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Contracted concessional assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Contracted concessional assets [Abstract] |
Movements of contracted concessional assets |
| a) | The following table shows the movements of contracted concessional assets included in the heading “Contracted Concessional assets” for 2018:
Cost |  |  |
Total as of January 1, 2018 |  |  | 10,633,769 |
Additions |  |  | 10,463 |
Application of IFRS 16 – Leases (Note 2) |  |  | 62,982 |
Subtractions |  |  | (92,814 | )
Change in the scope of the consolidated financial statements (Note 5) |  |  | 170,040 |
Translation differences |  |  | (280,680 | )
Reclassification and other movements |  |  | (27,932 | )
Total as of December 31, 2018 |  |  | 10,475,828 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |
Total as of January 1, 2018 |  |  | (1,549,499 | )
Adjustments arising from application of IFRS9 - Expected Credit Losses (Note 2) |  |  | (53,048 | )
Additions |  |  | (362,697 | )
Change in the scope of the consolidated financial statements (Note 5) |  |  | (14,131 | )
Translation differences |  |  | 52,728 |
Total accum. amort. as of December 31, 2018 |  |  | (1,926,647 | )
Net balance at December 31, 2018 |  |  | 8,549,181 |
| b) | The following table shows the movements of contracted concessional assets included in the heading “Contracted Concessional assets” for 2017:
Cost |  |  |
Total as of January 1, 2017 |  |  | 10,067,596 |
Additions |  |  | 15,426 |
Subtractions |  |  | (42,500 | )
Translation differences |  |  | 593,247 |
Total as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | 10,633,769 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  |
Total as of January 1, 2017 |  |  | (1,143,324 | )
Additions |  |  | (309,846 | )
Translation differences |  |  | (96,329 | )
Total accum. amort. as of December 31, 2017 |  |  | (1,549,499 | )
Net balance at December 31, 2017 |  |  | 9,084,270 |

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