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Commitments, third-party guarantees, contingent assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Contractual Obligations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt |  | $ 993,725 | $ 723,791 |  | $ 684,073
Loans with credit institutions (project debt) |  | 4,123,856 | 4,105,915 |  |
Notes and bonds (project debt) |  | 1,113,758 | 746,433 |  |
Purchase commitments | [1] | 1,709,660 | 1,758,147 |  |
Accrued interest estimate during the useful life of loans |  | 2,309,597 | 2,472,070 |  |
Lease commitments |  | 94,600 | 93,000 |  |
Current lease commitments |  | 5,300 | 5,100 |  |
Non-current lease commitments |  | 89,300 | 87,900 |  |
Third-party Guarantees [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Bank Bond and Surety Insurance deposited as guarantee |  | 36,300 | 38,200 |  |
Issuance of guarantees previously issued by Abengoa |  | 159,800 | 130,100 |  |
Abengoa [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceedings [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Amount withdrawn from escrow |  |  |  | $ 2,500 |
Abengoa [Member] | Mexico [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceedings [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Estimated maximum potential exposure |  | 35,000 |  |  |
Amount held in escrow |  | 2,500 |  |  |
2020 and 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt |  | 23,648 | 28,706 |  |
Loans with credit institutions (project debt) |  | 261,800 | 241,116 |  |
Notes and bonds (project debt) |  | 50,558 | 28,304 |  |
Purchase commitments | [1] | 93,791 | 84,881 |  |
Accrued interest estimate during the useful life of loans |  | 286,724 | 294,676 |  |
2021/2022 and 2022/2023 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt |  | 2,036 | 200,504 |  |
Loans with credit institutions (project debt) |  | 583,259 | 504,921 |  |
Notes and bonds (project debt) |  | 100,911 | 51,508 |  |
Purchase commitments | [1] | 160,211 | 186,222 |  |
Accrued interest estimate during the useful life of loans |  | 541,652 | 549,320 |  |
2023/2024 and 2024/2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt |  | 450,169 | 200,926 |  |
Loans with credit institutions (project debt) |  | 770,507 | 598,837 |  |
Notes and bonds (project debt) |  | 109,884 | 56,192 |  |
Purchase commitments | [1] | 172,776 | 173,622 |  |
Accrued interest estimate during the useful life of loans |  | 468,060 | 471,535 |  |
Subsequent [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Contractual Obligations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt |  | 517,872 | 293,655 |  |
Loans with credit institutions (project debt) |  | 2,508,290 | 2,761,041 |  |
Notes and bonds (project debt) |  | 852,405 | 610,429 |  |
Purchase commitments | [1] | 1,282,881 | 1,313,422 |  |
Accrued interest estimate during the useful life of loans |  | 1,013,161 | $ 1,156,539 |  |
Arb Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceedings [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Amount of settlement payments |  | 4,300 |  |  |
Group of Insurance Companies [Member] | Top of Range [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceedings [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Estimated claims |  | 200,000 |  |  |
Solana [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Legal Proceedings [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Estimated claims |  | $ 20,000 |  |  |
[1] | Purchase commitments include lease commitments for $94.6 million as of December 31, 2020 ($93.0 million as of December 31, 2019), of which $5.3 million is due within one year and $89.3 million thereafter as of December 31, 2020 ($5.1 million due within one year and $87.9 million thereafter as of December 31, 2019).

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