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Derivative financial instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 20, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Mar. 20, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 20, 2022	Jul. 19, 2019
Amortizing interest rate swap June 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Contract term	3 years
Notional amount		$ 287,901
Interest rate	4.249%
Fair value asset / (liability), other non-current assets		3,201
Interest rate swap March 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount			$ 200,000
Interest rate			4.003%
Fair value asset / (liability), other non-current assets		3,964
Interest rate swap September 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount					$ 300,000
Interest rate					3.99%
Fair value asset / (liability), other non-current assets		$ 5,837		$ 2,409
Interest rate swap July 2019
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount						$ 200,000
Interest rate						1.798%
Fair value asset / (liability), other current assets				$ 1,184