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Note 12 - Share-based Payments - Other Equity Share Units Granted (Details) - Cash-settled awards [member] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Awards paid out/ expired | (14,952) | (11,941)
Total awards outstanding | 0 | 3,011
Estimated awards expected to vest | 100.00% | 100.00%
August 2018 [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Grants | 5,918 | 5,918
August 2019 [member] |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |
Grants | 9,034 | 9,034

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- Definition The number of other equity instruments (ie other than share options) granted in a share-based payment arrangement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 47 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_47_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_45&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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- Definition The number of other equity instruments (ie other than share options) exercised or vested in a share-based payment arrangement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2021-01-01 -Paragraph 45 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2021-en-r&anchor=para_45&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2021-03-24 + Details
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