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Significant accounting policies, Lease (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [abstract] |  |  |  |
Contracted concessional assets |  | $ 8,549,181 | $ 9,084,270 |
Deferred tax assets |  | 136,066 | 165,136 | $ 202,891
Long- term project debt |  | 4,826,659 | 5,228,917 |
Grants and other liabilities |  | 1,658,126 | 1,636,060 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  | 211,000 | 186,583 | $ 95,037
Other Reserves |  | 95,011 | 80,968 |
Retained Earnings |  | (449,274) | (477,214) |
Financial assets |  | $ 1,161,441 | 1,169,216 |
Other Reserves [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [abstract] |  |  |  |
IFRS 9 Adjustments, hedge accounting |  |  | 1,326 |
Retained Earnings [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [abstract] |  |  |  |
IFRS 9 Adjustments, expected credit losses | [1] |  | (38,182) |
IFRS 9 Adjustments, modifications of financial liabilities |  |  | 27,695 |
IFRS 9 Adjustments, hedge accounting |  |  | (1,326) |
Long-term Project Debt [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [abstract] |  |  |  |
IFRS 9 Adjustments, modifications of financial liabilities |  |  | (39,599) |
Grants and Other Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [abstract] |  |  |  |
IFRS 16 adjustments |  |  | 62,982 |
Deferred Tax Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [abstract] |  |  |  |
IFRS 9 Adjustments, modifications of financial liabilities |  |  | 8,849 |
Contracted Concessional Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [abstract] |  |  |  |
IFRS 9 Adjustments, expected credit losses | [1] |  | (53,048) |
IFRS 16 adjustments |  |  | 62,982 |
Financial assets |  |  | 936,004 |
Deferred Tax Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [abstract] |  |  |  |
IFRS 9 Adjustments, expected credit losses | [1] |  | 14,866 |
IFRS 9 Adjustments, modifications of financial liabilities |  |  | (3,055) |
Restated [Member] |  |  |  |
Disclosure of expected impact of initial application of new standards or interpretations [abstract] |  |  |  |
Contracted concessional assets |  |  | 9,094,204 |
Deferred tax assets |  |  | 176,947 |
Long- term project debt |  |  | 5,189,318 |
Grants and other liabilities |  |  | 1,699,042 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | 195,432 |
Other Reserves |  |  | 82,294 |
Retained Earnings |  |  | $ (489,027) |
[1] | The expected credit losses provision only applies to the contracted concessional assets recorded as financial assets for an amount before provision of $936,004 thousand as of December 31, 2017 (see Note 6).

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