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Disclosures on equity - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 25, 2024 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) director | Dec. 31, 2023 $ / shares
Disclosures Of Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Contractual capital commitments | $ |  | $ 0 |
Borrowing ratio, maximum |  | 1.0 |
Minimum ownership required to call ordinary or extraordinary meeting, percentage |  | 50.00% |
Number of directors elected per voting right | director |  | 1 |
Number of consecutive limitation period of series B shares (in years) |  | 50 years |
Dividend payable, percentage of net income |  | 30.00% |
Interim dividend (in dollars per share) | $ 0.21339 |  |
Final dividend (in USD per share) | $ 2.11386 |  |
Capital Management |  |  |
Disclosures Of Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Indebtedness ratio |  | 0.44 | 0.47
First Interim Dividend |  |  |
Disclosures Of Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Final dividend (in USD per share) |  |  | $ 0.78760
Second Interim Dividend |  |  |
Disclosures Of Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Final dividend (in USD per share) |  |  | 0.60940
Eventual Dividend |  |  |
Disclosures Of Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Final dividend (in USD per share) |  |  | $ 0.50347
Financial Parameter One |  |  |
Disclosures Of Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash dividend rate, percentage |  | 100.00% |
Cash dividend rate, financial parameters, liabilities less cash equivalents and other current financial assets divided by equity, ratio |  | 0.8 |
Cash dividend rate, financial parameters, current assets divided by current liabilities, ratio |  | 2.5 |
Financial Parameter Two |  |  |
Disclosures Of Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash dividend rate, percentage |  | 80.00% |
Cash dividend rate, financial parameters, liabilities less cash equivalents and other current financial assets divided by equity, ratio |  | 0.9 |
Cash dividend rate, financial parameters, current assets divided by current liabilities, ratio |  | 2.0 |
Financial Parameter Three |  |  |
Disclosures Of Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash dividend rate, percentage |  | 60.00% |
Cash dividend rate, financial parameters, liabilities less cash equivalents and other current financial assets divided by equity, ratio |  | 1.0 |
Cash dividend rate, financial parameters, current assets divided by current liabilities, ratio |  | 1.5 |
Minimum |  |  |
Disclosures Of Equity [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash dividend rate, percentage |  | 30.00% |

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