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Other Charges - Restructuring (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash charges |  |  |  | $ 35,200,000 | $ 25,100,000 | $ 10,700,000
Non-cash charges |  |  |  | 200,000 | 3,800,000 | 21,200,000
Expense of restructuring activities |  |  |  | 35,400,000 | 28,900,000 | 31,900,000
Impairment | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | 3,800,000 |
Restructuring provision | 12,700,000 |  |  | $ 10,300,000 | $ 12,700,000 |
Solar panel manufacturing equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment |  | $ 3,800,000 |  |  |  |
Solar panel manufacturing equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,000,000
Cost efficiency initiative |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Expense of restructuring activities | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The amount of expense relating to restructuring. Restructuring is a programme that is planned and controlled by management and materially changes either the scope of a business undertaken by an entity or the manner in which that business is conducted. Such programmes include: (a) the sale or termination of a line of business; (b) closure of business locations in a country or region or the relocation of activities from one country or region to another; (c) changes in management structure; and (d) fundamental reorganisations that have a material effect on the nature and focus of the entity's operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 1 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 98 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=1&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_98_b&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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