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Significant accounting policies, Summary of Discount Rates (Details) | Dec. 31, 2020 | [1]
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EMEA [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |
Cash-generating units [Abstract] |
Discount rate | 3.00%
EMEA [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |
Cash-generating units [Abstract] |
Discount rate | 5.00%
North America [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |
Cash-generating units [Abstract] |
Discount rate | 4.00%
North America [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |
Cash-generating units [Abstract] |
Discount rate | 5.00%
South America [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |
Cash-generating units [Abstract] |
Discount rate | 5.00%
South America [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |
Cash-generating units [Abstract] |
Discount rate | 7.00%
[1] | Post tax

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