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Other Current Liability - Summary of Onerous Contracts Provisions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Onerous Contracts Provision [Abstract] |  |
At January 1 | $ 555 | $ 250
Recognized | 37 | 522
Reversed | (544) | (246)
Exchange differences | (6) | 29
At December 31 | $ 42 | $ 555

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- Definition The amount of provision for onerous contracts. An onerous contract is a contract in which the unavoidable costs of meeting the obligation under the contract exceed the economic benefits expected to be received under it. [Refer: Other provisions] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Note Expiry date 2019-01-01 -Name IAS -Number 37 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Section Example 8 An onerous contract -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=37&date=2018-03-02&anchor=sect_Example8Anonerouscontract&doctype=Illustrative%20Examples&book=b -URIDate 2018-03-16 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef -Name IAS -Number 37 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 66 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=37&date=2018-03-01&anchor=para_66&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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