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Asset retirement obligations - Summary of Present Value of Estimated Future Net Cash Outflows (Detail) | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Turkey [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Discount rate | 2.70% |
Turkey [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.20% | 2.00%
Discount rate |  | 2.30%
Turkey [member] | Top of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.30% | 2.20%
Discount rate |  | 2.50%
Canada [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Discount rate | 2.70% |
Canada [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.20% | 2.00%
Discount rate |  | 2.30%
Canada [member] | Top of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.30% | 2.20%
Discount rate |  | 2.50%
Greece [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.20% | 2.00%
Discount rate | 2.50% | 1.50%
Greece [member] | Top of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.30% | 2.20%
Discount rate | 2.90% | 3.00%
Romania [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Discount rate | 2.90% | 2.70%
Romania [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.20% | 2.00%
Romania [member] | Top of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.30% | 2.20%
Brazil [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Discount rate | 2.60% | 1.80%
Brazil [member] | Bottom of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.20% | 2.00%
Brazil [member] | Top of range [member] |  |
Disclosure of asset retirement obligations [line items] |  |
Inflation rate | 2.30% | 2.20%

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