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Note 10 - Intangible Assets, Net - Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | $ 1,465,965 |
Values at the end of the year |  | 1,561,559 | $ 1,465,965
Information system projects [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 66,638 |
Values at the end of the year |  | 68,533 | 66,638
Licenses, patents and trademarks [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year | [1] | 91,105 |
Values at the end of the year | [1] | 89,970 | 91,105
Goodwill [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 1,288,344 |
Values at the end of the year |  | 1,320,245 | 1,288,344
Customer-related intangible assets [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 19,878 |
Values at the end of the year |  | 82,811 | 19,878
Gross carrying amount [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 5,189,988 | 5,175,587
Translation differences |  | (2,955) | (10,473)
Increase due to business combinations | [2] | 114,466 |
Additions |  | 36,259 | 31,905
Transfers / Reclassifications |  | (4,665) | (5,493)
Disposals |  | (6,593) | (1,538)
Values at the end of the year |  | 5,326,500 | 5,189,988
Gross carrying amount [member] | Information system projects [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 580,622 | 560,692
Translation differences |  | (1,917) | (6,153)
Increase due to business combinations | [2] | 405 |
Additions |  | 35,487 | 31,632
Transfers / Reclassifications |  | (4,665) | (5,493)
Disposals |  | (5,062) | (56)
Values at the end of the year |  | 604,870 | 580,622
Gross carrying amount [member] | Licenses, patents and trademarks [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year | [1] | 464,571 | 465,963
Translation differences | [1] | (70) | (183)
Increase due to business combinations | [1],[2] |  |
Additions | [1] | 772 | 273
Transfers / Reclassifications | [1] |  |
Disposals | [1] | (1,531) | (1,482)
Values at the end of the year | [1] | 463,742 | 464,571
Gross carrying amount [member] | Goodwill [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 2,085,936 | 2,090,073
Translation differences |  | (968) | (4,137)
Increase due to business combinations | [2] | 32,869 |
Additions |  |  |
Transfers / Reclassifications |  |  |
Disposals |  |  |
Values at the end of the year |  | 2,117,837 | 2,085,936
Gross carrying amount [member] | Customer-related intangible assets [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 2,058,859 | 2,058,859
Translation differences |  |  |
Increase due to business combinations | [2] | 81,192 |
Additions |  |  |
Transfers / Reclassifications |  |  |
Disposals |  |  |
Values at the end of the year |  | 2,140,051 | 2,058,859
Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 3,724,023 | 3,514,728
Translation differences |  | (1,734) | (5,551)
Disposals |  | (5,263) | (46)
Amortization charge |  | 47,915 | 214,892
Values at the end of the year |  | 3,764,941 | 3,724,023
Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member] | Information system projects [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 513,984 | 478,946
Translation differences |  | (1,734) | (5,551)
Disposals |  | (4,850) | (46)
Amortization charge |  | 28,937 | 40,635
Values at the end of the year |  | 536,337 | 513,984
Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member] | Licenses, patents and trademarks [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year | [1] | 373,466 | 372,746
Translation differences | [1] |  |
Disposals | [1] | (413) |
Amortization charge | [1] | 719 | 720
Values at the end of the year | [1] | 373,772 | 373,466
Accumulated depreciation, amortisation and impairment [member] | Goodwill [member] |  |  |
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |  |  |
Values at the beginning of the year |  | 797,592 | 797,592
Translation differences |  |  |
Disposals |  |  |
Amortization charge |  |  |
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 |  | 2,038,981 | 1,865,444
Translation differences |  |  |
Disposals |  |  |
Amortization charge |  | 18,259 | 173,537
Values at the end of the year |  | $ 2,057,240 | $ 2,038,981
[1] | Includes Proprietary Technology.
[2] | Related to SSP acquisition.

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