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Derivative financial instruments - Notional Amounts and Carrying Amounts of Derivatives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Notional amount | $ 2,665,436 | $ 1,733,454
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 157,267 | 68,159
Derivative financial instruments - liabilities | (40,613) | (33,761)
Fair value hedges |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Asset | 49,446 | 4,469
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Liability | (15,080) | (16,780)
Fair value hedges | Interest rate risk |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Notional amount | 987,394 | 293,711
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Asset | 11,358 | 340
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Liability | (790) | (543)
Fair value hedges | Interest rate and foreign exchange risk |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Notional amount | 374,654 | 252,793
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Asset | 38,088 | 4,129
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Liability | (14,290) | (16,237)
Cash flow hedges |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Asset | 107,821 | 63,690
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Liability | (25,533) | (16,981)
Cash flow hedges | Interest rate risk |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Notional amount |  | 75,000
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Asset |  | 143
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Liability |  | (1)
Cash flow hedges | Interest rate and foreign exchange risk |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Notional amount | 1,303,388 | 922,777
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Asset | 107,821 | 41,677
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Liability | $ (25,533) | (16,980)
Cash flow hedges | Foreign exchange risk |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |  |
Notional amount |  | 189,173
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Asset |  | 21,870
Carrying amount of the hedging instruments, Liability |  | $ 0

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