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Project debt, Repayment schedule (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Project debt | $ 5,533,760 | $ 5,533,760 |  | $ 5,475,208
Repayments of project debt |  | 70,147 | $ 306,198 |
Abengoa [Member] | Solana [Member] |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Repayments of project debt | 52,500 | 52,500 |  | $ 42,500
Remainder of 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Interest repayment | 72,823 | 72,823 |  |
Nominal repayment | 214,802 | 214,802 |  |
Between January and March 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Project debt | 15,703 | 15,703 |  |
Between April and December 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Project debt | 234,554 | 234,554 |  |
2020 [Member] |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Project debt | 268,770 | 268,770 |  |
2021 [Member] |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Project debt | 284,586 | 284,586 |  |
2022 [Member] |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Project debt | 318,324 | 318,324 |  |
Subsequent Years [Member] |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Project debt | $ 4,124,198 | $ 4,124,198 |  |

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