Other operating expense - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Analysis of income and expense [abstract]
Net impairment loss on trade receivables	$ 12,760	$ 1,498
Restructuring and related costs	17,046	1,512
Provisions made during year	24,925	11,269
Prepaid expenses	2,340
Acquisition related costs	$ 0	$ 773

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The amount of acquisition-related costs for transactions recognised separately from the acquisition of assets and the assumption of liabilities in business combinations. [Refer: Total for all business combinations [member]]

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The amount of additional other provisions made. [Refer: Other provisions]

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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.

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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]

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