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Note 11 - Intangible Assets, Net - Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | $ 1,862,827 |
Values at the end of the year |  | 1,660,859 | $ 1,862,827
Information system projects [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 145,957 |
Values at the end of the year |  | 81,746 | 145,957
Licenses, patents and trademarks [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year | [1] | 99,327 |
Values at the end of the year | [1] | 93,217 | 99,327
Goodwill [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 1,292,665 |
Values at the end of the year |  | 1,292,481 | 1,292,665
Customer-related intangible assets [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 324,878 |
Values at the end of the year |  | 193,415 | 324,878
Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 5,165,152 | 5,250,186
Translation differences |  | 6,477 | 6,906
Additions |  | 33,440 | 29,378
Transfers / Reclassifications |  | (28,463) | (768)
Increase due to business combinations (**) | [2] | 133 |
Disposals |  | (1,152) | (991)
Transfer to assets held for sale |  |  | (119,559)
Values at the end of the year |  | 5,175,587 | 5,165,152
Gross carrying amount [member] | Information system projects [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 554,330 | 524,869
Translation differences |  | 6,265 | 2,264
Additions |  | 28,335 | 28,730
Transfers / Reclassifications |  | (28,371) | (546)
Increase due to business combinations (**) | [2] | 133 |
Disposals |  |  | (151)
Transfer to assets held for sale |  |  | (836)
Values at the end of the year |  | 560,692 | 554,330
Gross carrying amount [member] | Licenses, patents and trademarks [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year | [1] | 461,619 | 494,662
Translation differences | [1] | 483 | (29)
Additions | [1] | 5,105 | 648
Transfers / Reclassifications | [1] | (92) | (222)
Increase due to business combinations (**) | [2] |  |
Disposals | [1] | (1,152) | (840)
Transfer to assets held for sale |  |  | (32,600)
Values at the end of the year | [1] | 465,963 | 461,619
Gross carrying amount [member] | Goodwill [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 2,090,257 | 2,170,709
Translation differences |  | (184) | 4,671
Additions |  |  |
Transfers / Reclassifications |  |  |
Increase due to business combinations (**) | [2] |  |
Disposals |  |  |
Transfer to assets held for sale |  |  | (85,123)
Values at the end of the year |  | 2,090,073 | 2,090,257
Gross carrying amount [member] | Customer-related intangible assets [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 2,058,946 | 2,059,946
Translation differences |  | (87) |
Additions |  |  |
Transfers / Reclassifications |  |  |
Increase due to business combinations (**) | [2] |  |
Disposals |  |  |
Transfer to assets held for sale |  |  | (1,000)
Values at the end of the year |  | 2,058,859 | 2,058,946
Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 3,302,325 | 3,106,734
Translation differences |  | 5,232 | 1,325
Transfers / Reclassifications |  |  | (398)
Disposals |  |  | (153)
Amortization charge |  | 207,171 | 268,482
Transfer to assets held for sale |  |  | (73,665)
Values at the end of the year |  | 3,514,728 | 3,302,325
Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member] | Information system projects [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 408,373 | 335,532
Translation differences |  | 5,232 | 1,325
Transfers / Reclassifications |  | 92 | (245)
Disposals |  |  | (153)
Amortization charge |  | 65,249 | 72,632
Transfer to assets held for sale |  |  | (718)
Values at the end of the year |  | 478,946 | 408,373
Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member] | Licenses, patents and trademarks [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year | [1] | 362,292 | 364,412
Translation differences | [1] |  |
Transfers / Reclassifications | [1] | (92) | (153)
Disposals | [1] |  |
Amortization charge | [1] | 10,546 | 30,633
Transfer to assets held for sale | [1] |  | (32,600)
Values at the end of the year | [1] | 372,746 | 362,292
Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member] | Goodwill [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 797,592 | 836,939
Translation differences |  |  |
Transfers / Reclassifications |  |  |
Disposals |  |  |
Amortization charge |  |  |
Transfer to assets held for sale |  |  | (39,347)
Values at the end of the year |  | 797,592 | 797,592
Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member] | Customer-related intangible assets [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 1,734,068 | 1,569,851
Translation differences |  |  |
Transfers / Reclassifications |  |  |
Disposals |  |  |
Amortization charge |  | 131,376 | 165,217
Transfer to assets held for sale |  |  | (1,000)
Values at the end of the year |  | $ 1,865,444 | $ 1,734,068
[1] | Includes Proprietary Technology.
[2] | Related to Garrett LLC acquisition.

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