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Income taxes - Summary of key factors affecting income tax expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Reconciliation of accounting profit multiplied by applicable tax rates [abstract] |  |
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax | $ 151,066 | $ 206,328
Canadian statutory tax rate | 2700.00% | 2700.00%
Tax expense on net earnings at Canadian statutory tax rate | $ 40,788 | $ 55,709
Items that cause an increase (decrease) in income tax expense: |  |
Foreign income subject to different income tax rates than Canada | (13,618) | (21,893)
Reduction in Greek income tax rate | (11,434) | 0
Increase in Turkish income tax rate | 6,150 | 0
Turkish investment tax credits | (47,394) | (21,669)
Québec mineral tax | 12,089 | 12,389
Non-tax effected operating losses | 9,734 | 26,040
Non-deductible expenses and other items | 33,413 | 7,400
Flow-through share renouncement | 6,397 | 0
Impairment and write-down of Stratoni assets | 13,359 | 0
Turkish inflation adjustment exemption benefit | (10,761) | 0
Foreign exchange related to the weakening of the Turkish Lira | 77,254 | 18,295
Foreign exchange and other translation adjustments | 16,292 | (1,426)
Future and current withholding tax on foreign income dividends | 7,655 | 8,705
Other | 46 | (1,189)
Income tax expense | $ 139,970 | $ 82,361

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