XML 159 R106.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.21.1

Loans and borrowings - Summary of Finance Cost and Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Finance income	$ 19,963	$ 24,405	$ 23,628
Finance cost	(73,045)	(57,432)	(50,825)
Interest income on short-term bank deposits [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Finance income	543	1,432	1,670
Interest income on investment [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Finance income	19,420	22,973	21,958
Interests expense on bank loans [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Finance cost	(29,711)	(36,676)	(34,687)
Interest Expense on Senior Convertible Notes [Member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Finance cost	(23,571)	0	0
Interest on factoring [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Finance cost	(256)	(1,316)	(1,163)
Interest on lease liabilities [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Finance cost	(10,734)	(14,140)	(14,975)
Other finance cost [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [line items]
Finance cost	$ (8,773)	$ (5,300)	$ 0

X

- Definition

Adjustments for finance costs to reconcile profit (loss) to net cash flow from (used in) operating activities. [Refer: Finance costs; Profit (loss)]

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
-Number 7
-IssueDate 2020-01-01
-Paragraph 20
-Subparagraph c
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_20_c&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2020-01-01

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_AdjustmentsForFinanceCosts
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

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.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_DisclosureOfDetailedInformationAboutBorrowingsLineItems
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

The amount of income associated with interest and other financing activities of the entity.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name IAS
-Number 1
-IssueDate 2020-01-01
-Paragraph 85
-URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2020-en-r&anchor=para_85&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2020-01-01

+ Details

Name:	ifrs-full_FinanceIncome
Namespace Prefix:	ifrs-full_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=cpa_ShortTermDepositsMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=cpa_InvestmentMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=cpa_BankLoansMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=cpa_InterestExpenseOnSeniorConvertibleNotesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=cpa_FactoringMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=ifrs-full_LeaseLiabilitiesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

Name:	ifrs-full_ClassesOfFinancialInstrumentsAxis=cpa_OtherFinanceCostMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: