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Financial information by segment (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
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 six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:
| Revenue |  | Further Adjusted EBITDA |
| For the six-month period ended June 30, |  | For the six-month period ended June 30, |
| ($ in thousands) |
Geography | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
North America |  |  | 164,536 |  |  |  | 172,315 |  |  |  | 147,162 |  |  |  | 154,659 |
South America |  |  | 69,090 |  |  |  | 59,881 |  |  |  | 57,464 |  |  |  | 49,247 |
EMEA |  |  | 271,164 |  |  |  | 280,917 |  |  |  | 201,772 |  |  |  | 235,450 |
Total |  |  | 504,790 |  |  |  | 513,113 |  |  |  | 406,398 |  |  |  | 439,356 |
| Revenue |  | Further Adjusted EBITDA |
| For the six-month period ended June 30, |  | For the six-month period ended June 30, |
| ($ in thousands) |
Business sector | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Renewable energy |  |  | 380,086 |  |  |  | 392,213 |  |  |  | 301,395 |  |  |  | 345,386 |
Efficient natural gas |  |  | 61,698 |  |  |  | 61,437 |  |  |  | 54,302 |  |  |  | 46,982 |
Electric transmission lines |  |  | 51,098 |  |  |  | 47,903 |  |  |  | 43,585 |  |  |  | 40,300 |
Water |  |  | 11,908 |  |  |  | 11,560 |  |  |  | 7,116 |  |  |  | 6,688 |
Total |  |  | 504,790 |  |  |  | 513,113 |  |  |  | 406,398 |  |  |  | 439,356 |
The reconciliation of segment Further Adjusted EBITDA with the profit/(loss) attributable to the Company is as follows:
|  | For the six-month period ended June 30, ($ in thousands) |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Profit/(Loss) attributable to the Company |  | $ | 16,956 |  |  |  | 67,350 |
(Loss)/Profit attributable to non-controlling interests |  |  | 5,791 |  |  |  | 5,825 |
Income tax |  |  | 27,040 |  |  |  | 31,019 |
Share of (profits)/losses of associates |  |  | (3,352 | ) |  |  | (2,909 | )
Financial expense, net |  |  | 209,900 |  |  |  | 177,774 |
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges |  |  | 150,063 |  |  |  | 160,297 |
Total segment Further Adjusted EBITDA |  | $ | 406,398 |  |  |  | 439,356 |
Assets and liabilities by geography |
| b) | The assets and liabilities by operating segments (and business sector) as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows:
Assets and liabilities by geography as of June 30, 2019:
|  | North America |  |  | South America |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Balance as of June 30, 2019 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
Assets allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracted concessional assets |  |  | 3,377,228 |  |  |  | 1,193,156 |  |  |  | 3,789,392 |  |  |  | 8,359,776 |
Investments carried under the equity method |  |  | 79,119 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 56,377 |  |  |  | 135,496 |
Current financial investments |  |  | 157,083 |  |  |  | 61,827 |  |  |  | 31,499 |  |  |  | 250,409 |
Cash and cash equivalents (project companies) |  |  | 146,237 |  |  |  | 41,704 |  |  |  | 280,849 |  |  |  | 468,790 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 3,759,667 |  |  |  | 1,296,687 |  |  |  | 4,158,117 |  |  |  | 9,214,471 |
Unallocated assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 228,932 |
Other current assets (including cash and cash equivalents at holding company level) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 420,497 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 649,429 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,863,900 |
|  | North America |  |  | South America |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Balance as of June 30, 2019 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
Liabilities allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term project debt |  |  | 1,708,966 |  |  |  | 891,278 |  |  |  | 2,397,176 |  |  |  | 4,997,420 |
Grants and other liabilities |  |  | 1,509,206 |  |  |  | 7,382 |  |  |  | 133,383 |  |  |  | 1,649,971 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 3,218,172 |  |  |  | 898,660 |  |  |  | 2,530,559 |  |  |  | 6,647,391 |
Unallocated liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term corporate debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 689,592 |
Other non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 603,953 |
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 181,709 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,475,254 |
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,122,645 |
Equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,741,255 |
Total liabilities and equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,216,509 |
Total liabilities and equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,863,900 |
Assets and liabilities by geography as of December 31, 2018:
|  | North America |  |  | South America |  |  | EMEA |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2018 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
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 |
|  |  |  |  | ($ in thousands) |
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 business sector | Assets and liabilities by business sector as of June 30, 2019:
|  | Renewable energy |  |  | Efficient natural gas |  |  | Electric transmission lines |  |  | Water |  |  | Balance as of June 30, 2019 |
|  |  |  |  | ($ in thousands) |
Assets allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contracted concessional assets |  |  | 6,825,572 |  |  |  | 578,423 |  |  |  | 869,685 |  |  |  | 86,096 |  |  |  | 8,359,776 |
Investments carried under the equity method |  |  | 89,149 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 46,347 |  |  |  | 135,496 |
Current financial investments |  |  | 33,268 |  |  |  | 139,076 |  |  |  | 60,971 |  |  |  | 17,094 |  |  |  | 250,409 |
Cash and cash equivalents (project companies) |  |  | 426,255 |  |  |  | 19,567 |  |  |  | 13,373 |  |  |  | 9,595 |  |  |  | 468,790 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 7,374,244 |  |  |  | 737,066 |  |  |  | 944,029 |  |  |  | 159,132 |  |  |  | 9,214,471 |
Unallocated assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other non-current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 228,932 |
Other current assets (including cash and cash equivalents at holding company level) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 420,497 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 649,429 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,863,900 |
|  | Renewable energy |  |  | Efficient natural gas |  |  | Electric transmission lines |  |  | Water |  |  | Balance as of June 30, 2019 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
Liabilities allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term project debt |  |  | 3,791,447 |  |  |  | 536,690 |  |  |  | 642,496 |  |  |  | 26,787 |  |  |  | 4,997,420 |
Grants and other liabilities |  |  | 1,648,118 |  |  |  | 139 |  |  |  | 957 |  |  |  | 757 |  |  |  | 1,649,971 |
Subtotal allocated |  |  | 5,439,565 |  |  |  | 536,829 |  |  |  | 643,453 |  |  |  | 27,544 |  |  |  | 6,647,391 |
Unallocated liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term and short-term corporate debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 689,592 |
Other non-current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 603,953 |
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 181,709 |
Subtotal unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,475,254 |
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,122,645 |
Equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,741,255 |
Total liabilities and equity unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,216,509 |
Total liabilities and equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,863,900 |
Assets and liabilities by business sector as of December 31, 2018:
|  | Renewable energy |  |  | Efficient natural gas |  |  | Electric transmission lines |  |  | Water |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2018 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
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 |
|  | Renewable energy |  |  | Efficient natural gas |  |  | Electric transmission lines |  |  | Water |  |  | Balance as of December 31, 2018 |
|  | ($ in thousands) |
Liabilities allocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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 |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment charges recognized |
| c) | The amount of depreciation, amortization and impairment charges recognized for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
| For the six-month period ended June 30, |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment by geography | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
| ($ in thousands) |
North America |  |  | (53,013 | ) |  |  | (59,638 | )
South America |  |  | (22,859 | ) |  |  | (21,056 | )
EMEA |  |  | (74,191 | ) |  |  | (79,603 | )
Total |  |  | (150,063 | ) |  |  | (160,297 | )
| For the six-month period ended June 30, |
Depreciation, amortization and impairment by business sectors | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
| ($ in thousands) |
Renewable energy |  |  | (142,895 | ) |  |  | (140,491 | )
Electric transmission lines |  |  | (12,593 | ) |  |  | (14,608 | )
Efficent natual gas |  |  | 5,425 |  |  |  | (5,198 | )
Total |  |  | (150,063 | ) |  |  | (160,297 | )

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