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Grants and other liabilities (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Grants and other liabilities [Abstract] |
Grants and other non-current liabilities |
|  | Balance as of March 31, |  |  | Balance as of December 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
Grants |  |  | 1,197,683 |  |  |  | 1,225,877 |
Other Liabilities |  |  | 478,516 |  |  |  | 410,183 |
Grant and other non-current liabilities |  |  | 1,676,199 |  |  |  | 1,636,060 |

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