Statements of Consolidated Operations - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	[1]	$ 576,836,000	$ 560,999,000	$ 549,824,000
Expenses:
Cost of services		254,157,000	239,850,000	240,097,000
Selling, general and administrative		257,498,000	238,300,000	198,590,000
Depreciation and amortization		61,278,000	62,852,000	52,396,000
Impairment of goodwill		4,719,000	5,500,000	0
Impairment of property, plant and equipment and other assets		4,931,000	8,216,000	1,007,000
Total operating costs and expenses		582,583,000	554,718,000	492,090,000
Gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment and equity method investments		750,000	(153,000)	938,000
Other operating income		16,907,000	0	0
Earnings from operations		11,910,000	6,128,000	58,672,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt		0	0	1,200,000
Interest income		1,270,000	1,058,000	853,000
Interest expense		(33,042,000)	(32,455,000)	(29,155,000)
Foreign currency, net		(3,752,000)	(3,034,000)	9,186,000
(Losses)/earnings before income taxes and earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax		(23,614,000)	(28,303,000)	40,756,000
Provision for income taxes		(13,983,000)	(6,554,000)	(16,368,000)
(Losses)/earnings before earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax		(37,597,000)	(34,857,000)	24,388,000
Earnings/(losses) from unconsolidated companies, net of tax provision/(benefit) of $7,132, $(4,451) and $5,650		9,355,000	(10,213,000)	11,013,000
(Losses)/earnings from continuing operations		(28,242,000)	(45,070,000)	35,401,000
Net (losses)/earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax provision of $Nil, $Nil and $Nil		(10,000)	122,000	1,032,000
Net (losses)/earnings		(28,252,000)	(44,948,000)	36,433,000
Net earnings attributable to non-controlling interests		(204,000)	(87,000)	(109,000)
Net (losses)/earnings attributable to Belmond Ltd.		$ (28,456,000)	$ (45,035,000)	$ 36,324,000
Basic earnings per share
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		$ (0.275)	$ (0.441)	$ 0.348
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.000	0.001	0.010
Basic net earnings/(losses) per share attributable to Belmond Ltd. (in dollars per share)		(0.277)	(0.441)	0.357
Diluted earnings per share
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)		(0.275)	(0.441)	0.344
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		0.000	0.001	0.010
Diluted net earnings/(losses) per share attributable to Belmond Ltd. (in dollars per share)		$ (0.277)	$ (0.441)	$ 0.353

[1] Includes revenue from related parties of $15,783,000, $15,668,000 and $15,458,000, respectively