Property, plant and equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of major classes of property plant and equipment

Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

Description	Useful lives
Buildings	Up to 60 years and 10% residual value
Trains	Up to 75 years
River cruise ship and canal boats	25 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	3 to 25 years
Equipment under capital lease and leasehold improvements	Lesser of initial lease term or economic life

The major classes of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

	2018		2017
December 31,	$’000		$’000
Land and buildings	1,202,847		1,126,496
Machinery and equipment	192,077		181,670
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	301,751		263,716
River cruise ship and canal boats	5,024		13,900
	1,701,699		1,585,782
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(439,767	)	(417,738	)
Total property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	1,261,932		1,168,044