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Intangible assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Summary of Reconciliation of Changes in Intangible Assets and Goodwill |
|  |  |  |  | Other intangibles assets |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | License and |  |  | Intangible |  |  |  |
|  | Goodwill |  |  | software rights |  |  | in process |  |  | Total |
Cost - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at January 1, 2018 |  | $ | 20,380 |  |  | $ | 74,683 |  |  | $ | 30,891 |  |  | $ | 125,954 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,711 |  |  |  | 27,471 |  |  |  | 30,182 |
Disposals |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Reclassifications |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16,730 |  |  |  | (16,730 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 20,380 |  |  | $ | 94,124 |  |  | $ | 41,632 |  |  | $ | 156,136 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8,503 |  |  |  | 16,962 |  |  |  | 25,465 |
Disposals |  |  | — |  |  |  | (86 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (86 | )
Reclassifications |  |  | — |  |  |  | 40,660 |  |  |  | (40,660 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 20,380 |  |  | $ | 143,201 |  |  | $ | 17,934 |  |  | $ | 181,515 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,378 |  |  |  | 12,041 |  |  |  | 16,419 |
Disposals |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,546 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,546 | )
Reclassifications |  |  | — |  |  |  | 13,975 |  |  |  | (13,975 | ) |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 20,380 |  |  | $ | 156,008 |  |  | $ | 16,000 |  |  |  | 192,388 |
Accumulated amortization and impairment - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at January 1, 2018 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (44,839 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (44,839 | )
Amortization for the year |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10,129 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10,129 | )
Disposals |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31, 2018 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (54,968 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (54,968 | )
Amortization for the year |  |  | — |  |  |  | (18,437 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (18,437 | )
Disposals |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (73,399 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (73,399 | )
Amortization for the year |  |  | — |  |  |  | (25,493 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (25,493 | )
Impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,020 | ) |  |  | (1,020 | )
Disposals |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,092 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,092 |
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (95,800 | ) |  | $ | (1,020 | ) |  | $ | (96,820 | )
Carrying amounts - |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 20,380 |  |  | $ | 39,156 |  |  | $ | 41,632 |  |  | $ | 101,168 |
At December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 20,380 |  |  | $ | 69,802 |  |  | $ | 17,934 |  |  | $ | 108,116 |
At December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 20,380 |  |  | $ | 60,208 |  |  | $ | 14,980 |  |  | $ | 95,568 |

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