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Borrowings and debt - Schedule of Short-Term Borrowings and Debt, Along with Contractual Interest Rates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Borrowings and debts |  |
Principal | $ 1,638,044 | $ 2,151,975
Less: Transaction costs | 86,561 | 42,250
Total short-term borrowings and debt | 1,724,907 | 2,195,606
US dollar |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Total short-term borrowings and debt | 1,084,872 | 1,593,531
Mexican peso |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Total short-term borrowings and debt | 576,527 | 405,830
Euro |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Total short-term borrowings and debt | 63,508 | 0
Japanese yen |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Total short-term borrowings and debt | 0 | 196,245
Short-term borrowings |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Principal | 1,638,044 | 2,151,975
Short-term borrowings | Short-term borrowings |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Principal | 1,638,306 | 2,153,351
Short Term Debt |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Principal | 86,601 | 42,255
Total short-term borrowings and debt | 86,561 | 42,250
Short Term Borrowings And Debt |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Total short-term borrowings and debt | 1,724,605 | 2,194,225
At fixed interest rates | Short-term borrowings |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Principal | 732,336 | 1,584,776
At fixed interest rates | Short Term Debt |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Principal | $ 1,536 | 0
At fixed interest rates | Short Term Borrowings And Debt | Japanese yen |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 0.00% |
At floating interest rates | Short-term borrowings |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Principal | $ 905,970 | 568,575
Less: Transaction costs | (262) | (1,376)
At floating interest rates | Short Term Debt |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Principal | 85,065 | 42,255
Less: Transaction costs | $ (40) | $ (5)
At floating interest rates | Short Term Borrowings And Debt | Euro |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  | 0.00%
Minimun of the year | At fixed interest rates | Short Term Borrowings And Debt | US dollar |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 5.44% | 1.53%
Minimun of the year | At fixed interest rates | Short Term Borrowings And Debt | Japanese yen |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  | 0.84%
Minimun of the year | At floating interest rates | Short-term borrowings | US dollar |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 6.08% | 4.90%
Minimun of the year | At floating interest rates | Short Term Borrowings And Debt | Mexican peso |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 11.77% | 10.97%
Minimun of the year | At floating interest rates | Short Term Borrowings And Debt | Euro |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 4.51% |
Maximum of the year | At fixed interest rates | Short Term Borrowings And Debt | US dollar |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 6.50% | 6.52%
Maximum of the year | At fixed interest rates | Short Term Borrowings And Debt | Japanese yen |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate |  | 1.23%
Maximum of the year | At floating interest rates | Short-term borrowings | US dollar |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 6.33% | 5.72%
Maximum of the year | At floating interest rates | Short Term Borrowings And Debt | Mexican peso |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 12.65% | 12.00%
Maximum of the year | At floating interest rates | Short Term Borrowings And Debt | Euro |  |
Borrowings and debts |  |
Borrowings, interest rate | 4.69% |

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