Statements of Consolidated Operations - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 560,999,000	$ 549,824,000	$ 551,385,000
Expenses:
Cost of services		239,850,000	240,097,000	243,609,000
Selling, general and administrative		238,300,000	198,590,000	206,197,000
Depreciation and amortization		62,852,000	52,396,000	50,513,000
Impairment of goodwill		5,500,000	0	9,796,000
Impairment of property, plant and equipment		8,216,000	1,007,000	0
Total operating costs and expenses		554,718,000	492,090,000	510,115,000
(Loss)/gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment and equity method investments		(153,000)	938,000	20,275,000
Earnings from operations		6,128,000	58,672,000	61,545,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt		0	1,200,000	0
Interest income	[2]	1,058,000	853,000	926,000
Interest expense		(32,455,000)	(29,155,000)	(32,101,000)
Foreign currency, net		(3,034,000)	9,186,000	(5,016,000)
(Losses)/earnings before income taxes and earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax		(28,303,000)	40,756,000	25,354,000
Provision for income taxes		(6,554,000)	(16,368,000)	(17,041,000)
(Losses)/earnings before earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax		(34,857,000)	24,388,000	8,313,000
(Losses)/earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax (benefit)/provision of $(4,451), $5,650 and $1,466		(10,213,000)	11,013,000	9,075,000
(Losses)/earnings from continuing operations		(45,070,000)	35,401,000	17,388,000
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax provision of $Nil, $Nil and $Nil		122,000	1,032,000	(1,534,000)
Net (losses)/earnings		(44,948,000)	36,433,000	15,854,000
Net (earnings)/losses attributable to non-controlling interests		(87,000)	(109,000)	411,000
Net (losses)/earnings attributable to Belmond Ltd.		$ (45,035,000)	$ 36,324,000	$ 16,265,000
Basic earnings per share
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ (0.441)	$ 0.348	$ 0.169
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.001	0.010	(0.015)
Basic net earnings/(losses) per share attributable to Belmond Ltd. (in dollars per share)		(0.441)	0.357	0.158
Diluted earnings per share
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		(0.441)	0.344	0.167
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.001	0.010	(0.015)
Diluted net earnings/(losses) per share attributable to Belmond Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ (0.441)	$ 0.353	$ 0.156

[1] Includes revenue from related parties of $15,449,000, $15,458,000 and $13,123,000, respectively

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