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Financial information by segment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Financial information by segment [Abstract] |
Revenues and Further Adjusted EBITDA, assets and liabilities by operating segments and business sectors |
| a) | The following tables show Revenues and Further Adjusted EBITDA by operating segments and business sectors for the years 2018, 2017 and 2016:
|  | Revenue |  |  | Further Adjusted EBITDA |
|  | For the year ended December 31, |  |  | For the year ended December 31, |
Geography |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
North America |  | $ | 357,177 |  |  | $ | 332,705 |  |  | $ | 337,061 |  |  | $ | 308,748 |  |  | $ | 282,328 |  |  | $ | 284,691 |
South America |  |  | 123,214 |  |  |  | 120,797 |  |  |  | 118,764 |  |  |  | 100,234 |  |  |  | 108,766 |  |  |  | 124,599 |
EMEA |  |  | 563,431 |  |  |  | 554,879 |  |  |  | 515,972 |  |  |  | 441,625 |  |  |  | 388,216 |  |  |  | 354,020 |
Total |  | $ | 1,043,822 |  |  | $ | 1,008,381 |  |  | $ | 971,797 |  |  | $ | 850,607 |  |  | $ | 779,310 |  |  | $ | 763,310 |
|  | Revenue |  |  | Further Adjusted EBITDA |
|  | For the year ended December 31, |  |  | For the year ended December 31, |
Business sectors |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Renewable energy |  | $ | 793,557 |  |  | $ | 767,226 |  |  | $ | 724,325 |  |  | $ | 664,428 |  |  | $ | 569,193 |  |  | $ | 538,427 |
Efficient natural gas |  |  | 130,799 |  |  |  | 119,784 |  |  |  | 128,046 |  |  |  | 93,858 |  |  |  | 106,140 |  |  |  | 106,492 |
Electric transmission lines |  |  | 95,998 |  |  |  | 95,096 |  |  |  | 95,137 |  |  |  | 78,461 |  |  |  | 87,695 |  |  |  | 104,795 |
Water |  |  | 23,468 |  |  |  | 26,275 |  |  |  | 24,288 |  |  |  | 13,860 |  |  |  | 16,282 |  |  |  | 13,596 |
Total |  | $ | 1,043,822 |  |  | $ | 1,008,381 |  |  | $ | 971,797 |  |  | $ | 850,607 |  |  | $ | 779,310 |  |  | $ | 763,310 |
The reconciliation of segment Further Adjusted EBITDA with the profit/(loss) attributable to the parent company is as follows:
|  | For the year ended December 31, |
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Profit/(Loss) attributable to the Company |  | $ | 41,596 |  |  | $ | (111,804 | ) |  | $ | (4,855 | )
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests |  |  | 13,673 |  |  |  | 6,917 |  |  |  | 6,522 |
Income tax |  |  | 42,659 |  |  |  | 119,837 |  |  |  | 1,666 |
Share of profits/(losses) of associates |  |  | (5,231 | ) |  |  | (5,351 | ) |  |  | (6,646 | )
Dividend from exchangeable preferred equity investment in ACBH (Note 21) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 10,383 |  |  |  | 27,948 |
Financial expense, net |  |  | 395,213 |  |  |  | 448,368 |  |  |  | 405,750 |
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges |  |  | 362,697 |  |  |  | 310,960 |  |  |  | 332,925 |
Total segment Further Adjusted EBITDA |  | $ | 850,607 |  |  | $ | 779,310 |  |  | $ | 763,310 |
Assets and liabilities by geography |
| b) | The assets and liabilities by operating segments (and business sector) at the end of 2018 and 2017 are as follows:
Assets and liabilities by geography as of December 31, 2018:
|  | North America |  |  | South America |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2018 |
Assets allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracted concessional assets |  |  | 3,453,652 |  |  |  | 1,210,624 |  |  |  | 3,884,905 |  |  |  | 8,549,181 |
Investments carried under the equity method |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 53,419 |  |  |  | 53,419 |
Current financial investments |  |  | 147,213 |  |  |  | 61,959 |  |  |  | 30,080 |  |  |  | 239,252 |
Cash and cash equivalents (project companies) |  |  | 195,678 |  |  |  | 41,316 |  |  |  | 287,456 |  |  |  | 524,450 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 3,796,543 |  |  |  | 1,313,899 |  |  |  | 4,255,860 |  |  |  | 9,366,302 |
Unallocated assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 188,736 |
Other current assets (including cash and cash equivalents at holding company level) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 363,993 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 552,729 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,919,031 |
|  | North America |  |  | South America |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2018 |
Liabilities allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term project debt |  |  | 1,725,961 |  |  |  | 900,801 |  |  |  | 2,464,352 |  |  |  | 5,091,114 |
Grants and other liabilities |  |  | 1,527,724 |  |  |  | 7,550 |  |  |  | 122,852 |  |  |  | 1,658,126 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 3,253,685 |  |  |  | 908,351 |  |  |  | 2,587,204 |  |  |  | 6,749,240 |
Unallocated liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term corporate debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 684,073 |
Other non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 523,827 |
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 205,779 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,413,679 |
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,162,919 |
Equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,756,112 |
Total liabilities and equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,169,791 |
Total liabilities and equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,919,031 |
Assets and liabilities by geography as of December 31, 2017:
|  | North America |  |  | South America |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2017 |
Assets allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracted concessional assets |  |  | 3,770,169 |  |  |  | 1,100,778 |  |  |  | 4,213,323 |  |  |  | 9,084,270 |
Investments carried under the equity method |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 55,784 |  |  |  | 55,784 |
Current financial investments |  |  | 116,451 |  |  |  | 59,831 |  |  |  | 31,263 |  |  |  | 207,545 |
Cash and cash equivalents (project companies) |  |  | 149,236 |  |  |  | 42,548 |  |  |  | 329,078 |  |  |  | 520,862 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 4,035,856 |  |  |  | 1,203,157 |  |  |  | 4,629,448 |  |  |  | 9,868,461 |
Unallocated assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 210,378 |
Other current assets (including cash and cash equivalents at holding company level) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 413,500 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 623,878 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,492,339 |
|  | North America |  |  | South America |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2017 |
Liabilities allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term project debt |  |  | 1,821,102 |  |  |  | 876,063 |  |  |  | 2,778,043 |  |  |  | 5,475,208 |
Grants and other liabilities |  |  | 1,593,048 |  |  |  | 810 |  |  |  | 42,202 |  |  |  | 1,636,060 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 3,414,150 |  |  |  | 876,873 |  |  |  | 2,820,245 |  |  |  | 7,111,268 |
Unallocated liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term corporate debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 643,083 |
Other non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 657,345 |
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 185,190 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,485,618 |
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,596,886 |
Equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,895,453 |
Total liabilities and equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,381,071 |
Total liabilities and equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,492,339 |
Assets and liabilities by business sectors | Assets and liabilities by business sectors as of December 31, 2018:
|  | Renewable energy |  |  | Efficient natural gas |  |  | Electric transmission lines |  |  | Water |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2018 |
Assets allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracted concessional assets |  |  | 6,998,020 |  |  |  | 580,997 |  |  |  | 882,980 |  |  |  | 87,184 |  |  |  | 8,549,181 |
Investments carried under the equity method |  |  | 10,257 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 43,162 |  |  |  | 53,419 |
Current financial investments |  |  | 15,396 |  |  |  | 147,192 |  |  |  | 61,102 |  |  |  | 15,562 |  |  |  | 239,252 |
Cash and cash equivalents (project companies) |  |  | 453,096 |  |  |  | 45,625 |  |  |  | 14,043 |  |  |  | 11,686 |  |  |  | 524,450 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 7,476,769 |  |  |  | 773,814 |  |  |  | 958,125 |  |  |  | 157,594 |  |  |  | 9,366,302 |
Unallocated assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 188,736 |
Other current assets (including cash and cash equivalents at holding company level) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 363,993 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 552,729 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,919,031 |
Liabilities allocated |  | Renewable energy |  |  | Efficient natural gas |  |  | Electric transmission lines |  |  | Water |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2018 |
Long-term and short-term project debt |  |  | 3,868,626 |  |  |  | 545,123 |  |  |  | 647,820 |  |  |  | 29,545 |  |  |  | 5,091,114 |
Grants and other liabilities |  |  | 1,656,146 |  |  |  | 161 |  |  |  | 1,025 |  |  |  | 794 |  |  |  | 1,658,126 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 5,524,772 |  |  |  | 545,284 |  |  |  | 648,845 |  |  |  | 30,339 |  |  |  | 6,749,240 |
Unallocated liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term corporate debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 684,073 |
Other non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 523,827 |
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 205,779 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,413,679 |
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,162,919 |
Equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,756,112 |
Total liabilities and equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,169,791 |
Total liabilities and equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,919,031 |
Assets and liabilities by business sectors as of December 31, 2017:
|  | Renewable energy |  |  | Efficient natural gas |  |  | Electric transmission lines |  |  | Water |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2017 |
Assets allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracted concessional assets |  |  | 7,436,362 |  |  |  | 660,387 |  |  |  | 897,269 |  |  |  | 90,252 |  |  |  | 9,084,270 |
Investments carried under the equity method |  |  | 12,419 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 43,365 |  |  |  | 55,784 |
Current financial investments |  |  | 17,249 |  |  |  | 116,430 |  |  |  | 59,289 |  |  |  | 14,577 |  |  |  | 207,545 |
Cash and cash equivalents (project companies) |  |  | 452,792 |  |  |  | 39,064 |  |  |  | 15,325 |  |  |  | 13,681 |  |  |  | 520,862 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 7,918,822 |  |  |  | 815,881 |  |  |  | 971,883 |  |  |  | 161,875 |  |  |  | 9,868,461 |
Unallocated assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 210,378 |
Other current assets (including cash and cash equivalents at holding company level) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 413,500 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 623,878 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,492,339 |
|  | Renewable energy |  |  | Efficient natural gas |  |  | Electric transmission lines |  |  | Water |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2017 |
Liabilities allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term project debt |  |  | 4,162,596 |  |  |  | 579,173 |  |  |  | 698,346 |  |  |  | 35,093 |  |  |  | 5,475,208 |
Grants and other liabilities |  |  | 1,635,508 |  |  |  | 552 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,636,060 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 5,798,104 |  |  |  | 579,725 |  |  |  | 698,346 |  |  |  | 35,093 |  |  |  | 7,111,268 |
Unallocated liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term corporate debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 643,083 |
Other non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 657,345 |
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 185,190 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,485,618 |
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,596,886 |
Equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,895,453 |
Total liabilities and equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,381,071 |
Total liabilities and equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,492,339 |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges recognized |
c) | The amount of depreciation, amortization and impairment charges recognized for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
|  | For the year ended December 31, |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment by geography |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
North America |  |  | (166,046 | ) |  |  | (123,726 | ) |  |  | (129,478 | )
South America |  |  | (42,368 | ) |  |  | (40,880 | ) |  |  | (62,387 | )
EMEA |  |  | (154,283 | ) |  |  | (146,354 | ) |  |  | (141,060 | )
Total |  |  | (362,697 | ) |  |  | (310,960 | ) |  |  | (332,925 | )
|  | For the year ended December 31, |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment by business sectors |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Renewable energy |  |  | (323,438 | ) |  |  | (282,376 | ) |  |  | (304,235 | )
Electric transmission lines |  |  | (28,925 | ) |  |  | (28,584 | ) |  |  | (28,690 | )
Efficient natural gas |  |  | (10,334 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | (362,697 | ) |  |  | (310,960 | ) |  |  | (332,925 | )

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