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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Capital stock | Capital stock Common shares | Contributed surplus | Retained earnings | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Shareholders’ equity | Non-controlling interests
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Number of common shares, beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018 |  |  | 77,263,273 |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018 | $ 1,807,841 | $ 446,544 |  | $ 1,597 | $ 1,145,476 | $ (82,404) | $ 1,511,213 | $ 296,628
Net income (loss) | 116,366 |  |  |  | 87,767 |  | 87,767 | 28,599
Other comprehensive loss | (72,399) |  |  |  | (4,414) | (67,985) | (72,399) |
Compensation expense recorded for stock options | 212 |  |  | 212 |  |  | 212 |
Issue of shares on exercise of stock options (in shares) |  |  | 2,700 |  |  |  |  |
Issue of shares on exercise of stock options | 86 | 86 |  |  |  |  | 86 |
Reclassification of grant-date fair value on exercise of stock options | 0 | 26 |  | (26) |  |  |  |
Payments for shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  | (1,069,893) |  |  |  |  |
Payment for shares repurchased | (52,805) | (6,184) |  |  | (46,621) |  | (52,805) |
Dividend payments to Methanex Corporation shareholders | (107,876) |  |  |  | (107,876) |  | (107,876) |
Distributions made and accrued to non-controlling interests | (20,978) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (20,978)
Acquisition of non-controlling interests | (2,219) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,219)
Number of common shares, end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019 |  |  | 76,196,080 |  |  |  |  |
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2019 | 1,630,360 | 440,472 |  | 1,783 | 1,039,819 | (150,389) | 1,331,685 | 298,675
Impact of adoption of IFRS 16 | (37,868) |  |  |  | (34,513) |  | (34,513) | (3,355)
Net income (loss) | (125,327) |  |  |  | (156,678) |  | (156,678) | 31,351
Other comprehensive loss | (10,515) |  |  |  | (3,531) | (6,984) | (10,515) |
Compensation expense recorded for stock options | 137 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 137 |
Issue of shares on exercise of stock options (in shares) |  |  | 5,900 |  |  |  |  |
Issue of shares on exercise of stock options | 204 | 204 |  |  |  |  | 204 |
Reclassification of grant-date fair value on exercise of stock options | 0 | 47 |  | (47) |  |  |  |
Dividend payments to Methanex Corporation shareholders | (36,004) |  |  |  | (36,004) |  | (36,004) |
Distributions made and accrued to non-controlling interests | (36,455) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (36,455)
Acquisition of non-controlling interests | (6,714) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,714)
Equity contributions by non-controlling interest | 5,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,500
Realized hedge losses recognized in cash flow hedges | 20,271 |  |  |  |  | 20,271 | 20,271 |
Number of common shares, end of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020 |  |  | 76,201,980 |  |  |  |  |
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2020 | $ 1,441,457 | $ 440,723 |  | $ 1,873 | $ 843,606 | $ (137,102) | $ 1,149,100 | $ 292,357

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