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Retirement plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Retirement obligation (asset) | $ 15,239,000 | $ 15,600,000
Weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation | 7 years |
Minimum funding requirement | $ 0 | $ 0
Discount rates | 5.10% | 3.70%
Defined contribution pension plans | $ 9,700,000 | $ 9,100,000
Discount rate |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Percentage of reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption | 1.00% |
Increase (decrease) in defined benefit obligation due to reasonably possible decrease in actuarial assumption | $ 3,400,000 |
Unfunded | Chile |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Retirement obligation (asset) | 19,200,000 | 19,500,000
Estimate of contributions expected to be paid to plan for next annual reporting period | 9,700,000 |
Funded |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Retirement obligation (asset) | (3,600,000) | (5,000,000)
Estimate of contributions expected to be paid to plan for next annual reporting period | 0 |
Funded | Europe |  |
Disclosure of net defined benefit liability (asset) [line items] |  |
Retirement obligation (asset) | (400,000) | $ 1,100,000
Estimate of contributions expected to be paid to plan for next annual reporting period | $ 700,000 |

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- Definition The estimate of the expected contributions to be made to a defined benefit plan for the next annual reporting period. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 147 -Subparagraph b -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_147_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 148 -Subparagraph d -Clause iii -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_148_d_iii&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of deficit or surplus in a defined benefit plan, adjusted for any effect of limiting a net defined benefit asset to the asset ceiling. [Refer: Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 140 -Subparagraph a -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_140_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined contribution plans. Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity (a fund) and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employee benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 53 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_53&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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