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Derivative financial instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Derivative financial instruments [Abstract] |
Fair value amount of derivative financial instruments | The breakdowns of the fair value amount of the derivative financial instruments as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
| Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  | Balance as of December 31, 2016 |
| Assets |  | Liabilities |  | Assets |  | Liabilities |
Derivatives - cash flow hedge |  |  | 8,230 |  |  |  | 329,731 |  |  |  | 3,822 |  |  |  | 349,266 |
Maturities of notional and fair value amounts of interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges | The table below shows a breakdown of the maturities of notional amounts of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.
Notionals |  | Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2016 |
|  | Cap |  |  | Swap |  |  | Cap |  |  | Swap |
Up to 1 year |  |  | 42,324 |  |  |  | 139,939 |  |  |  | 24,261 |  |  |  | 75,837 |
Between 1 and 2 years |  |  | 45,422 |  |  |  | 94,285 |  |  |  | 25,934 |  |  |  | 199,832 |
Between 2 and 3 years |  |  | 48,215 |  |  |  | 103,536 |  |  |  | 27,880 |  |  |  | 83,897 |
Subsequent years |  |  | 620,378 |  |  |  | 1,893,850 |  |  |  | 400,239 |  |  |  | 1,500,789 |
Total |  | $ | 756,339 |  |  | $ | 2,231,611 |  |  | $ | 478,314 |  |  | $ | 1,860,355 |
The table below shows a breakdown of the maturity of the fair values of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. The net position of the fair value of caps and swaps for each year end reconciles with the net position of derivative assets and derivative liabilities in the consolidated statement of financial position:
Fair value |  | Balance as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2016 |
|  | Cap |  |  | Swap |  |  | Cap |  |  | Swap |
Up to 1 year |  |  | 347 |  |  |  | (13,224 | ) |  |  | 250 |  |  |  | (12,383 | )
Between 1 and 2 years |  |  | 978 |  |  |  | (14,378 | ) |  |  | 262 |  |  |  | (14,927 | )
Between 2 and 3 years |  |  | 396 |  |  |  | (15,923 | ) |  |  | 275 |  |  |  | (13,957 | )
Subsequent years |  |  | 6,509 |  |  |  | (286,206 | ) |  |  | 3,035 |  |  |  | (307,999 | )
Total |  | $ | 8,230 |  |  |  | (329,731 | ) |  | $ | 3,822 |  |  |  | (349,266 | )

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