Statements of Consolidated Operations - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 549,824,000	$ 551,385,000	$ 585,715,000
Expenses:
Cost of services		240,097,000	243,609,000	262,603,000
Selling, general and administrative		198,590,000	206,197,000	219,584,000
Depreciation and amortization		52,396,000	50,513,000	52,004,000
Impairment of goodwill		0	9,796,000	0
Impairment of property, plant and equipment		1,007,000	0	1,211,000
Total operating costs and expenses		492,090,000	510,115,000	535,402,000
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment and equity method investments		938,000	20,275,000	4,128,000
Earnings from operations		58,672,000	61,545,000	54,441,000
Gain/(loss) on extinguishment of debt		1,200,000	0	(14,506,000)
Other income		0	0	1,257,000
Interest income	[2]	853,000	926,000	1,418,000
Interest expense		(29,155,000)	(32,101,000)	(36,767,000)
Foreign currency, net		9,186,000	(5,016,000)	2,262,000
Earnings before income taxes and earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax		40,756,000	25,354,000	8,105,000
Provision for income taxes		(16,368,000)	(17,041,000)	(15,542,000)
Earnings/(losses) before earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax		24,388,000	8,313,000	(7,437,000)
Earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax provision/(benefit) of $5,650, $1,466 and $(702)		11,013,000	9,075,000	9,484,000
Earnings from continuing operations		35,401,000	17,388,000	2,047,000
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax provision of $Nil, $Nil and $713		1,032,000	(1,534,000)	(3,782,000)
Net earnings/(losses)		36,433,000	15,854,000	(1,735,000)
Net (earnings)/losses attributable to non-controlling interests		(109,000)	411,000	(145,000)
Net earnings/(losses) attributable to Belmond Ltd.		$ 36,324,000	$ 16,265,000	$ (1,880,000)
Basic earnings per share
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.348	$ 0.169	$ 0.020
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.010	(0.015)	(0.036)
Basic net earnings/(losses) per share attributable to Belmond Ltd. (in dollars per share)		0.357	0.158	(0.017)
Diluted earnings per share
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		0.344	0.167	0.019
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.010	(0.015)	(0.036)
Diluted net earnings/(losses) per share attributable to Belmond Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ 0.353	$ 0.156	$ (0.018)

[1] Includes revenue from related parties of $15,458,000, $13,123,000 and $12,988,000, respectively

[2] Includes interest income from related parties of $0, $301,000, and $904,000, respectively