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Significant accounting policies - Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Basic Earnings per Share
Profit attributable to the owners of the parent, basic	$ 3,906,311	$ 585,454	$ 164,518
Weighted average number of shares, basic	285,638,456	278,157,812	263,196,524
Basic earnings per share (US$ per share)	$ 13.6757	$ 2.1048	$ 0.6251
Diluted Earnings per Share
Profit attributable to the owners of the parent, diluted	$ 3,906,311	$ 585,454	$ 164,518
Weighted average number of shares, diluted	285,638,456	278,157,812	263,196,524
Diluted earnings per share (US$ per share)	$ 13.6757	$ 2.1048	$ 0.6251
Series A Common Shares
Basic Earnings per Share
Weighted average number of shares, basic	142,819,552	142,819,552	142,819,552
Series B Common Shares
Basic Earnings per Share
Weighted average number of shares, basic	142,818,904	135,338,260	120,376,972

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The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would be issued on the conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares. [Refer: Ordinary shares [member]; Weighted average [member]]

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