v3.8.0.1

Consolidated statements of changes in equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Total Equity Attributable to Company [Member] | Share Capital [Member] | Parent Company Reserves [Member] | Other Reserves [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | Accumulated Currency Translation Differences [Member] | Non-controlling Interest [Member]
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Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2014 |  | $ 1,839,631 | $ 1,751,602 | $ 8,000 | $ 1,790,135 | $ (15,539) | $ (2,031) | $ (28,963) | $ 88,029
Profit/(loss) for the year after taxes |  | (198,186) | (209,005) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (209,005) | 0 | 10,819
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges |  | 55,897 | 51,215 | 0 | 0 | 51,215 | 0 | 0 | 4,682
Currency translation differences |  | (91,405) | (80,619) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (80,619) | (10,786)
Tax effect |  | (12,010) | (10,845) | 0 | 0 | (10,845) | 0 | 0 | (1,165)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) |  | (47,518) | (40,249) | 0 | 0 | 40,370 | 0 | (80,619) | (7,269)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year |  | (245,704) | (249,254) | 0 | 0 | 40,370 | (209,005) | (80,619) | 3,550
Asset acquisition under the Rofo/Seville PV |  | (87,861) | (145,488) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (145,488) | 0 | 57,627
Dividend distribution |  | (146,302) | (137,995) | 0 | (137,995) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (8,307)
Capital increase |  | 663,737 | 663,737 | 2,022 | 661,715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2015 |  | 2,023,501 | 1,882,602 | 10,022 | 2,313,855 | 24,831 | (356,524) | (109,582) | 140,899
Profit/(loss) for the year after taxes |  | 1,667 | (4,855) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4,855) | 0 | 6,522
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges |  | 35,294 | 32,944 | 0 | 0 | 32,944 | 0 | 0 | 2,350
Currency translation differences |  | (22,150) | (23,568) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (23,568) | 1,418
Tax effect |  | (5,639) | (4,978) | 0 | 0 | (4,978) | 0 | 0 | (661)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) |  | 7,505 | 4,398 | 0 | 0 | 27,966 | 0 | (23,568) | 3,107
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year |  | 9,172 | (457) | 0 | 0 | 27,966 | (4,855) | (23,568) | 9,629
Acquisition of non-controlling interest in Solacor 1&2 | [1] | (19,925) | (4,031) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4,031) | 0 | (15,894)
Asset acquisition under the Rofo/Seville PV | [1] | 713 | 0 | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 713
Dividend distribution |  | (54,350) | (45,398) | 0 | (45,398) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (8,952)
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2016 |  | 1,959,111 | 1,832,716 | 10,022 | 2,268,457 | 52,797 | (365,410) | (133,150) | 126,395
Profit/(loss) for the year after taxes |  | (104,887) | (111,804) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (111,804) | 0 | 6,917
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges |  | 42,418 | 41,242 | 0 | 0 | 41,242 | 0 | 0 | 1,176
Currency translation differences |  | 121,924 | 115,003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115,003 | 6,921
Tax effect |  | (13,312) | (13,071) | 0 | 0 | (13,071) | 0 | 0 | (241)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) |  | 151,030 | 143,174 | 0 | 0 | 28,171 | 0 | 115,003 | 7,856
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the year |  | 46,143 | 31,370 | 0 | 0 | 28,171 | (111,804) | 115,003 | 14,773
Dividend distribution |  | (109,801) | (105,228) | 0 | (105,228) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4,573)
Balance, end of period at Dec. 31, 2017 |  | $ 1,895,453 | $ 1,758,858 | $ 10,022 | $ 2,163,229 | $ 80,968 | $ (477,214) | $ (18,147) | $ 136,595
[1] | See Note 5 for further details.

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