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Earnings per share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Earnings per share [Abstract] |  |
Profit/ (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Atlantica | $ 16,956 | $ 67,350
Average number of ordinary shares outstanding (thousands) - basic and diluted (in shares) | 100,516 | 100,217
Earnings per share from continuing operations - basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 0.17 | $ 0.67
Earnings per share from profit/ (loss) for the period - basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 0.17 | $ 0.67

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- Definition The profit (loss) from continuing operations attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent entity. [Refer: Continuing operations [member]; Profit (loss) from continuing operations] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 33 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 70 -Subparagraph a -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=33&code=ifrs-tx-2019-en-r&anchor=para_70_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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