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Financial instruments (Details 16) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables | [1] | $ 5,419,379 |  | $ 5,907,494
Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 5,505,658 | [2] | 6,020,731
Argentina [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 294,613 |  | 325,321
Belgium [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 11,368 |  | 4,180
Bolivia [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 15,000 |  | 18,318
Brazil [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 1,019,466 |  | 1,163,825
Chile [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 170,827 |  | 69,372
Colombia [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 829,136 |  | 653,012
Costa Rica [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 356,459 |  | 400,371
Dominican Republic [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 249,926 |  | 243,696
Ecuador [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 94,315 |  | 129,269
El Salvador [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 55,110 |  | 104,723
Germany [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 37,500 |  | 50,000
Guatemala [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 309,024 |  | 315,911
Honduras [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 74,476 |  | 72,319
Jamaica [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 24,435 |  | 7,399
Luxembourg [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 19,924 |  | 14,722
Mexico [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 850,463 |  | 927,041
Nicaragua [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 29,804 |  | 36,949
Panama [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 500,134 |  | 498,651
Paraguay [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 59,536 |  | 108,068
Peru [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 211,846 |  | 467,408
Singapore [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 54,500 |  | 70,204
Switzerland [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 3,687 |  | 46,000
Trinidad and Tobago [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 175,000 |  | 184,389
United States of America [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | 44,109 |  | 73,083
Uruguay [Member] | Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Loans and receivables |  | $ 15,000 |  | $ 36,500
[1] | The carrying value of loans at amortized cost is net of the allowance for expected credit losses of $81.3 million and unearned interest and deferred fees of $5.0 million for December 31, 2017; allowance for expected credit losses of $106.0 million and unearned interest and deferred fees of $7.2 million for December 31, 2016.
[2] | Current ratings as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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