Segment information - Reconciliation of assets from segments to consolidated (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets	[1]	$ 1,675,808	$ 1,653,637
Unallocated corporate
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		90,279	145,149
Owned hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		1,426,308	1,346,938
Part owned trains and hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		76,944	74,411
Europe | Owned hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		575,432	575,584
North America | Owned hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		619,747	518,493
Rest of world | Owned hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		231,129	252,861
Owned trains and cruises | Owned trains and cruises
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		82,277	87,139
Part-owned/managed hotels | Part owned trains and hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		21,479	21,894
Part-owned/managed trains | Part owned trains and hotels
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item
Total assets		$ 55,465	$ 52,517

[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, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is Charleston Center LLC. These assets and liabilities at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows: December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 $’000 $’000 Assets Cash and cash equivalents 4,081 1,530Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $Nil and $Nil 3,088 3,623Prepaid expenses and other 1,435 935Inventories 1,551 1,360Total current assets 10,155 7,448 Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $48,852 and $42,676 192,712 197,369Other assets 1,995 1,450Total assets 204,862 206,267 Liabilities Accounts payable 4,875 4,518Accrued liabilities 3,926 3,291Deferred revenue 2,589 2,835Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases 269 255Total current liabilities 11,659 10,899 Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases 159,354 112,069Total liabilities 171,013 122,968See further description in Note 7, Variable interest entities.