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Financial information by segment, Reconciliation of segment Further Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Financial information by segment [Abstract]
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)	0	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
Reconciling Item [Member]
Financial information by segment [Abstract]
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)	0	10,383	27,948
Financial expense, net	395,213	448,368	405,750
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges	362,697	310,960	332,925
Allocated [Member]
Financial information by segment [Abstract]
Total segment Further Adjusted EBITDA	$ 850,607	$ 779,310	$ 763,310

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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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