Investment and other (losses) gains - net - Proceeds from the Sale of Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Proceeds from sale of debt securities	$ 13,146	$ 15,050
Proceeds from sale of equity securities	2,220	793
Total proceeds from sale of investment in securities	$ 15,366	$ 15,843

The cash inflow associated with the sale of debt securities classified as available-for-sale securities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 11
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82896770&loc=d3e26853-111562

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3179-108585

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