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Changes in the scope of the consolidated financial statements, Changes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Jan. 07, 2016

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Feb. 28, 2017

Aug. 03, 2016

Changes in the scope of the consolidated financial statements [Abstract]

Percentage interest acquired

12.50%

Solacor 1/2 [Member]

Changes in the scope of the consolidated financial statements [Abstract]

Percentage interest acquired

13.00%

13.00%

Ownership interest

^[1]

87.00%

Purchase price

$ 19,923

Seville PV [Member]

Changes in the scope of the consolidated financial statements [Abstract]

Percentage interest acquired

80.00%

80.00%

Ownership interest

^[2]

80.00%

Purchase price

$ 3,214

JGC [Member] | Solacor 1/2 [Member]

Changes in the scope of the consolidated financial statements [Abstract]

Ownership interest

13.00%

13.00%

[1]	JGC, a Japanese engineering company, holds 13% of the shares in each of Solacor 1 and Solacor 2.
[2]	Instituto para la Diversificacion y Ahorro de la Energia ("Idae"), a Spanish state owned company, holds 20% of the shares in Seville PV.

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