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Borrowings and long-term debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Tabular Disclosure Related To Long Term Borrowings And Debt [Table Text Block] | Borrowings consist of long-term and syndicated loans obtained from international banks. Debt instruments consist of Euro-Notes and issuances in Latin America. The breakdown of borrowings and long-term debt (original maturity of more than one year), together with contractual interest rates, is as follows:
|  | December 31, |
(In thousands of US$) |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Borrowings: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At fixed interest rates with due dates from April 2013 to September 2013 |  |  | 1,435 |  |  |  | 15,696 |
At floating interest rates with due dates from January 2013 to September 2014 |  |  | 1,296,785 |  |  |  | 1,426,237 |
Total borrowings |  |  | 1,298,220 |  |  |  | 1,441,933 |
Debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
At fixed interest rates with due dates from November 2014 to April 2017 |  |  | 453,373 |  |  |  | 45,615 |
At floating interest rates with due dates in March 2015 |  |  | 153,947 |  |  |  | - |
Total debt |  |  | 607,320 |  |  |  | 45,615 |
Total borrowings and long-term debt outstanding |  |  | 1,905,540 |  |  |  | 1,487,548 |
Average outstanding balance during the year |  |  | 1,893,580 |  |  |  | 1,391,440 |
Maximum outstanding balance at any month-end |  |  | 2,152,584 |  |  |  | 1,548,404 |
Fixed interest rates on debt in U.S. dollars |  |  | 3.75 | % |  |  | 1.50 | %
Range of floating interest rates on borrowings in U.S. dollars |  |  | 0.68% to 2.40 | % |  |  | 0.62% to 2.30 | %
Range of fixed interest rates on borrowings in Mexican pesos |  |  | 7.60% to 9.90 | % |  |  | 7.50% to 9.90 | %
Range of floating interest rates on borrowings and debt in Mexican pesos |  |  | 5.50% to 6.34 | % |  |  | 5.66% to 6.30 | %
Fixed interest rate on debt in Peruvian nuevos soles |  |  | 6.50 | % |  |  | 6.50 | %
Weighted average interest rate at the end of the year |  |  | 2.92 | % |  |  | 2.16 | %
Weighted average interest rate during the year |  |  | 2.74 | % |  |  | 1.94 | %
The balances of long-term debt and borrowings by currency, is as follows:
|  | December 31, |
(In thousands of US$) |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Currency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. dollar |  |  | 1,518,592 |  |  |  | 1,269,575 |
Mexican peso |  |  | 338,760 |  |  |  | 172,358 |
Peruvian nuevo sol |  |  | 48,188 |  |  |  | 45,615 |
Total |  |  | 1,905,540 |  |  |  | 1,487,548
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] | The future remaining maturities of long-term debt and borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2012, are as follows:
(In thousands of US$) |  |  |  |
Due in: |  |  | Outstanding |
2013 |  |  | 412,151 |
2014 |  |  | 934,257 |
2015 |  |  | 153,947 |
2016 |  |  | - |
2017 |  |  | 405,185 |
|  |  | 1,905,540

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