Earnings per share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | |||||
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Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
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| Earnings per share [Abstract] | ||||||
| Potential issuance of shares on settlement of Green Exchangeable Notes (in shares) | 3,347,305 | 3,347,305 | ||||
| Potential issuance of shares to employees under long-term incentive plan (in shares) | 219,762 | 224,269 | ||||
| Potential issuance of subscribed shares (in shares) | 596,681 | |||||
| Profit/(loss) attributable to Atlantica | $ 46,050 | $ (9,473) | ||||
| Average number of ordinary shares outstanding - basic (in shares) | 116,149,000 | 114,236,000 | ||||
| Average number of ordinary shares outstanding - diluted (in shares) | 119,714,000 | 118,402,000 | ||||
| Earnings per share for the period - basic (in dollars per share) | $ 0.4 | $ (0.08) | ||||
| Earnings per share for the period - diluted (in dollars per share) | [1],[2] | $ 0.4 | $ (0.09) | |||
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