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Description of the business and summary of significant accounting policies - Foreign currency exchange differences and liabilities and provisions (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 $ / $ Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 $ / $ ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 MXN ($) $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2019 $ / $ Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2019 $ / $ ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2019 $ / $ USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 MXN ($) $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 $ / $ Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 $ / $ ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 MXN ($) $ / $ | Apr. 29, 2021 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2019 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2018 ₡ / $
Description of the business and summary of significant accounting policies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average exchange rate for year | 7.7292 | 588.4240 | 21.4961 |  | 7.7066 | 590.9574 | 19.2618 |  | 7.5337 | 580.8534 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate as of end of the year | 19.9487 | 19.9487 | 19.9487 | 19.9487 | 18.8452 | 18.8452 | 18.8452 | 18.8452 | 19.6829 | 19.6829 | 19.6829 | 19.9785 | 7.8095 | 615.7800 | 19.9487 | 7.6988 | 573.4400 | 18.8452 | 7.7440 | 609.6100
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations |  |  | $ 1,202,000 | $ 23,970 |  |  |  | $ 8,045 |  |  | $ 22,156 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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