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Income taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of statutory tax rates | Statutory tax rates in the countries in which the Company operates for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Puerto Rico |  | 18.5% |  | 18.5% |  | 20.0%
Curacao |  | 22.0% |  | 22.0% |  | 22.0%
USVI |  | 22.5% |  | 22.5% |  | 22.5%
Aruba, Panama, Uruguay and Netherlands |  | 25.0% |  | 25.0% |  | 25.0%
Ecuador |  | 25.0% |  | 25.0% |  | 28.0%
Chile |  | 27.0% |  | 27.0% |  | 27.0%
Martinique, French Guyana and Guadeloupe |  | 28.0% |  | 31.0% |  | 33.3%
Peru |  | 29.5% |  | 29.5% |  | 29.5%
Trinidad and Tobago |  | 30.0% |  | 25.0% |  | 25.0%
Argentina Costa Rica and México |  | 30.0% |  | 30.0% |  | 30.0%
Colombia |  | 32.0% |  | 33.0% |  | 37.0%
Brazil and Venezuela |  | 34.0% |  | 34.0% |  | 34.0%
Schedule of components of income tax expense | Income tax expense for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Current income tax expense |  | $ | 17,061 |  |  | $ | 46,811 |  |  | $ | 47,488 |
Deferred income tax expense |  | 471 |  |  | (7,974) |  |  | 648 |
Income tax expense |  | $ | 17,532 |  |  | $ | 38,837 |  |  | $ | 48,136 |
Schedule of components of income tax expense by applying weighted-average statutory income tax rate | Income tax expense for fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, differed from the amounts computed by applying the Company’s weighted-average statutory income tax rate to pre-tax income (loss) as a result of the following:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Pre-tax (loss) income |  | $ | (131,854) |  |  | $ | 118,953 |  |  | $ | 85,169 |
Weighted-average statutory income tax rate (i) |  | 22.9 | % |  | 36.6 | % |  | 42.7 | %
Income tax (benefit) expense at weighted-average statutory tax rate on pre-tax income (loss) |  | (30,226) |  |  | 43,488 |  |  | 36,354 |
Permanent differences: |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in valuation allowance (ii) |  | 2,958 |  |  | (24,864) |  |  | (24,307) |
Expiration and changes in tax loss carryforwards (iii) |  | 13,820 |  |  | 17,799 |  |  | 18,599 |
Venezuelan remeasurement and inflationary impacts (iv) |  | 1,682 |  |  | 1,743 |  |  | 16,857 |
Non-taxable income and non-deductible expenses |  | 12,092 |  |  | 7,545 |  |  | 10,085 |
Tax benefits |  | (1,701) |  |  | (9,667) |  |  | (11,403) |
Income taxes withholdings on intercompany transactions (v) |  | 6,515 |  |  | 5,005 |  |  | 7,723 |
Differences including exchange rate, inflation adjustment and filing differences |  | 6,684 |  |  | (5,291) |  |  | (2,574) |
Alternative Taxes |  | 2,054 |  |  | 658 |  |  | (1,283) |
Others (vi) |  | 3,654 |  |  | 2,421 |  |  | (1,915) |
Income tax expense |  | $ | 17,532 |  |  | $ | 38,837 |  |  | $ | 48,136 |
(i)Weighted-average statutory income tax rate is calculated based on the aggregated amount of the income before taxes by country multiplied by the prevailing statutory income tax rate, divided by the consolidated income before taxes. (ii)Comprises net changes in valuation allowances for the year, mainly related to net operating losses. (iii)Expiration of loss tax carryforwards are mainly generated by Caribbean division. (iv)Comprises changes in valuation allowance during 2020, 2019 and 2018 for $43,249, $983 and $(304), respectively. (v)Comprises income tax withheld on the payment of interest on intercompany loans. (vi)Mainly comprises income tax effects over intercompany transactions which are eliminated for consolidation purposes.
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities | The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards that comprise significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are presented below:
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Tax loss carryforwards (i) |  | $ | 186,781 |  |  | $ | 144,759 |
Purchase price allocation adjustment |  | 12,247 |  |  | 15,158 |
Property and equipment, tax inflation |  | 31,080 |  |  | 36,690 |
Other accrued payroll and other liabilities |  | 29,622 |  |  | 33,065 |
Share-based compensation |  | 1,719 |  |  | 2,062 |
Provision for contingencies, bad debts and obsolescence |  | 4,621 |  |  | 2,534 |
Other deferred tax assets (ii) |  | 75,121 |  |  | 56,927 |
Other deferred tax liabilities (iii) |  | (47,593) |  |  | (32,280) |
Property and equipment - difference in depreciation rates |  | (7,902) |  |  | (418) |
Valuation allowance (iv) |  | (235,196) |  |  | (194,426) |
Net deferred tax asset |  | $ | 50,500 |  |  | $ | 64,071 |
(i)As of December 31, 2020, the Company and its subsidiaries has accumulated net operating losses amounting to $656,119. The Company has net operating losses amounting to $145,127, expiring between 2021 and 2025. In addition, the Company has net operating losses amounting to $317,650 expiring after 2025 and net operating losses amounting to $193,342 that do not expire. Changes in tax loss carryforwards for the year relate to the creation of NOLs, mainly in Venezuela. (ii)Other deferred tax assets reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets for financial reporting purposes (accounting base) and the amounts used for income tax purposes (tax base). For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, this item includes: difference in depreciation of leases (related to differences between ASC842 and local tax regulation) for $51,772 in Brazil and provision for regular expenses for $10,098 in Brazil, Colombia and Argentina. For the Fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 this item includes difference in depreciation of leases in Brazil for $30,524, provision for regular expenses for $10,376, in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia and bad debt reserve in Puerto Rico for $4,218. (iii)Primarily related to leases contracts (related to differences between ASC842 and local tax regulation). (iv)In assessing the realization of deferred income tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized.

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