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Accounts and Transactions with Related Parties - Summary of Accounts and Transactions with Related Parties (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |
Account receivable | $ 1,429 | $ 147
Account payable | 2,970 | 14,086
Panama air cargo terminal [member] |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |
Account receivable | 186 | 101
Account payable | 40 | 250
Banco general, S. A. [member] |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |
Account receivable | 1,231 | 24
Account payable | 0 | 151
Petroleos delta, S. A. [member] |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |
Account receivable | 12 | 22
Account payable | 2,476 | 13,330
ASSA compania de seguros, S. A. [member] |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |
Account payable | 358 | 283
Desarrollo inmobiliario del este, S. A. [member] |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |
Account payable | 51 | 20
Motta international, S.A. [member] |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |
Account payable | 0 | 32
Cable onda [member] |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |
Account payable | 9 | 0
Galindo, arias and lopez [member] |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items] |  |
Account payable | $ 36 | $ 0

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