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Derivative financial instruments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Derivative financial instruments [Abstract] |
Fair value amount of derivative financial instruments | The breakdowns of the fair value amount of the derivative financial instruments as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:
|  | Balance as of March 31, 2019 |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2018 |
($ in thousands) |  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |
Interest rate - cash flow hedge |  |  | 3,879 |  |  |  | 305,138 |  |  |  | 9,923 |  |  |  | 279,152 |
Foreign exchange derivative instruments |  |  | 3,899 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,230 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 7,778 |  |  |  | 305,138 |  |  |  | 13,153 |  |  |  | 279,152 |

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