CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 38,016,963	$ 31,337,477
Restricted cash	1,500,000	0
Accounts receivable, net	22,452,168	24,228,095
Inventory	3,974,413	2,232,721
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	995,480	1,035,796
Current portion of loans receivable	370,465	734,980
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	2,826,388	835,669
Current assets of discontinued operations	0	1,959,494
Total current assets	70,135,877	62,364,232
Property, plant and equipment, net	64,294,070	58,880,818
Construction in progress	406,280	6,015,043
Inventory, non-current	4,435,235	4,545,198
Investment in OC-BVI	2,604,523	2,584,987
Goodwill	8,004,597	8,004,597
Land and rights of way held for development	24,161,024	24,161,024
Intangible assets, net	1,667,778	1,891,667
Operating lease right-of-use assets	3,409,930	0
Other assets	2,111,412	2,123,999
Long-term assets of discontinued operations	0	1,944,033
Total assets	181,230,726	172,515,598
Current liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	5,025,051	4,570,641
Accrued compensation	1,585,817	1,286,468
Dividends payable	1,288,607	1,286,493
Current maturities of operating leases	433,560	0
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	0	109,940
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	0	646,452
Total current liabilities	8,333,035	7,899,994
Deferred tax liability	592,468	659,874
Noncurrent operating leases	3,031,110	0
Other liabilities	199,827	199,827
Total liabilities	12,156,440	8,759,695
Commitments and contingencies
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders' equity
Redeemable preferred stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 200,000 shares; issued and outstanding 32,813 and 34,796 shares, respectively	19,688	20,878
Additional paid-in capital	87,335,292	87,211,953
Retained earnings	64,204,369	59,298,161
Cumulative translation adjustment	(549,555)	(549,555)
Total Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders' equity	160,015,656	154,971,181
Non-controlling interests	9,058,630	8,784,722
Total equity	169,074,286	163,755,903
Total liabilities and equity	181,230,726	172,515,598
Class A common stock [Member]
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders' equity
Common stock value	9,005,862	8,989,744
Class B common stock [Member]
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. stockholders' equity
Common stock value	$ 0	$ 0

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.

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- Definition

Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130549-203045

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682