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Property, plant and equipment (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) vessel | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | $ 2,998,326 |
Value at end of period | $ 3,025,095 | $ 2,998,326
Number of finance lease vessels | vessel | 2 |
Buildings, plant installations and machinery |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | $ 2,692,607 |
Value at end of period | 2,650,407 | 2,692,607
Finance leases |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | 181,846 |
Value at end of period | 167,829 | 181,846
Ocean going vessels |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | 103,996 |
Value at end of period | $ 134,993 | 103,996
Number of finance lease vessels | vessel | 2 |
Other |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | $ 19,877 |
Value at end of period | 71,866 | 19,877
Cost |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | 5,140,190 | 5,028,954
Additions | 281,107 | 111,448
Disposals and other | (132,868) | (212)
Value at end of period | 5,288,429 | 5,140,190
Cost | Buildings, plant installations and machinery |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | 4,648,924 | 4,549,816
Additions | 180,437 | 98,780
Disposals and other | (131,219) | 328
Value at end of period | 4,698,142 | 4,648,924
Cost | Finance leases |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | 215,773 | 206,260
Additions | 2,037 | 7,667
Disposals and other | 0 | 1,846
Value at end of period | 217,810 | 215,773
Cost | Ocean going vessels |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | 144,423 | 145,303
Additions | 40,284 | 605
Disposals and other | (1,288) | (1,485)
Value at end of period | 183,419 | 144,423
Cost | Other |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | 131,070 | 127,575
Additions | 58,349 | 4,396
Disposals and other | (361) | (901)
Value at end of period | 189,058 | 131,070
Accumulated depreciation |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | (2,141,864) | (1,911,485)
Disposals and other | 126,474 | 2,739
Depreciation | 247,944 | 233,118
Value at end of period | (2,263,334) | (2,141,864)
Accumulated depreciation | Buildings, plant installations and machinery |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | (1,956,317) | (1,752,540)
Disposals and other | 124,920 | 2,066
Depreciation | 216,338 | 205,843
Value at end of period | (2,047,735) | (1,956,317)
Accumulated depreciation | Finance leases |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | (33,927) | (18,557)
Disposals and other | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 16,054 | 15,370
Value at end of period | (49,981) | (33,927)
Accumulated depreciation | Ocean going vessels |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | (40,427) | (31,135)
Disposals and other | 1,194 | 0
Depreciation | 9,193 | 9,292
Value at end of period | (48,426) | (40,427)
Accumulated depreciation | Other |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |
Value at beginning of period | (111,193) | (109,253)
Disposals and other | 360 | 673
Depreciation | 6,359 | 2,613
Value at end of period | $ (117,192) | $ (111,193)

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