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Financial instruments - Renegotiated Portfolio and Impairment Provision for Doubtful Receivables (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) customer | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) employee
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Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total Gross Book Value | $ 1,087,420 | $ 654,073
Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | 1,273 | 1,517
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 1,005,437 | $ 599,637
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | 82 | 126
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 1,545 | $ 1,027
Receivables due from related parties, current |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total Gross Book Value | 83,000 | 86,869
Impairment Estimate | $ 1,378 | $ 717
Between 1 and 30 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Expected credit loss rate | 1.00% | 8.00%
Total Gross Book Value | $ 30,187 | $ 22,633
Impairment Estimate | $ 391 | $ 1,856
Between 1 and 30 days | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | 149 | 112
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 30,116 | $ 22,632
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | 4 | 0
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 71 | $ 0
Between 31 and 60 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Expected credit loss rate | 7.00% | 32.00%
Total Gross Book Value | $ 1,457 | $ 2,113
Impairment Estimate | $ 108 | $ 673
Between 31 and 60 days | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | 25 | 18
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 1,352 | $ 2,114
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | 2 | 0
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 105 | $ 0
Between 61 and 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Expected credit loss rate | 6.00% | 34.00%
Total Gross Book Value | $ 3,336 | $ 1,015
Impairment Estimate | $ 186 | $ 346
Between 61 and 90 days | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | 2 | 11
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 2,632 | $ 1,015
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | 3 | 0
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 704 | $ 0
More than 91 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Expected credit loss rate | 81.00% | 71.00%
Total Gross Book Value | $ 3,873 | $ 3,874
Impairment Estimate | $ 3,126 | $ 2,753
More than 91 days | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | customer | 10 |
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 235 |
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | customer | 0 |
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 0 |
Between 91 and 120 days | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | employee |  | 7
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms |  | $ 202
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | employee |  | 0
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross |  | $ 0
Between 121 and 150 days | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | 1 | 3
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 84 | $ 43
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | 0 | 0
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 0 | $ 0
Between 151 and 180 days | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | 2 | 3
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 180 | $ 4
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | 1 | 0
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 7 | $ 0
Between 181 and 210 days | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | 4 | 3
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 67 | $ 130
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | 2 | 0
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 27 | $ 0
Between 211 and 250 days | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | 7 | 1
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 192 | $ 1
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | 3 | 2
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 54 | $ 4
More than 250 days | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | 76 | 80
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 2,726 | $ 2,597
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | 55 | 117
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 301 | $ 893
Current |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Expected credit loss rate |  | 1.00%
Total Gross Book Value | 968,129 | $ 571,029
Impairment Estimate | $ 948 | $ 4,724
Current | Uncollateralized Portfolio |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers under no renegotiated terms | 997 | 1,279
Portfolio under no renegotiated terms | $ 967,853 | $ 570,899
Number of customers under renegotiated terms | 12 | 7
Portfolio under renegotiated terms, gross | $ 276 | $ 130
Trade |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Total Gross Book Value | 1,006,982 | 600,664
Impairment Estimate | $ 4,759 | $ 10,352

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