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Related Party Transactions - Outstanding Balances and Transactions with Related Parties (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |  |
Amounts due from related parties | $ 11,566 | $ 12,061 |
Due to related parties | 3,284 | 2,997 |
Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |  |
Due to related parties | 862 | 45 |
Purchases | 2,745 | 521 | $ 18,170
Sales |  | 14 | 1,457
Fabrication Income received | 140 | 412 | 208
Management fee paid | 199 | 136 | 143
Information technology service fee paid | 101 | 115 | 114
PEWC, Singapore Branch [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |  |
Amounts due from related parties | 21 | 15 |
Management fee received | 14 | 14 | 14
PEWC Singapore Co. (Pte) Ltd. [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |  |
Due to related parties | 1,027 | 1,005 |
Interest expenses paid | 22 | 21 | 15
PEWC (HK) [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |  |
Amounts due from related parties | 5,247 | 5,989 |
Due to related parties | 20 | 399 |
Purchases |  | 2,479 | 4,180
Sales | 17,831 | 23,498 | 24,437
Service fee paid | 218 | 231 |
Immediate Holding Company [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |  |
Income from discharge of liability |  | 1,537 |
Siam Pacific Holding Company Limited [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |  |
Amounts due from related parties | 196 | 181 |
Due to related parties | 1,362 | 1,362 |
Italian-Thai and affiliates [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |  |
Amounts due from related parties | 6,102 | 5,876 |
Sales | 4,188 | 6,814 | 6,203
Construction of factory building expenses and acquisition of assets | 215 |  |
Fujikura Limited [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |  |
Due to related parties |  | 136 |
Purchases | 249 | 750 | $ 1,115
Others [Member] |  |  |
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [Line Items] |  |  |
Due to related parties | $ 13 | $ 50 |

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