Significant accounting policies (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023 segment
Significant accounting policies
Number of reportable segments	4

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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