Business Combination Share Exchange Ratio.

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The amount of acquisition-related costs for transactions recognised separately from the acquisition of assets and the assumption of liabilities in business combinations. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]

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The amount of acquisition-related costs recognised as an expense for transactions that are recognised separately from the acquisition of assets and the assumption of liabilities in business combinations. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The number of instruments or interests issued or issuable at acquisition date for equity interests of the acquirer transferred as consideration in a business combination.

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The percentage of voting equity interests acquired in a business combination. [Refer: Business combinations [member]]

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The profit (loss) of the acquiree, since the acquisition date, included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. [Refer: Profit (loss)]

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The profit (loss) of the combined entity as though the acquisition date for all business combinations that occurred during the year had been as of the beginning of the annual reporting period. [Refer: Business combinations [member]; Profit (loss)]

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The amount of revenue of the acquiree since the acquisition date included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. [Refer: Revenue]

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The revenue of the combined entity as though the acquisition date for all business combinations that occurred during the year had been as of the beginning of the annual reporting period. [Refer: Business combinations [member]; Revenue]

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 10, 2020
Leagold Mining Corporation [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Business combination profit loss as if combination occurred at the beginnig of the period		$ 1.0
Leagold Mining Corporation [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about business combination [line items]
Percentage of voting interest acquired			100.00%
Business combination shares issued			0.331
Acquisition related costs	$ 4.6
Business combination total acquisition costs incurred	5.9
Business combination revenue of acquiree since acquisition date	360.7
Business combination revenue as if combination occurred at the beginnig of the period		$ 932.0
Business combination profit loss of acquiree since acquisition date	$ 24.3
Business combination share exchange ratio			0.331