Segment information - Reconciliation of assets from segments to consolidated (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets	[1]	$ 1,653,637	$ 1,524,068
Unallocated corporate
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		145,149	129,582
Owned hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		1,346,938	1,218,013
Part owned trains and hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		74,411	88,404
Europe | Owned hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		575,584	504,758
North America | Owned hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		518,493	468,088
Rest of world | Owned hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		252,861	245,167
Owned trains and cruises | Owned trains and cruises
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		87,139	88,069
Part-owned/managed hotels | Part owned trains and hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		21,894	20,007
Part-owned/managed trains | Part owned trains and hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		$ 52,517	$ 68,397

[1] Included in Belmond Ltd.’s consolidated assets and liabilities are assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“consolidated VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations of the consolidated VIEs and liabilities of consolidated VIEs whose creditors have no recourse to Belmond Ltd. The Company’s only consolidated VIE at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is Charleston Center LLC. These assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows: December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 $’000 $’000 Assets Cash and cash equivalents 1,530 2,233Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $Nil and $Nil 3,623 3,066Prepaid expenses and other 935 365Inventories 1,360 1,296Total current assets 7,448 6,960 Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $42,676 and $35,902 197,369 201,861Other assets 1,450 1,455Total assets 206,267 210,276 Liabilities Accounts payable 4,518 4,558Accrued liabilities 3,291 3,099Deferred revenue 2,835 1,714Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases 255 242Total current liabilities 10,899 9,613 Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases 112,069 111,968Other liabilities — 40Total liabilities 122,968 121,621See further description in Note 6, Variable interest entities.