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Project debt, Repayment schedule (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Project debt |  | $ 5,475,208 |  | $ 5,214,675 |
Repayments of project debt |  |  |  | 248,904 | $ 388,755
Amount of financial income |  |  | $ 36,600 |  |
Abengoa [Member] | Solana [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of project debt | $ 52,500 | $ 42,500 |  |  |
Remainder of 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Payment of interests accrued |  |  |  | 61,715 |
Nominal repayment |  |  |  | 126,694 |
Between January and September 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Project debt |  |  |  | 117,588 |
Between October and December 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Project debt |  |  |  | 130,802 |
2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Project debt |  |  |  | 257,180 |
2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Project debt |  |  |  | 269,347 |
2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Project debt |  |  |  | 299,370 |
Subsequent Years [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Repayment schedule [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Project debt |  |  |  | $ 3,951,979 |

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- Definition The gain (loss) recorded to profit and loss from a refinancing of debt with a non-substantial modification of the original debt. The gain or loss is equal to the difference between the present value of the cash flows under the original terms of the former financing and the present value of the cash flows under the new financing, discounted both at the original effective interest rate. + References No definition available. + Details
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