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Trade and other receivables (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Trade and other receivables [Abstract] |
Trade and other receivables | Trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, consist of the following:
|  | Balance as of March 31, |  |  | Balance as of December 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
Trade receivables |  |  | 177,841 |  |  |  | 163,856 |
Tax receivables |  |  | 35,062 |  |  |  | 54,959 |
Prepayments |  |  | 19,342 |  |  |  | 5,521 |
Other accounts receivable |  |  | 9,167 |  |  |  | 12,059 |
Total |  |  | 241,412 |  |  |  | 236,395 |

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