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Prepaid Land Lease Payments - Summary of Prepaid Land Lease Payments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure Of Arrangements Involving Legal Form Of Lease [Abstract] |  |
Carrying amount, beginning balance | $ 1,105 | $ 1,794
Recognized lease expense during the year | (35) | (57)
Classified as held for sales |  | (566)
Exchange difference | 33 | (66)
Carrying amount, ending balance | 1,103 | 1,105
Current portion included in prepayments | 36 | 35
Non-current portion included in prepaid land lease payments | $ 1,067 | $ 1,070

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- Definition Prepaid land lease payment classified as held for sale. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of non-current prepayments for leases. [Refer: Non-current prepayments] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 55 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_55&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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