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Cash and cash equivalents - Short-Term Investments, Classified as Cash Equivalents (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments, classified as cash equivalents | $ 340,800 | $ 1,026,146
Legg Mason - Western Asset Institutional cash reserves |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments, classified as cash equivalents | 312,924 | 590,661
JP Morgan US dollar Liquidity Fund Institutional |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments, classified as cash equivalents | 22,845 | 435,485
Banco Crédito e Inversiones |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Short-term investments, classified as cash equivalents | $ 5,031 | $ 0

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