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Venezuelan operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Venezuelan Operations [Abstract] |
Schedule of foreign currency translation | The following table summarizes the impacts during fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018:
|  |  |  |  |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Write down of inventories (i) |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (1,625) |  |  | $ | (4,468) |  |  | $ | (61,007) |
Impairment of long-lived assets (i) |  |  |  |  |  | (904) |  |  | (2,123) |  |  | (12,089) |
Foreign currency exchange income (loss) (ii) |  |  |  |  |  | 27 |  |  | (583) |  |  | 5,061 |
(i)Presented within Other operating income (expenses), net. (ii)Presented within Foreign currency exchange results.

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