Impairment Loss Recognised In Profit Or Loss, Net Of Taxes, Property, Plant And Equipment

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss for property, plant and equipment. [Refer: Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss; Property, plant and equipment]

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The amount of interest costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset and which form part of the cost of that asset.

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Property, plant and equipment - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Capitalized interest		$ 36,750	$ 36,750
Impairment of property, plant, and equipment		447,808	$ 0
Greece [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Impairment of property, plant, and equipment		330,238
Impairment charges, net of deferred tax		$ 247,679
Individual assets or cash-generating units [member] \| Turkey [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items]
Impairment of property, plant, and equipment	$ 117,570
Impairment charges, net of deferred tax	$ 94,056