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Other operating expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of attribution of expenses by nature to their function [line items] |  |
Net impairment loss on trade receivables | $ 73 | $ 54
Impairment loss allowance | 0 | 0
Restructuring and related costs | 5,317 | 156
Acquisition related costs | 2,857 | 2,115
Other operating expense | 8,247 | 2,325
Cost Reduction Initiatives and Additional Charges |  |
Disclosure of attribution of expenses by nature to their function [line items] |  |
Restructuring and related costs | 482 | 156
Ballard Motive Solutions |  |
Disclosure of attribution of expenses by nature to their function [line items] |  |
Restructuring and related costs | 5,317 |
Ballard Motive Solutions | Contract Exit and Modification Costs, Grant Adjustments Charges, Legal and Advisory Costs |  |
Disclosure of attribution of expenses by nature to their function [line items] |  |
Restructuring and related costs | $ 4,835 | $ 0

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- Definition The amount of acquisition-related costs for transactions recognised separately from the acquisition of assets and the assumption of liabilities in business combinations. [Refer: Business combinations [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 3 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph B64 -Subparagraph m -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=3&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_B64_m&doctype=Appendix&subtype=B -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of expense relating to restructuring. Restructuring is a programme that is planned and controlled by management and materially changes either the scope of a business undertaken by an entity or the manner in which that business is conducted. Such programmes include: (a) the sale or termination of a line of business; (b) closure of business locations in a country or region or the relocation of activities from one country or region to another; (c) changes in management structure; and (d) fundamental reorganisations that have a material effect on the nature and focus of the entity's operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 98 -Subparagraph b -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_98_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The amount of impairment loss or reversal of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss for trade receivables. [Refer: Impairment loss recognised in profit or loss; Reversal of impairment loss recognised in profit or loss; Trade receivables] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2022-03-24 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=1&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2022-03-24 + Details
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