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Contracted concessional assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Movements of Contracted Concessional Assets [Abstract] |  |
Contracted concessional financial assets | $ 1,161,441 | $ 1,169,216
Total, beginning of period | 9,084,270 |
Change in the scope of the consolidated financial statements (Note 5) |  | 0
Total, end of period | 8,549,181 | 9,084,270
Cost [Member] |  |
Movements of Contracted Concessional Assets [Abstract] |  |
Total, beginning of period | 10,633,769 | 10,067,596
Additions | 10,463 | 15,426
Application of IFRS 16 - Leases (Note 2) | 62,982 |
Subtractions | (92,814) | (42,500)
Change in the scope of the consolidated financial statements (Note 5) | 170,040 |
Translation differences | (280,680) | 593,247
Reclassification and other movements | (27,932) |
Total, end of period | 10,475,828 | 10,633,769
Accumulated Amortization [Member] |  |
Movements of Contracted Concessional Assets [Abstract] |  |
Total, beginning of period | (1,549,499) | (1,143,324)
Adjustments arising from application of IFRS9 - Expected Credit Losses (Note 2) | (53,048) |
Additions | (362,697) | (309,846)
Change in the scope of the consolidated financial statements (Note 5) | (14,131) |
Translation differences | 52,728 | (96,329)
Total, end of period | (1,926,647) | (1,549,499)
Contracted Concessional Assets [Member] |  |
Movements of Contracted Concessional Assets [Abstract] |  |
Contracted concessional financial assets | $ 843,291 | 936,004
Impairment loss on contracted concessional financial assets |  | $ 0
Mojave [Member] |  |
Movements of Contracted Concessional Assets [Abstract] |  |
Assumed percentage decrease in generation | 5.00% |
Assumed percentage increase in discount rate | 0.50% |
Percentage recoverable amount exceeds carrying amount | 10.00% |
Mojave [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |
Movements of Contracted Concessional Assets [Abstract] |  |
Discount rate | 4.60% |
Mojave [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |
Movements of Contracted Concessional Assets [Abstract] |  |
Discount rate | 5.80% |
Solana [Member] |  |
Movements of Contracted Concessional Assets [Abstract] |  |
Impairment loss on contracted concessional financial assets | $ 42,721 |
Recoverable amount of impairment loss | $ 1,141,209 |
Assumed percentage decrease in generation | 5.00% |
Additional impairment loss that could be recognised due to assumed percentage decrease in generation | $ 72,000 |
Assumed percentage increase in discount rate | 0.50% |
Additional impairment loss that could be recognised due to assumed increase in discount rate | $ 50,000 |
Solana [Member] | Bottom of Range [Member] |  |
Movements of Contracted Concessional Assets [Abstract] |  |
Discount rate | 5.00% |
Solana [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |
Movements of Contracted Concessional Assets [Abstract] |  |
Discount rate | 5.80% |

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