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Income Taxes - Operating Loss Carryforward Expirations (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | $ (75,353)
Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (46,980)
Capital loss carryforwards | 53,883
U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Operating loss carryforwards | 2,395
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (20,770)
Mexico |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (7,508)
Barbados |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (95)
Australia |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Operating loss carryforwards | 46,600
Tax Year 2021 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (20)
Tax Year 2021 | Barbados |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (20)
Tax Year 2022 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (6,215)
Tax Year 2022 | Mexico |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (6,184)
Tax Year 2022 | Barbados |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (31)
Tax Year 2023 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (369)
Tax Year 2023 | Mexico |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (347)
Tax Year 2023 | Barbados |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (22)
Tax Year 2024 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (4)
Tax Year 2024 | Barbados |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (4)
Tax Year 2025 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (80)
Tax Year 2025 | Mexico |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (74)
Tax Year 2025 | Barbados |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (6)
Tax Year 2026 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (1,730)
Tax Year 2026 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (1,027)
Tax Year 2026 | Mexico |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (697)
Tax Year 2026 | Barbados |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (6)
Tax Year 2027 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (853)
Tax Year 2027 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (847)
Tax Year 2027 | Barbados |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (6)
Tax Year 2028 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (6,738)
Tax Year 2028 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (5,245)
Tax Year 2028 | U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (1,287)
Tax Year 2028 | Mexico |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (206)
Tax Year 2029 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (5,741)
Tax Year 2029 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (4,022)
Tax Year 2029 | U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (1,719)
Tax Year 2030 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (7,002)
Tax Year 2030 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (5,032)
Tax Year 2030 | U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (1,970)
Tax Year 2031 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (5,633)
Tax Year 2031 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (3,806)
Tax Year 2031 | U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (1,827)
Tax Year 2032 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (9,804)
Tax Year 2032 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (6,397)
Tax Year 2032 | U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (3,407)
Tax Year 2033 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (8,399)
Tax Year 2033 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (6,076)
Tax Year 2033 | U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (2,323)
Tax Year 2034 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (7,518)
Tax Year 2034 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (4,420)
Tax Year 2034 | U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (3,098)
Tax year 2035 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (3,731)
Tax year 2035 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (3,729)
Tax year 2035 | U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (2)
Tax Year 2036 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (5,454)
Tax Year 2036 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (2,799)
Tax Year 2036 | U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (2,655)
Tax Year 2037 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (4,398)
Tax Year 2037 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | (1,916)
Tax Year 2037 | U.S. |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring net operating loss carryforwards | (2,482)
Tax Year 2038 |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Total | (1,664)
Tax Year 2038 | Canada |
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items] |
Expiring noncapital loss carryforwards | $ (1,664)

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