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The current and noncurrent portions of long term debt of consolidated VIE.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Net amount of long-term deferred finance costs capitalized at the end of the reporting period.

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Floor rate on an interest rate derivative such as an interest rate floor or collar. If market rates falls below the floor rate, a payment or receipt is triggered on the contract.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt and obligations under capital lease (Details)		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt and obligations under capital lease (Details)	Mar. 21, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2014 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving and working capital facilities - maximum borrowing capacity		$ 106,191,000		$ 106,191,000		$ 106,191,000		$ 107,004,000
Guaranteed debt of subsidiary						505,895,000		522,561,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				0	$ 0	0	$ 14,506,000
Working capital facilities - remaining borrowing capacity		106,191,000		106,191,000		106,191,000		101,486,000
Corporate Debt Refinancing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt						0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs		823,000		823,000		823,000		922,000
Debt of consolidated VIE		$ 97,438,000		97,438,000		97,438,000		97,545,000
Belmond Ltd
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 551,955,000
Revolving and working capital facilities - maximum borrowing capacity	$ 105,000,000
Interest rate floor	1.00%								1.00%
Debt instrument, term	7 years
Secured term loan, annual mandatory amortization, percentage of principal amount	1.00%
Belmond Ltd \| Tranche One term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 345,000,000
Belmond Ltd \| Tranche One term loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	3.00%
Belmond Ltd \| Tranche Two term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 206,955,000								€ 150,000,000
Belmond Ltd \| Tranche Two term loan \| European Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	3.25%	3.00%
Belmond Ltd \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, term	5 years
Belmond Ltd \| Revolving credit facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate	2.75%
Commitment fee, percentage	0.40%
Charleston Center LLC \| Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 86,000,000
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Amount of Debt Refinanced			$ 83,200,000
Charleston Center LLC \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			2.12%
Other assets
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs		$ 12,847,000		$ 12,847,000		$ 12,847,000		$ 13,095,000