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Financial instruments - Bank Borrowings, Current (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 21, 2022
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | $ 345,949 | $ 43,396 |
Borrowing costs | (2,360) | (2,802) |
Bank borrowings |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 130,000 | 0 |
Current amounts | 130,989 | 85 |
Borrowing costs | (149) | 0 |
Total | 130,840 | 85 |
Bank borrowings | Not later than three months |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 60,000 | 0 |
Current amounts | 60,596 | 85 |
Bank borrowings | Later than three months and not later than one year |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 70,000 | 0 |
Current amounts | $ 70,393 | $ 0 |
Scotiabank Cayman |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective rate | 2.33% | 2.05% |
Nominal rate | 3.19% | 1.36% |
Scotiabank Cayman | Bank borrowings |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective rate | 0.97% | 0.82% |
Nominal rate | 5.22% | 1.36% |
Notional amounts | $ 70,000 | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 70,393 | 85 |
Borrowing costs | (149) | 0 |
Total | 70,244 | 85 |
Scotiabank Cayman | Bank borrowings | Not later than three months |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 0 | 0 |
Current amounts |  | 85 |
Scotiabank Cayman | Bank borrowings | Later than three months and not later than one year |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 70,000 | 0 |
Current amounts | $ 70,393 | $ 0 |
Banco Ita CorpBanca | Bank borrowings |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective rate | 4.50% |  |
Nominal rate | 4.50% |  |
Notional amounts | $ 20,000 |  |
Current amounts | 20,062 |  |
Borrowing costs | 0 |  |
Total | 20,062 |  |
Banco Ita CorpBanca | Bank borrowings | Not later than three months |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 20,000 |  |
Current amounts | 20,062 |  |
Banco Ita CorpBanca | Bank borrowings | Later than three months and not later than one year |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 0 |  |
Current amounts | $ 0 |  |
Banco Estado | Bank borrowings |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective rate | 4.59% |  |
Nominal rate | 4.59% |  |
Notional amounts | $ 40,000 |  |
Current amounts | 40,128 |  |
Borrowing costs | 0 |  |
Total | 40,128 |  |
Banco Estado | Bank borrowings | Not later than three months |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 40,000 |  |
Current amounts | 40,128 |  |
Banco Estado | Bank borrowings | Later than three months and not later than one year |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 0 |  |
Current amounts | $ 0 |  |
Scotiabank Sud Americano |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective rate | 5.10% |  |
Nominal rate | 6.08% |  |
Scotiabank Sud Americano | Bank borrowings |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | $ 0 |  |
Current amounts | 406 |  |
Borrowing costs | 0 |  |
Total | 406 |  |
Scotiabank Sud Americano | Bank borrowings | Not later than three months |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 0 |  |
Current amounts | 406 |  |
Scotiabank Sud Americano | Bank borrowings | Later than three months and not later than one year |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts | 0 |  |
Current amounts | 0 |  |
Banco Santander |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Current amounts | $ 0 |  |
Banco Santander | Minimum |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts |  |  | $ 10,000
Banco Santander | Maximum |  |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional amounts |  |  | $ 100,000

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