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Transactions with related parties - Executive - Administrative Services Agreement (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 21, 2014 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Eur/US Dollar exchange rate |  | 1.1998 |  |  |
Administrative services fee |  | $ 120 | $ 120 | $ 120 |
Executive services agreement |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Annual executive services fee | € 538 | $ 645 |  |  |
Executive services agreement duration | Initial term of five years and automatically renews for successive five year terms unless terminated earlier. |  |  |  |
Executive Services Agreement - Initial Term |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Executive services agreement duration | 5 years |  |  |  |
Executive Services Agreement - Automatic Renewal |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Executive services agreement duration | 5 years |  |  |  |
Administrative Services Agreement |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Administrative services duration |  | perpetual |  |  |
Administrative services days termination notice |  | 120 days |  |  |
Administrative Services Agreement | Monthly fee |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Administrative services fee |  |  |  |  | $ 10

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- Definition Amount of expense for administrative services provided to the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP) by the managing member or general partner, affiliate of managing member or general partner, or affiliate of LLC or LP, for example, but not limited to, salaries, rent, or overhead costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864 + Details
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