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Description of the business and summary of significant accounting policies - Foreign currency exchange differences and liabilities and provisions (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 $ / $ USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 ₡ / $ USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 $ / $ USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 ₡ / $ USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 Q / $ USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 $ / $ USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 ₡ / $ USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Q / $ | Apr. 18, 2023 MXN ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2022 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2022 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2021 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2021 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2021 Q / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 $ / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 ₡ / $ | Dec. 31, 2020 Q / $
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Average exchange rate for year | 4,255.44 | 20.1254 | 649.5908 | 7.7765 | 3,751.33 |  | 20.2818 | 624.3460 | 7.7589 | 3,695.48 |  | 21.4961 | 588.4240 | 7.7292 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rate | 4,810.20 | 4,810.20 | 4,810.20 | 4,810.20 | 3,981.16 |  | 3,981.16 | 3,981.16 | 3,981.16 | 3,428.26 |  | 3,428.26 | 3,428.26 | 3,428.26 | 18.0638 | 19.36 | 594.9700 | 7.8515 | 20.58 | 645.900 | 7.7285 | 19.9487 | 615.7800 | 7.8095
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations | $ 3,471,000 |  |  |  | $ (10,489,000) | [1] |  |  |  | $ (38,699,000) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | The comparative Consolidated financial statements have been re-presented from Mexican peso to U.S. dollar to reflect the Company’s change in presentation currency.

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