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Property, plant and equipment - Finance leases (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Disclosure of recognised finance lease as assets by lessee [abstract] |  |  |  |
Interest Payable |  |  | $ 8,447 | $ 13,331
Lease Payments Outstanding |  |  | 74,918 | 95,964
Hydroelectrical Installations |  |  |  |
Disclosure of recognised finance lease as assets by lessee [abstract] |  |  |  |
Life | 10 years | 10 years |  |
Time Elapsed | 6 years 7 months 6 days | 5 years 7 months 6 days |  |
Finance leases |  |  | 41,918 | 46,780
Lease Payments Outstanding |  |  | 65,005 | 80,639
Hydroelectrical Installations | Gross carrying amount |  |  |  |
Disclosure of recognised finance lease as assets by lessee [abstract] |  |  |  |
Finance leases | € 109,047 | € 109,047 | 124,859 | 130,780
Hydroelectrical Installations | Accumulated depreciation and amortisation |  |  |  |
Disclosure of recognised finance lease as assets by lessee [abstract] |  |  |  |
Finance leases |  |  | $ (82,940) | $ (84,000)

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- Definition Term of lessee's finance lease. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Time elapsed in lessee's finance lease. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount representing the difference between the future minimum finance lease payments and their present value. Minimum lease payments are payments over the lease term that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with: (a) for a lessee, any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee; or (b) for a lessor, any residual value guaranteed to the lessor by: (i) the lessee; (ii) a party related to the lessee; or (iii) a third party unrelated to the lessor that is financially capable of discharging the obligations under the guarantee. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2019-01-01 -Name IAS -Number 17 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 31 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=17&date=2018-03-02&anchor=para_31_b&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The amount of payments over the finance lease term that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2019-01-01 -Name IAS -Number 17 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 31 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=17&date=2018-03-02&anchor=para_31_b&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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- Definition The amount of assets recognised by the entity, which are leased under finance leases. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2019-01-01 -Name IAS -Number 17 -IssueDate 2018-01-01 -Paragraph 31 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=17&date=2018-03-02&anchor=para_31_a&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2018-03-16 + Details
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