Financial income and expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Feb. 24, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Financial income [Abstract]
Interest income from loans and credits			$ 36,556	$ 224
Interest rates benefits derivatives: cash flow hedges			47	907
Total			36,603	1,131
Financial expenses [Abstract]
Expenses due to interest - Loans from credit entities			(191,168)	(188,136)
Expenses due to interest - Other debts			(63,451)	(65,088)
Interest rates losses derivatives: cash flow hedges			(51,721)	(55,346)
Total			(306,340)	(308,570)
Non-monetary financial income		$ 36,600
Other financial income / (expenses) [Abstract]
Dividend from ACBH (Brazil)			0	10,383
Other financial income			8,711	9,151
Other financial losses			(19,850)	(18,232)
Total			$ (11,139)	$ 1,302
Dividends retained from Abengoa	$ 10,400

Dividends received from ACBH preferred equity investment in 2014 and 2015 and dividend retained from the amount payable to Abengoa pursuant to the agreements in place with Abengoa and ACBH, in lieu of dividends not received from ACBH, which were accounted for as dividend received from ACBH.

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