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Income and Expenses Items - Summary of Employee Benefits Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure Of Other Operating Income Expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Total employee benefits expenses | $ 30,793 | $ 30,072 | $ 28,574
Included in cost of sales [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Other Operating Income Expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Wages and salaries | 13,674 | 13,474 | 13,047
Labor and health insurance costs | 162 | 168 | 146
Pension costs | 890 | 869 | 854
Other employment benefits | 892 | 817 | 623
Included in selling expenses [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Other Operating Income Expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Wages and salaries | 3,685 | 3,641 | 3,604
Labor and health insurance costs | 14 | 14 | 13
Pension costs | 324 | 325 | 327
Other employment benefits | 68 | 64 | 52
Included in general and administrative expenses [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure Of Other Operating Income Expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Wages and salaries | 8,818 | 8,364 | 7,696
Labor and health insurance costs | 224 | 219 | 215
Pension costs | 671 | 656 | 646
Director fees | 1,046 | 1,119 | 937
Other employment benefits | $ 325 | $ 342 | $ 414

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- Definition The amount of remuneration paid or payable to the entity's directors. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 112 -Subparagraph c -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_112_c&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The expense of all forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for a service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 102 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_102&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 99 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_99&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 104 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_104&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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