 |
Derivative financial instruments | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 |
Forwards | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Forwards | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 3,704 | 1,031
Forwards | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Forwards | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Forwards | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 3,704 | 1,031
Forwards | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Options | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Options | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 470 | 223
Options | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Options | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Options | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 470 | 223
Options | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Hedging assets | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Total financial liabilities |  | 0
Hedging assets | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 7,014 | 0
Total financial liabilities |  | 0
Hedging assets | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Total financial liabilities |  | 0
Hedging assets | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Total financial liabilities |  | 0
Hedging assets | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 7,014 | 0
Total financial liabilities |  | 0
Hedging assets | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Total financial liabilities |  | 0
Hedging liabilities - Swaps | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 22,606 |
Hedging liabilities - Swaps | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 |
Hedging liabilities - Swaps | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 |
Hedging liabilities - Swaps | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 |
Hedging liabilities - Swaps | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 22,606 |
Hedging liabilities - Swaps | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 |
Swaps | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Swaps | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 12,625
Swaps | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Swaps | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Swaps | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 12,625
Swaps | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Non-current accounts receivable | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Non-current accounts receivable | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Non-current accounts receivable | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Non-current accounts receivable | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 2,091 | 6,172
Non-current accounts receivable | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Non-current accounts receivable | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 2,091 | 6,172
Others | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Others | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 23 | 91
Others | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Others | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 23 | 91
Others | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Others | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 23 | 91
Equity instruments | Level 1 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 9,497 | 9,177
Equity instruments | Level 2 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments | Level 3 of fair value hierarchy |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments | Fair value Informative |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 0 | 0
Equity instruments | Fair Value |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | 9,497 | 9,177
Equity instruments | Gross carrying amount |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total financial assets | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition The amount of assets that are: (a) cash; (b) an equity instrument of another entity; (c) a contractual right: (i) to receive cash or another financial asset from another entity; or (ii) to exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially favourable to the entity; or (d) a contract that will, or may be, settled in the entity’s own equity instruments and is: (i) a non-derivative for which the entity is, or may be, obliged to receive a variable number of the entity’s own equity instruments; or (ii) a derivative that will, or may be, settled other than by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the entity’s own equity instruments. For this purpose the entity’s own equity instruments do not include puttable financial instruments classified as equity instruments in accordance with paragraphs 16A-16B of IAS 32, instruments that impose on the entity an obligation to deliver to another party a pro rata share of the net assets of the entity only on liquidation and are classified as equity instruments in accordance with paragraphs 16C-16D of IAS 32, or instruments that are contracts for the future receipt or delivery of the entity’s own equity instruments. [Refer: Financial instruments, class [member]; Financial liabilities] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 35H -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_35H&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 35M -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_35M&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 35N -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_35N&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 35I -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_35I&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 25 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_25&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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