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Commitments and contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands | Apr. 25, 2019 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2017 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2017 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2016 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2016 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2016 ₡ / $
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Commitments and contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2019 |  |  |  |  | $ 76,559 | $ 1,506,903 |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  |  |  | 136,936 | 2,695,298 |  |  |  |  |  |
2021 |  |  |  |  | 164,856 | 3,244,844 |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 and thereafter |  |  |  |  | 691,836 | 13,617,339 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total committed expenditures |  |  |  |  | $ 1,070,187 | $ 21,064,384 |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | 18.9578 | 19.6829 | 7.7440 | 609.6100 |  |  | 19.7354 | 7.3448 | 572.5600 | 20.6640 | 7.5221 | 561.1000

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