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Financial instruments - Bank Borrowings, Current (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 50,707 | $ 345,949
Borrowing costs | (3,708) | (2,360)
Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 1,130,000 | 130,000
Current amounts | 1,164,262 | 130,989
Borrowing costs | 0 | (149)
Total | 1,164,262 | 130,840
Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 15,000 | 60,000
Current amounts | 15,569 | 60,596
Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 1,115,000 | 70,000
Current amounts | $ 1,148,693 | $ 70,393
Bank of Nova Scotia |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 5.88% |
Nominal rate | 6.64% |
Bank of Nova Scotia | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 406 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 406 |
Bank of Nova Scotia | Bank borrowings | June 21, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 5.88% |
Nominal rate | 6.64% |
Bank of Nova Scotia | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Bank of Nova Scotia | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 0 |
Current amounts | $ 406 |
Banco Santander/Kexim |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 5.49% |
Nominal rate | 6.36% |
Banco Santander/Kexim | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 177 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 177 |
Banco Santander/Kexim | Bank borrowings | June 21, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 4.49% |
Nominal rate | 6.36% |
Banco Santander/Kexim | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Santander/Kexim | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 0 |
Current amounts | $ 177 |
JP Morgan | Bank borrowings | May 28, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.69% |
Nominal rate | 6.69% |
Banco Santander 1 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 120,000 |
Current amounts | 124,383 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 124,383 |
Banco Santander 1 | Bank borrowings | May 17, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 5.95% |
Nominal rate | 5.95% |
Banco Santander 1 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Santander 1 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 120,000 |
Current amounts | 124,383 |
Banco Santander 2 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 200,000 |
Current amounts | 204,625 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 204,625 |
Banco Santander 2 | Bank borrowings | August 26, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.88% |
Nominal rate | 6.88% |
Banco Santander 2 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Santander 2 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 200,000 |
Current amounts | 204,625 |
Scotiabank Chile 1 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 25,000 |
Current amounts | 25,898 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 25,898 |
Scotiabank Chile 1 | Bank borrowings | May 30, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.19% |
Nominal rate | 6.19% |
Scotiabank Chile 1 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Scotiabank Chile 1 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 25,000 |
Current amounts | 25,898 |
Banco Estado 1 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 15,000 |
Current amounts | 15,569 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 15,569 |
Banco Estado 1 | Bank borrowings | February 20, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.18% |
Nominal rate | 6.18% |
Banco Estado 1 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 15,000 |
Current amounts | 15,569 |
Banco Estado 1 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Estado 2 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 20,000 |
Current amounts | 20,695 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 20,695 |
Banco Estado 2 | Bank borrowings | June 10, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.19% |
Nominal rate | 6.19% |
Banco Estado 2 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Estado 2 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 20,000 |
Current amounts | 20,695 |
BCI 1 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 100,000 |
Current amounts | 104,176 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 104,176 |
BCI 1 | Bank borrowings | April 18, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.01% |
Nominal rate | 6.01% |
BCI 1 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
BCI 1 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 100,000 |
Current amounts | 104,176 |
BCI 2 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 100,000 |
Current amounts | 101,238 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 101,238 |
BCI 2 | Bank borrowings | October 17, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 5.84% |
Nominal rate | 6.46% |
BCI 2 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
BCI 2 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 100,000 |
Current amounts | 101,238 |
BCI 3 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 50,000 |
Current amounts | 51,825 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 51,825 |
BCI 3 | Bank borrowings | May 24, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.17% |
Nominal rate | 6.17% |
BCI 3 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
BCI 3 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 50,000 |
Current amounts | 51,825 |
Banco Itau 1 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 10,000 |
Current amounts | 10,309 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 10,309 |
Banco Itau 1 | Bank borrowings | July 5, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.50% |
Nominal rate | 6.50% |
Banco Itau 1 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Itau 1 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 10,000 |
Current amounts | 10,309 |
Banco de Chile 1 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 30,000 |
Current amounts | 31,077 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 31,077 |
Banco de Chile 1 | Bank borrowings | May 16, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 5.85% |
Nominal rate | 5.85% |
Banco de Chile 1 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco de Chile 1 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 30,000 |
Current amounts | 31,077 |
Banco Itau 2 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 20,000 |
Current amounts | 20,618 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 20,618 |
Banco Itau 2 | Bank borrowings | July 5, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.50% |
Nominal rate | 6.50% |
Banco Itau 2 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Itau 2 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 20,000 |
Current amounts | 20,618 |
Banco Itau 3 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 10,000 |
Current amounts | 10,311 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 10,311 |
Banco Itau 3 | Bank borrowings | July 5, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.50% |
Nominal rate | 6.50% |
Banco Itau 3 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Itau 3 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 10,000 |
Current amounts | 10,311 |
Banco Itau 4 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 20,000 |
Current amounts | 20,618 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 20,618 |
Banco Itau 4 | Bank borrowings | July 5, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.50% |
Nominal rate | 6.50% |
Banco Itau 4 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Itau 4 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 20,000 |
Current amounts | 20,618 |
Scotiabank Chile 2 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 50,000 |
Current amounts | 51,864 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 51,864 |
Scotiabank Chile 2 | Bank borrowings | May 17, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.07% |
Nominal rate | 6.07% |
Scotiabank Chile 2 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Scotiabank Chile 2 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 50,000 |
Current amounts | 51,864 |
Scotiabank Chile 3 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 50,000 |
Current amounts | 51,797 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 51,797 |
Scotiabank Chile 3 | Bank borrowings | May 30, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.19% |
Nominal rate | 6.19% |
Scotiabank Chile 3 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Scotiabank Chile 3 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 50,000 |
Current amounts | 51,797 |
Banco Estado 3 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 70,000 |
Current amounts | 71,913 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 71,913 |
Banco Estado 3 | Bank borrowings | July 18, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 5.92% |
Nominal rate | 6.15% |
Banco Estado 3 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Estado 3 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 70,000 |
Current amounts | 71,913 |
Banco Estado 4 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 80,000 |
Current amounts | 82,779 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 82,779 |
Banco Estado 4 | Bank borrowings | June 10, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.19% |
Nominal rate | 6.19% |
Banco Estado 4 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco Estado 4 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 80,000 |
Current amounts | 82,779 |
Banco de Chile 2 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 40,000 |
Current amounts | 41,436 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 41,436 |
Banco de Chile 2 | Bank borrowings | May 16, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 5.85% |
Nominal rate | 5.85% |
Banco de Chile 2 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco de Chile 2 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 40,000 |
Current amounts | 41,436 |
Banco de Chile 3 | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 70,000 |
Current amounts | 72,260 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | $ 72,260 |
Banco de Chile 3 | Bank borrowings | June 21, 2024 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate | 6.25% |
Nominal rate | 6.25% |
Banco de Chile 3 | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco de Chile 3 | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 70,000 |
Current amounts | 72,260 |
Scotiabank Cayman |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate |  | 2.33%
Nominal rate |  | 3.19%
Scotiabank Cayman | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 70,000
Current amounts |  | 70,393
Borrowing costs |  | (149)
Total |  | $ 70,244
Scotiabank Cayman | Bank borrowings | May 30, 2023 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate |  | 0.97%
Nominal rate |  | 5.22%
Scotiabank Cayman | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 0
Current amounts |  | 0
Scotiabank Cayman | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | 70,000
Current amounts |  | 70,393
Banco Itau | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | 20,000
Current amounts |  | 20,062
Borrowing costs |  | 0
Total |  | $ 20,062
Banco Itau | Bank borrowings | January 5, 2023 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate |  | 4.50%
Nominal rate |  | 4.50%
Banco Itau | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 20,000
Current amounts |  | 20,062
Banco Itau | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | 0
Current amounts |  | 0
Banco Estado | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | 40,000
Current amounts |  | 40,128
Borrowing costs |  | 0
Total |  | $ 40,128
Banco Estado | Bank borrowings | January 5, 2023 |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate |  | 4.59%
Nominal rate |  | 4.59%
Banco Estado | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 40,000
Current amounts |  | 40,128
Banco Estado | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | 0
Current amounts |  | $ 0
Banco JP Morgan | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 50,000 |
Current amounts | 50,288 |
Borrowing costs | 0 |
Total | 50,288 |
Banco JP Morgan | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 0 |
Current amounts | 0 |
Banco JP Morgan | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount | 50,000 |
Current amounts | $ 50,288 |
Scotiabank |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Effective rate |  | 5.10%
Nominal rate |  | 6.08%
Scotiabank | Bank borrowings |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | $ 0
Current amounts |  | 406
Borrowing costs |  | 0
Total |  | 406
Scotiabank | Bank borrowings | Up to 90 days |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | 0
Current amounts |  | 406
Scotiabank | Bank borrowings | 90 days to 1 year |  |
Financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount |  | 0
Current amounts |  | $ 0

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