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Related parties (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Related parties [Abstract] |
Related party receivables and payables | Details of balances with related parties as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:
|  | Balance as of March 31, |  |  | Balance as of December 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
Credit receivables (current) |  |  | 10,994 |  |  |  | 10,544 |
Total current receivables with related parties |  |  | 10,994 |  |  |  | 10,544 |
Credit receivables (non-current) |  |  | 2,518 |  |  |  | 2,108 |
Total non-current receivables with related parties |  |  | 2,518 |  |  |  | 2,108 |
Trade payables (current) |  |  | 42,909 |  |  |  | 63,409 |
Total current payables with related parties |  |  | 42,909 |  |  |  | 63,409 |
Credit payables (non-current) |  |  | 144,994 |  |  |  | 141,031 |
Total non-current payables with related parties |  |  | 144,994 |  |  |  | 141,031 |
Related party transactions | The transactions carried out by entities included in these consolidated condensed financial statements with related parties not included in the consolidation perimeter of Atlantica, primarily with Abengoa and with subsidiaries of Abengoa, during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 have been as follows:
|  | For the three-month period ended March 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
Services rendered |  |  | - |  |  |  | 13 |
Services received |  |  | (26,541 | ) |  |  | (24,969 | )
Financial income |  |  | 1,386 |  |  |  | 12 |
Financial expenses |  |  | (341 | ) |  |  | (364 | )

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