Belmond (BEL) 10-Q 2 May 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 28, 2014	Apr. 28, 2014
		Class A common shares at par value	Class B common shares at par value
Entity Registrant Name	'ORIENT EXPRESS HOTELS LTD	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001115836	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding:	'	103,724,734	18,044,478
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'	'

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$134,358	$123,159
Restricted cash	2,957	6,003
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $572 and $563	36,332	35,471
Due from unconsolidated companies	9,502	11,795
Prepaid expenses and other	42,959	25,896
Inventories	44,923	45,056
Assets of discontinued operations held for sale	720	34,416
Total current assets	271,751	281,796
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $323,735 and $330,390	1,076,419	1,121,749
Property, plant and equipment of consolidated variable interest entities	191,471	187,854
Investments in unconsolidated companies	63,099	63,401
Goodwill	148,602	156,916
Other intangible assets	14,251	14,152
Other assets	54,327	53,998
Total assets	1,819,920	1,879,866
Liabilities and Equity	'	'
Working capital loans	0	138
Accounts payable	20,979	23,744
Accrued liabilities	76,672	74,187
Deferred revenue	47,582	36,983
Liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale	0	1,611
Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	5,527	71,011
Current portion of long-term debt of consolidated variable interest entities	1,772	1,805
Total current liabilities	152,532	209,479
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases	546,260	472,570
Long-term debt of consolidated variable interest entities	93,928	94,345
Liability for pension benefit	1,242	1,606
Other liabilities	20,111	18,851
Deferred income taxes	100,390	108,490
Deferred income taxes of consolidated variable interest entities	61,034	60,892
Liability for uncertain tax positions	3,006	2,988
Total liabilities	978,503	969,221
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)	'	'
Shareholdersb equity:	'	'
Preferred shares $0.01 par value (30,000,000 shares authorized, issued Nil)	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	993,747	992,860
Retained earnings/(deficit)	-13,117	7,643
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-141,911	-93,317
Less: Reduction due to class B common shares owned by a subsidiary b 18,044,478 (2013 b 18,044,478)	-181	-181
Total shareholdersb equity	839,756	908,222
Non-controlling interests	1,661	2,423
Total equity	841,417	910,645
Total liabilities and equity	1,819,920	1,879,866
Class A common shares $0.01 par value (240,000,000 shares authorized):	'	'
Shareholdersb equity:	'	'
Common shares	1,037	1,036
Class B common shares $0.01 par value (120,000,000 shares authorized):	'	'
Shareholdersb equity:	'	'
Common shares	$181	$181

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Accounts receivable, allowances	$572	$563
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$323,735	$330,390
Preferred shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred shares, shares authorized	30,000,000	30,000,000
Preferred shares, shares issued	0	0
Class A common shares at par value	'	'
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common shares, shares authorized	240,000,000	240,000,000
Common shares, shares issued	103,724,734	103,604,245
Class B common shares at par value	'	'
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common shares, shares authorized	120,000,000	120,000,000
Common shares, shares issued	18,044,478	18,044,478
Reduction due to Class B shares owned by a subsidiary (shares)	18,044,478	18,044,478

Statements_of_Condensed_Consol

Statements of Condensed Consolidated Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'
Revenue	$102,543	$102,834
Expenses:	'	'
Cost of services	49,903	48,239
Selling, general and administrative	50,772	53,984
Depreciation and amortization	12,119	11,478
Impairment of goodwill	0	'
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	0	35,680
Total operating costs and expenses	112,794	149,381
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment	3,704	0
Losses from operations	-6,547	-46,547
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-14,506	0
Interest income	402	237
Interest expense	-9,535	-7,253
Foreign currency, net	448	2,076
Losses before income taxes and losses from unconsolidated companies, net of tax	-29,738	-51,487
Benefit from income taxes	10,242	5,910
Losses before losses from unconsolidated companies, net of tax	-19,496	-45,577
Losses from unconsolidated companies, net of tax (benefit)/provision of $(325) and $(230)	-413	-627
Losses from continuing operations	-19,909	-46,204
Net losses from discontinued operations, net of tax (benefit)/provision of $Nil and $(386)	-735	-802
Net losses	-20,644	-47,006
Net losses/(earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests	-116	-209
Net losses attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.	($20,760)	($47,215)
Basic earnings per share	'	'
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	($0.19)	($0.45)
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	($0.01)	($0.01)
Basic net earnings/(losses) per share attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (in dollars per share)	($0.20)	($0.46)
Diluted earnings per share	'	'
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	($0.19)	($0.45)
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	($0.01)	($0.01)
Diluted net earnings/(losses) per share attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (in dollars per share)	($0.20)	($0.46)
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)	$0	$0

Statements_of_Condensed_Consol1

Statements of Condensed Consolidated Operations (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'
Earnings from unconsolidated companies, tax (benefit)/provision	($325)	($230)
Discontinued operations, tax (benefit)/provision	$0	($386)

Statements_of_Condensed_Consol2

Statements of Condensed Consolidated Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'
Net losses	($20,644)	($47,006)
Other comprehensive income/(losses), net of tax:	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax provision/(benefit) of $Nil and $114	-52,097	-16,438
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax provision/(benefit) of $1,503 and $314	2,625	1,211
Change in pension liability, net of tax provision/(benefit) of $Nil and $(53)	0	-134
Total other comprehensive losses, net of tax	-49,472	-15,361
Total comprehensive losses	-70,116	-62,367
Comprehensive (income)/losses attributable to non-controlling interests	762	-215
Comprehensive losses attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.	($69,354)	($62,582)

Statements_of_Condensed_Consol3

Statements of Condensed Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax provision/(benefit)	$0	$114
Change in fair value of derivatives, tax provision/(benefit)	1,503	314
Change in pension liability, tax provision/(benefit)	$0	($53)

Statements_of_Condensed_Consol4

Statements of Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net losses	($20,644)	($47,006)
Less: Net losses from discontinued operations, net of tax	-735	-802
Net losses from continuing operations	-19,909	-46,204
Adjustments to reconcile net losses to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	12,119	11,478
Amortization of finance costs	1,481	2,018
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	0	35,680
Undistributed earnings of unconsolidated companies	738	857
Tax on earnings of unconsolidated companies	-325	-230
Share-based compensation	791	1,550
Excess share-based compensation tax benefit	-96	0
Loss/(gain) on derivatives	-143	1,211
Change in provisions for uncertain tax positions	19	-3,921
Change in deferred income tax	-14,731	-11,462
Loss on extinguishment of debt	14,506	0
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment	-3,704	0
Effect of exchange rates on net losses	-3,430	-3,355
Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-440	-4,201
Due from unconsolidated companies	606	1,540
Prepaid expense and other	-3,344	-1,641
Inventories	-68	135
Escrow and prepaid customer deposits	-1,584	-1,047
Accounts payable	-3,889	-5,248
Accrued liabilities	1,449	2,603
Deferred revenue	14,774	14,998
Other, net	94	-1,354
Other cash movements:	'	'
Dividends from equity method investees	810	651
Payment of key money	-3,000	0
Payment of swap termination costs	-3,985	0
Net cash used in operating activities from continuing operations	-11,261	-5,942
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations	-735	-1,149
Net cash used in operating activities	-11,996	-7,091
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-17,998	-20,685
Investments in unconsolidated companies	-318	-990
Release of restricted cash	6,883	219
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	37,842	0
Proceeds from insurance settlements	200	65
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities from continuing operations	26,609	-21,391
Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations	0	18,964
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities	26,609	-2,427
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Proceeds from working capital loans	-133	382
Exercised stock options and vested share awards	1	1
Excess share-based compensation tax benefit	96	0
Issuance of long-term debt	569,097	6,398
Debt issuance costs	-12,931	-635
Principal payments under long-term debt	-559,975	-10,300
Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations	-3,845	-4,154
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities from discontinued operations	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	-3,845	-4,154
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	37	-367
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	10,805	-14,039
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period (includes $394 and $538 of cash presented within assets held for sale)	123,159	'
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (includes $Nil and $506 of cash presented within assets held for sale)	$134,358	'

Statements_of_Condensed_Consol5

Statements of Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Cash and cash equivalents	$134,358	$123,159	'	'
Assets Held-for-sale [Member]	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$0	$394	$506	$538

Statements_of_Condensed_Consol6

Statements of Condensed Consolidated Total Equity (USD $)	Total	Preferred shares at par value	Common shares at par value	Common shares at par value	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	Common shares held by a subsidiary	Non-controlling interests
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			Class A common shares at par value	Class B common shares at par value
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$938,323	$0	$1,029	$181	$982,106	$39,202	($86,381)	($181)	$2,367
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based compensation	1,550	'	'	'	1,550	'	'	'	'
Exercised stock options and vested share awards	1	'	1	'	'	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive loss:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net losses attributable to common shares	-47,006	'	'	'	'	-47,215	'	'	209
Other comprehensive loss	-15,361	'	'	'	'	'	-15,367	'	6
Balance at Mar. 31, 2013	877,507	0	1,030	181	983,656	-8,013	-101,748	-181	2,582
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	910,645	0	1,036	181	992,860	7,643	-93,317	-181	2,423
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based compensation	887	'	'	'	887	'	'	'	'
Exercised stock options and vested share awards	1	'	1	'	'	'	'	'	'
Comprehensive loss:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net losses attributable to common shares	-20,644	'	'	'	'	-20,760	'	'	116
Other comprehensive loss	-49,472	'	'	'	'	'	-48,594	'	-878
Balance at Mar. 31, 2014	$841,417	$0	$1,037	$181	$993,747	($13,117)	($141,911)	($181)	$1,661

Basis_of_financial_statement_p

Basis of financial statement presentation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Basis of financial statement presentation	'
	Basis of financial statement presentation
	Business
	In this report Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. is referred to as the “Company”, and the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to collectively as “OEH”.
	At March 31, 2014, OEH owned, invested in or managed 35 deluxe hotels and resort properties operating in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Southern Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia, one stand-alone restaurant in New York, six tourist trains in Europe, Southeast Asia and Peru, two river cruise businesses in Myanmar (Burma) and one canal boat business in France.
	Basis of presentation
	The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for quarterly reporting on Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of the management of the Company, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, operating results and cash flows for the interim period have been included in these condensed consolidated financial statements.
	“FASB” means Financial Accounting Standards Board.  “ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the FASB and “ASU” means an Accounting Standards Update of the FASB.
	The interim results presented are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any subsequent interim period or the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.
	These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.  See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding significant accounting policies.
	For interim reporting purposes, OEH calculates its tax expense by estimating its global annual effective tax rate and applies that rate in providing for income taxes on a year-to-date basis. OEH has calculated an expected annual effective tax rate, excluding significant, unusual or extraordinary items, and the tax effect of jurisdictions with losses for which a tax benefit cannot be recognized. The income tax expense (or benefit) related to all other items is individually computed and recognized when the items occur.
	Reclassifications
	Discontinued operations and assets and liabilities held for sale were reclassified in the condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. See Note 3 for a summary of the results of discontinued operations and assets and liabilities held for sale.
	Accounting policies
	The accounting policies used in preparing these condensed consolidated financial statements are the same as those applied in the prior year, except for a change in the functional currency of OEH’s Brazilian operations and codified changes made to the ASC, as described below.
	Functional currency change
	Prior to 2014, OEH’s Brazilian operations used the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. Effective January 1, 2014, OEH changed the functional currency to the Brazilian real. OEH believes that the growth in the Brazilian operations’ real-denominated revenues and expenses indicated a change in the economic facts and circumstances that justified the change in the functional currency. A foreign currency translation adjustment loss of $49,356,000 arising on the remeasurement of non-monetary assets and liabilities of OEH’s Brazilian operations, of which the majority related to property, plant and equipment, is included in other comprehensive losses for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
	Accounting pronouncements adopted during the period
	In July 2013, the FASB issued guidance on financial statement presentation of an uncertain tax benefit (“UTB”) when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The FASB’s objective in issuing this guidance is to eliminate diversity in practice resulting from a lack of guidance on this topic in current U.S. GAAP. Under the ASU, an entity must present a UTB, or a portion of a UTB, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. The ASU’s amendments are effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013, and interim periods within those years. The amendments should be applied to all UTBs that exist as of the effective date. Entities may choose to apply the amendments retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on OEH’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	In March 2013, the FASB issued guidance which indicates that the entire amount of a cumulative translation adjustment (“CTA”) related to an entity’s investment in a foreign entity should be released when there has been any of the following:
	•	Sale of a subsidiary or group of net assets within a foreign entity and the sale represents the substantially complete liquidation of the investment in the foreign entity.
	•	Loss of a controlling financial interest in an investment in a foreign entity (i.e., the foreign entity is deconsolidated).
	•	Step acquisition for a foreign entity (i.e., when an entity has changed from applying the equity method for an investment in a foreign entity to consolidating the foreign entity).
	The ASU does not change the requirement to release a pro rata portion of the CTA of the foreign entity into earnings for a partial sale of an equity method investment in a foreign entity. This guidance is effective for fiscal years (and interim periods within those fiscal years) beginning on or after December 15, 2013. The guidance should be applied prospectively from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on OEH’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	In February 2013, the FASB issued guidance which requires entities to measure obligations resulting from joint-and-several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this guidance is fixed at the reporting date, as the sum of (a) the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors, and (b) any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. Required disclosures include a description of the joint-and-several arrangement and the total outstanding amount of the obligation for all joint parties. The guidance permits entities to aggregate disclosures (as opposed to providing separate disclosures for each joint-and-several obligation). These disclosure requirements are incremental to the existing related party disclosure requirements. The guidance is effective for all prior periods in fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2013 (and interim reporting periods within those years). The guidance should be applied retrospectively to obligations with joint-and-several liability existing at the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year of adoption. Entities that elect to use hindsight in measuring their obligations during the comparative periods must disclose that fact. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on OEH’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	Accounting pronouncements to be adopted
	In April 2014, the FASB issued guidance that amends the definition of a discontinued operation and requires entities to provide additional disclosures about disposal transactions. The revised guidance will change how entities identify and disclose information about disposal transactions. The guidance is effective prospectively for all disposals (except disposals classified as held for sale before the adoption date) or components initially classified as held for sale in periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. OEH is assessing what impact, if any, the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Earnings_per_share

Earnings per share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings per share	'
	Earnings per share
	The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share including a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator is as follows:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
	Numerator ($'000)
	Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations	(19,909	)	(46,204	)
	Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations	(735	)	(802	)
	Net losses/(earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests	(116	)	(209	)
	Net earnings/(losses) attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.	(20,760	)	(47,215	)
	Denominator (shares '000)
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	103,719		103,011
	Effect of dilution	—		—
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	103,719		103,011
		$		$
	Basic earnings per share
	Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations	(0.192	)	(0.449	)
	Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations	(0.007	)	(0.008	)
	Net losses/(earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests	(0.001	)	(0.002	)
	Net earnings/(losses) attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.	(0.200	)	(0.459	)
	Diluted earnings per share
	Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations	(0.192	)	(0.449	)
	Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations	(0.007	)	(0.008	)
	Net losses/(earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests	(0.001	)	(0.002	)
	Net earnings/(losses) attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.	(0.200	)	(0.459	)
	For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, all share options and share-based awards were excluded from the calculation of the diluted weighted average number of shares because OEH incurred a net loss in that period and the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
	The total number of share options and share-based awards excluded from computing diluted earnings per share were as follows:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
	Share options	2,828,800		3,232,400
	Share-based awards	1,638,856		1,669,249
	Total	4,467,656		4,901,649
	The number of share options and share-based awards unexercised at March 31, 2014 was 4,467,656 (March 31, 2013 - 4,901,649).

Assets_held_for_sale_and_disco

Assets held for sale and discontinued operations	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Assets held for sale and discontinued operations	'
	Assets held for sale and discontinued operations
	At March 31, 2014, no properties were classified as held for sale, although there is one condominium relating to Porto Cupecoy which was excluded from the disposal of the Porto Cupecoy development in Sint Maarten as it was already under a separate sales contract at the time. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin, St Michaels, Maryland was sold. Due to OEH's continuing involvement in managing the hotel, its results are presented within continuing operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the results of operations of Ubud Hanging Gardens, Bali, Indonesia have been presented as discontinued operations, following the unannounced dispossession of OEH from the hotel by the owner in November 2013.
	During the three months ended March 31, 2013, Porto Cupecoy was sold. For the three months ended March 31, 2013, the results of operations of Porto Cupecoy have been presented as discontinued operations.
	(a)    Properties sold: Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin and Porto Cupecoy
	On March 21, 2014, OEH completed the sale of the property and operations of Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin for consideration of $39,700,000, of which $25,680,000 was paid in cash, $11,020,000 was settled directly with the lender to repay the debt facility secured by the property, and $3,000,000 was retained by the buyer as a key money contribution from OEH to be used for agreed capital enhancements. OEH will continue to manage the hotel for the new owner under a management agreement with a ten-year term that permits termination on the fifth anniversary of the agreement. The disposal resulted in a gain of $6,704,000, of which $3,704,000 was recognized on completion on March 21, 2014 and $3,000,000 has been deferred and will be recognized over the initial period of the management contract. The gain on sale of $3,704,000 is reported within gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment in the statements of condensed consolidated operations.
	On January 31, 2013, OEH completed the sale of the property and operations of Porto Cupecoy for cash consideration of $19,000,000. The property was a part of OEH’s former real estate segment. The disposal resulted in a gain of $439,000, which is reported within net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations, net of tax.
	The following is a summary of net assets sold and the gain recorded on sale for Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin and Porto Cupecoy:
		Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin		Porto Cupecoy
		March 21,		January 31,
		2014		2013
		$'000		$'000
	Property, plant and equipment	32,293		38
	Real estate assets	—		18,512
	Net working capital (deficit)/surplus	(820	)	—
	Net assets	31,473		18,550
	Transfer of foreign currency translation loss/(gain)	—		—
		31,473		18,550
	Consideration:
	Cash	25,680		19,000
	Reduction in debt facility on sale of hotel	11,020		—
	Key money retained by buyer	3,000		—
	Less: Working capital adjustment	(1,130	)	(11	)
	Less: Costs to sell	(393	)	—
		38,177		18,989
	Gain on sale	6,704		439
	(b)    Results of discontinued operations
	OEH had been operating the hotel Ubud Hanging Gardens under a long-term lease arrangement with a third-party owner. The existing lease arrangement continues to 2030. Following an unannounced dispossession of OEH from the hotel by the owner in November 2013, however, OEH has been unable to continue to operate the hotel. OEH believes that the owner's actions are unlawful and constitute a wrongful dispossession and is pursuing its legal remedies under the lease. As OEH is unable to operate Ubud Hanging Gardens for the foreseeable future, the hotel has been presented as a discontinued operation for all periods shown. The assets and liabilities of the hotel have not been classified as held for sale, as the hotel has not been disposed of through a sale transaction.
	Summarized operating results of the properties classified as discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
		Three months ended March 31, 2014
		Ubud Hanging Gardens		Porto Cupecoy		Total
		$'000		$'000		$'000
	Revenue	—		—		—
	Losses before tax, gain on sale and impairment	(677	)	(58	)	(735	)
	Impairment	—		—		—
	Gain on sale	—		—		—
	Losses before tax	(677	)	(58	)	(735	)
	Tax benefit	—		—		—
	Net (losses)/earnings from discontinued operations	(677	)	(58	)	(735	)
		Three months ended March 31, 2013
		Ubud Hanging Gardens		Porto Cupecoy		The Westcliff		Total
		$'000		$'000		$'000		$'000
	Revenue	1,236		835		—		2,071
	(Losses)/earnings before tax, gain on sale and impairment	129		(1,679	)	—		(1,550	)
	Impairment	—		(77	)	—		(77	)
	Gain on sale	—		439		—		439
	(Losses)/earnings before tax	129		(1,317	)	—		(1,188	)
	Tax benefit	(36	)	—		422		386
	Net (losses)/earnings from discontinued operations	93		(1,317	)	422		(802	)
	The results of discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 include legal fees of $677,000 in relation to Ubud Hanging Gardens, as OEH is pursuing legal remedies following its wrongful dispossession by the owner in November 2013. See Note 16.
	The results of discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 include a tax credit of $422,000 in relation to The Westcliff, Johannesburg, South Africa, which was sold in December 2012. This tax credit arose following the submission of the 2012 tax return in 2013.
	(c)    Assets and liabilities held for sale
	Assets and liabilities of the properties classified as held for sale consist of the following:
		March 31,		December 31, 2013
		2014
		Porto Cupecoy		Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin		Porto Cupecoy		Total
		$’000		$'000		$’000		$'000
	Current assets	—		1,503		—		1,503
	Real estate assets	720		—		720		720
	Property, plant and equipment	—		32,193		—		32,193
	Total assets held for sale	720		33,696		720		34,416
	Current liabilities	—		(1,611	)	—		(1,611	)
	Total liabilities held for sale	—		(1,611	)	—		(1,611	)
	Assets of Porto Cupecoy at March 31, 2014 comprise one condominium which was excluded from the disposal of the Porto Cupecoy development as it was already under a separate sales contract at the time.

Variable_interest_entities

Variable interest entities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Variable interest entities	'
	Variable interest entities
	(a)    VIEs of which OEH is the primary beneficiary
	OEH holds a 19.9% equity investment in Charleston Center LLC, owner of Belmond Charleston Place.  OEH has also made a number of loans to the hotel.  OEH concluded that Charleston Center LLC is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) because the total equity at risk is insufficient for the entity to fund its operations without additional subordinated financial support, the majority of which has been provided by OEH. OEH is the primary beneficiary of this VIE because it is expected to absorb a majority of the VIE’s expected losses and residual gains through the subordinated financial support it has provided, and has the power to direct the activities that impact the VIE’s performance, based on the current organizational structure.
	The carrying amount of consolidated assets and liabilities of Charleston Center LLC included within OEH’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are summarized as follows:
		March 31,	December 31,
		2014	2013
		$’000	$’000
	Current assets	21,903	10,517
	Property, plant and equipment	191,471	187,854
	Goodwill	40,395	40,395
	Other assets	1,690	1,895
	Total assets	255,459	240,661
	Current liabilities	6,665	6,722
	Third-party debt, including $1,772 and $1,805 current portion	95,700	96,150
	Long-term accrued interest on subordinated debt	15,490	15,340
	Deferred income taxes	61,034	60,892
	Total liabilities	178,889	179,104
	Net assets (before amounts payable to OEH of $94,039 and $92,692)	76,570	61,557
	The third-party debt of Charleston Center LLC is secured by its net assets and is non-recourse to its members, including OEH. The hotel’s separate assets are not available to pay the debts of OEH and the hotel’s separate liabilities do not constitute obligations of OEH.  This non-recourse obligation is presented separately on the condensed consolidated balance sheets of OEH.
	(b)    VIEs of which OEH is not the primary beneficiary
	OEH holds a 50% equity investment in its rail joint venture in Peru which operates the infrastructure, rolling stock, stations and services on a portion of the state-owned railways in Peru. OEH concluded that the Peru rail joint venture is a VIE because the total equity at risk is insufficient for it to fund its operations without additional subordinated financial support. The joint venture is under joint control as all the budgetary and capital decisions require a majority of approval of the joint venture’s board of directors, which has equal representation from both joint venture partners. The joint venture is accounted for under the equity method of accounting and included in earnings/(losses) from unconsolidated companies, net of tax in the statements of condensed consolidated operations.
	The carrying amounts and maximum exposures to loss as a result of OEH’s involvement with its Peru rail joint venture are as follows:
		Carrying amounts		Maximum exposure
		March 31,	December 31,	March 31,	December 31,
		2014	2013	2014	2013
		$’000	$’000	$’000	$’000
	Investment	38,396	38,095	38,396	38,095
	Due from unconsolidated company	4,197	4,957	4,197	4,957
	Guarantees	—	—	5,486	5,920
	Contingent guarantees	—	—	13,995	14,731
	Total	42,593	43,052	62,074	63,703
	The maximum exposure to loss for the Peru rail joint venture exceeds OEH’s carrying amounts in the joint venture due to guarantees, which, as discussed below, are not recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The contingent guarantees may only be enforced in the event there is a change in control in the joint venture, which would occur only if OEH’s ownership of the economic and voting interests in the joint venture falls below 50%, an event which has not occurred and is not expected to occur. As at March 31, 2014, OEH does not expect that it will be required to fund these guarantees relating to this joint venture as the entity has the ability to repay the loans.
	The Company has guaranteed $5,486,000 and contingently guaranteed $7,019,000 of the debt obligations of the rail joint venture in Peru through 2017. The Company has also contingently guaranteed the rail joint venture’s obligations relating to the performance of its governmental rail concessions, currently in the amount of $6,976,000, through May 2014.
	Long-term debt obligations of the rail joint venture in Peru at March 31, 2014 totaling $5,486,000 have been classified within current liabilities of the joint venture in its stand-alone financial statements, as it was out of compliance with a debt service coverage ratio covenant in its loan facilities. Discussions with the lenders to bring the joint venture into compliance are continuing, although this non-compliance is not expected to have a material impact on OEH’s financial flexibility.

Investments_in_unconsolidated_

Investments in unconsolidated companies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Investments in unconsolidated companies	'
	Investments in unconsolidated companies
	Investments in unconsolidated companies represent equity interests of 50% or less and in which OEH exerts significant influence, but does not have effective control of these unconsolidated companies and, therefore, accounts for these investments using the equity method. These investments include the 50% ownership in rail and hotel joint venture operations in Peru and in Hotel Ritz by Belmond, the 25% ownership in Eastern and Oriental Express Ltd, and the Buzios land joint venture which is 50% owned and further described below.
	In June 2007, OEH acquired 50% of a company holding real estate in Buzios, Brazil for a cash consideration of $5,000,000.  OEH planned to build a hotel and villas on the acquired land and to purchase the remaining share of the company when the building permits were obtained from the local authorities. In February 2009, the Municipality of Buzios commenced a process for the compulsory purchase of the land by the municipality in exchange for a payment of fair compensation to the owners. In April 2011, the State of Rio de Janeiro declared the land an area of public interest, with the intention that it will become part of an environmental park which is being created in the area. The compulsory purchase of the land is therefore expected to be carried out by the State of Rio de Janeiro. OEH is currently in negotiation to recover its investment in the project and fully expects to do so.
	Summarized financial data for OEH’s unconsolidated companies are as follows:
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Current assets	61,766		64,145
	Property, plant and equipment, net	342,595		342,731
	Other assets	24,014		24,142
	Non-current assets	366,609		366,873
	Total assets	428,375		431,018
	Current liabilities	153,803		154,213
	Long-term debt	32,843		37,043
	Other liabilities	129,284		127,002
	Non-current liabilities	162,127		164,045
	Total shareholders’ equity	112,445		112,760
	Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	428,375		431,018
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Revenue	34,715		35,160
	Gross profit1	18,481		19,262
	Net earnings2	(352	)	(994	)
	1 Gross profit is defined as revenues less cost of services of the unconsolidated companies.
	2 There were no discontinued operations, extraordinary items or cumulative effects of a change in an accounting principle in the unconsolidated companies.
	Included in unconsolidated companies are OEH’s hotel and rail joint ventures in Peru, under which OEH and the other 50% participant must contribute equally additional equity needed for the businesses.  If the other participant does not meet this obligation, OEH has the right to dilute the other participant and obtain a majority equity interest in the affected joint venture company.  OEH also has rights to purchase the other participant’s interests, which rights are exercisable in limited circumstances such as the other participant’s bankruptcy.
	There are guarantees and contingent guarantees to unconsolidated companies which are not recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The contingent guarantees for each Peruvian joint venture may only be enforced in the event there is a change in control of the relevant joint venture, which would occur only if OEH’s ownership of the economic and voting interests in the joint venture falls below 50%, an event which has not occurred. As at March 31, 2014, OEH does not expect that it will be required to fund these guarantees relating to these joint venture companies.
	The Company has contingently guaranteed, through 2018, $15,900,000 of debt obligations of the joint venture in Peru that operates four hotels and, through 2014, a further $676,000 of its debt obligations. See Note 4 for information regarding guarantees and long-term debt of the rail joint venture in Peru.
	At March 31, 2014, long-term debt obligations totaling $83,379,000 of Hotel Ritz by Belmond in Madrid, Spain, in which OEH has a 50% equity investment, have been classified within current liabilities in the joint venture’s stand-alone financial statements as it was out of compliance with the debt service coverage ratio covenant in its first mortgage loan facility. Discussions with the lender to bring the hotel into long-term compliance are continuing, although this non-compliance is not expected to have a material impact on OEH’s financial flexibility.  OEH and its joint venture partner have each guaranteed $10,336,000 of the debt obligations, and $995,000 of a working capital loan facility.

Property_plant_and_equipment

Property, plant and equipment	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property, plant and equipment	'
	Property, plant and equipment
	The major classes of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Land and buildings	971,628		1,013,015
	Machinery and equipment	205,689		210,992
	Fixtures, fittings and office equipment	203,711		209,050
	River cruise ship and canal boats	19,126		19,082
		1,400,154		1,452,139
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(323,735	)	(330,390	)
	Total property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	1,076,419		1,121,749
	The major classes of assets under capital leases included above are as follows:
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Machinery and equipment	843		889
	Fixtures, fittings and office equipment	108		108
		951		997
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(809	)	(905	)
	Total assets under capital leases, net of accumulated depreciation	142		92
	The depreciation charge on property, plant and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $12,051,000 (March 31, 2013 - $11,388,000).
	The property, plant and equipment of Charleston Center LLC, a consolidated VIE, of $191,471,000 at March 31, 2014 (December 31, 2013 - $187,854,000) is separately disclosed on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
	There were no impairments in the three months ended March 31, 2014. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, OEH recorded a non-cash property, plant and equipment impairment charge of $35,680,000 in respect of Belmond La Samanna, St. Martin, French West Indies based on a strategic review of its assets. The carrying value was written down to the hotel’s fair value.
	For the three months ended March 31, 2014, OEH capitalized interest in the amount of $Nil (March 31, 2013 - $1,088,000). All amounts capitalized were recorded in property, plant and equipment.

Goodwill

Goodwill	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Goodwill	'
	Goodwill
	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are as follows:
		Beginning balance at January 1, 2014	Impairment	Foreign currency translation adjustment		Ending balance at March 31, 2014
		$'000	$'000	$'000		$'000
	Owned hotels:
	Europe	77,781	—	(1,984	)	75,797
	North America	49,991	—	—		49,991
	Rest of world	21,107	—	(6,369	)	14,738
	Owned trains and cruises	8,037	—	39		8,076
	Total	156,916	—	(8,314	)	148,602
	The gross goodwill amount at January 1, 2014 was $191,243,000 and the accumulated impairment at that date was $34,327,000. All impairments to that date related to hotel and restaurant operations.
	There were no triggering events in the three months ended March 31, 2014 that would have required OEH to reassess the carrying value of goodwill.

Other_intangible_assets

Other intangible assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]	'
Other intangible assets	'
	Other intangible assets
	Other intangible assets consist of the following as of March 31, 2014:
		Favorable lease assets	Internet sites	Trade names	Total
		$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000
	Carrying amount:
	Balance at January 1, 2014	8,660	1,723	7,100	17,483
	Foreign currency translation adjustment	218	10	—	228
	Balance at March 31, 2014	8,878	1,733	7,100	17,711
	Accumulated amortization:
	Balance at January 1, 2014	2,268	1,063		3,331
	Charge for the period	33	35		68
	Foreign currency translation adjustment	55	6		61
	Balance at March 31, 2014	2,356	1,104		3,460
	Net book value:
	At March 31, 2014	6,522	629	7,100	14,251
	At December 31, 2013	6,392	660	7,100	14,152
	Favorable lease intangible assets are amortized over the terms of the leases, which are between 19 and 60 years. Internet sites are amortized over 10 years. Trade names have an indefinite life and therefore are not amortized, but are assessed for impairment annually or when events indicate that impairment may have occurred.
	Total amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $68,000 (March 31, 2013 - $90,000). Estimated total amortization expense for the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2014 is $204,000 and for each of the years ending December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2019 is $272,000.

Debt_and_obligations_under_cap

Debt and obligations under capital lease	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Debt and obligations under capital lease	'
	Debt and obligations under capital lease
	(a)    Long-term debt and obligations under capital lease
	Long-term debt and obligations under capital lease consist of the following:
		March 31,	December 31,
		2014	2013
		$’000	$’000
	Loans from banks and other parties collateralized by tangible and intangible personal property (excluding real estate) with a maturity of seven years (December 31, 2013 - one to nine years), with a weighted average interest rate of 4.52% (December 31, 2013 - 4.22%)	551,725	543,567
	Obligations under capital lease	62	14
	Total long-term debt and obligations under capital lease	551,787	543,581
	Less: Current portion	5,527	71,011
	Non-current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital lease	546,260	472,570
	On March 21, 2014, OEH entered into a $551,955,000 secured term loan and a $105,000,000 revolving credit facility, the proceeds of which were used to repay all outstanding funded debt apart from the debt of Charleston Center LLC, a consolidated VIE, and the debt of OEH’s unconsolidated joint venture companies.
	The term loan consists of two tranches, a $345,000,000 U.S. dollar tranche and a €150,000,000 euro-denominated tranche (equivalent to $206,955,000 at drawdown). The dollar tranche bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 3% per annum, and the euro tranche bears interest at a rate of EURIBOR plus 3.25% per annum. Both tranches are subject to a 1% interest rate floor. The term loan matures in seven years and the annual mandatory amortization is 1% of the principal amount.
	The revolving credit facility has a maturity of five years and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum, with a commitment fee of 0.4% paid on the undrawn amount.
	The term loan and revolving credit facility are secured by pledges of shares in certain Company subsidiaries and by security interests in tangible and intangible personal property. There are no mortgages over real estate.
	The following is a summary of the aggregate maturities of consolidated long-term debt, including obligations under capital lease, at March 31, 2014:
		$’000
	Remainder of 2014	4,148
	2015	5,533
	2016	5,533
	2017	5,534
	2018	5,521
	2019	5,517
	2020 and thereafter	520,001
	Total long-term debt and obligations under capital lease	551,787
	The Company has guaranteed $551,725,000 of the long-term debt of its subsidiary companies as at March 31, 2014 (December 31, 2013 - $384,818,000).
	Deferred financing costs related to the above outstanding long-term debt were $12,679,000 at March 31, 2014 (December 31, 2013 - $11,080,000) and are amortized to interest expense over the term of the corresponding long-term debt.
	A loss on extinguishment of debt of $14,506,000 was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2014 (March 31, 2013 - $Nil). The loss comprised costs associated with the March corporate debt refinancing, including $8,926,000 write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs, $3,985,000 swap cancellation costs and $1,330,000 of fees to prepay OEH’s previous loans.
	The debt of Charleston Center LLC, a consolidated VIE, of $95,700,000 at March 31, 2014 (December 31, 2013 - $96,150,000) is non-recourse to OEH and separately disclosed on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.  The debt, entered into in October 2010, was extended at Charleston Center LLC’s option in October 2013 to give a revised maturity of October 2014, with a further one year extension option available to the borrower, and the interest rate is at LIBOR plus a margin of 3.50% per annum.
	(b)                              Revolving credit and working capital facilities
	OEH had approximately $107,265,000 of revolving credit and working capital facilities at March 31, 2014 (December 31, 2013 - $3,021,000) of which €4,000,000 (equivalent to $5,513,000 at March 31, 2014) has been allocated to an existing letter of credit and $101,752,000 was available (December 31, 2013 - $2,883,000).

Other_liabilities

Other liabilities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Other liabilities	'
	Other liabilities
	The major balances in other liabilities are as follows:
		March 31,	December 31,
		2014	2013
		$’000	$’000
	Interest rate swaps (see Note 18)	—	1,878
	Long-term accrued interest on subordinated debt at Belmond Charleston Place	15,490	15,340
	Deferred lease incentive	381	393
	Contingent consideration on acquisition of Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo and Belmond Villa Sant’Andrea (see Note 16)	1,240	1,240
	Deferred gain on sale of Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin (see Note 3)	3,000	—
	Total other liabilities	20,111	18,851

Pensions

Pensions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Pensions	'
	Pensions
	Components of net periodic pension benefit cost are as follows:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Service cost	—		—
	Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	275		297
	Expected return on assets	(287	)	(229	)
	Net amortization and deferrals	139		230
	Net periodic benefit cost	127		298
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, contributions were made to OEH’s U.K. defined benefit pension plan of $537,000 (March 31, 2013 - $502,000). OEH anticipates contributing an additional $1,790,000 to fund the plan in 2014 for a total of $2,327,000.

Income_taxes

Income taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income taxes	'
	Income taxes
	In the three months ended March 31, 2014, the income tax benefit was $10,242,000 (March 31, 2013 - $5,910,000).
	The benefit for income taxes in the three months ended March 31, 2014 was higher than in the three months ended March 31, 2013 due primarily to the recognition of a deferred tax asset in respect of tax-deductible costs incurred in completing OEH’s corporate debt facility in March 2014. See Note 9.

Supplemental_cash_flow_informa

Supplemental cash flow information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]	'
Supplemental cash flow information	'
	Supplemental cash flow information
		Three months ended
		March 31,	March 31,
		2014	2013
		$’000	$’000
	Cash paid during the period for:
	Interest	7,765	5,861
	Income taxes, net of refunds	4,470	5,697
	To reflect the actual cash paid for capital expenditures, increases in accounts payable for capital expenditures are non-cash and excluded from capital expenditure, while decreases are cash payments and included. The change in accounts payable was an increase of $1,123,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 (March 31, 2013 - $3,167,000).

Restricted_cash

Restricted cash	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]	'
Restricted cash	'
	Restricted cash
	The major balances in restricted cash are as follows:
		March 31,	December 31,
		2014	2013
		$’000	$’000
	Cash deposit held with a bank pending completion of sale of Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin	—	4,000
	Cash deposits required to be held with lending banks as collateral	1,299	8,391
	Escrow deposits and other restricted cash at Porto Cupecoy	—	355
	Prepaid customer deposits which will be released to OEH under its revenue recognition policy	2,747	681
	Security required under the European Union Package Travel Directive	210	209
	Total restricted cash	4,256	13,636
	Restricted cash classified as long-term and included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2014 was $1,299,000 (December 31, 2013 - $7,633,000).

Sharebased_compensation_plans

Share-based compensation plans	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Share-based compensation plans	'
	Share-based compensation plans
	At March 31, 2014, OEH had three share-based compensation plans. The compensation cost that has been charged to selling, general and administrative expense for these plans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $791,000 (March 31, 2013 - $1,550,000). The total compensation cost related to unexercised options and unvested share awards at March 31, 2014 to be recognized over the period April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017, was $11,732,000 and the weighted average period over which it is expected to be recognized is 29 months. Measured from the grant date, substantially all awards of deferred shares and restricted shares have a maximum term of three years, and substantially all awards of share options have a maximum term of 10 years. There were no grants under the 2000 stock option plan or 2004 stock option plan during the three months ended March 31, 2014.
	2009 share award and incentive plan
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the following awards were made under the 2009 share award and incentive plan on the following dates. Estimates of fair values of deferred shares without performance criteria were made using the Black-Scholes options pricing model. Estimates of fair values of deferred shares with performance criteria and market conditions were made using the Monte Carlo valuation model.
	2009 share award and incentive plan	Class A common shares	Date granted	Date vested	Purchase price	Expected share price volatility	Risk-free interest rate	Expected dividends per share	Expected life of awards
	Deferred shares without performance criteria	94,000	March 21, 2014	March 21, 2017	$0.01	46%	0.91%	$—	3 years
	Deferred shares with performance criteria and market conditions	251,400	March 21, 2014	March 21, 2017	$0.01	46%	0.89%	$—	3 years

Commitments_and_contingencies

Commitments and contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and contingencies	'
	Commitments and contingencies
	Outstanding contracts to purchase property, plant and equipment were approximately $21,509,000 at March 31, 2014 (December 31, 2013 - $21,867,000).
	As part of the consideration for the acquisition of Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo and Belmond Villa Sant’Andrea in January 2010, OEH agreed to pay the vendor a further €5,000,000 (equivalent to $7,064,000 at date of acquisition) if, by 2015, additional rooms are constructed at Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo and certain required permits are granted to expand and add a swimming pool to Belmond Villa Sant’Andrea. At March 31, 2014, €4,000,000 has been paid (equivalent to $5,250,000 at the dates paid). See Note 10.
	In February 2013, the State of Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice affirmed a 2011 decision of a Rio state trial court against Sea Containers Ltd (“SCL”) in lawsuits brought against SCL by minority shareholders in Companhia Hoteis Palace (“CHP”), the company that owns Belmond Copacabana Palace, relating to the recapitalization of CHP in 1995, but reduced the total award against SCL to approximately $27,000,000. SCL further appealed the judgments during the second quarter of 2013 to the Superior Court of Justice in Brasilia. SCL sold its shares in CHP to the Company in 2000. Years later, in 2006, SCL entered insolvency proceedings in the U.S. and Bermuda which are continuing in Bermuda. Possible claims could be asserted against the Company or CHP in connection with this Brazilian litigation, although no claims have been asserted to date. In order to defend the hotel, in December 2013, CHP commenced a declaratory lawsuit in the Rio state court seeking judicial declarations that no fraud was committed against the SCL plaintiffs when the shares in CHP were sold to the Company in 2000 and that the sale of the shares did not render SCL insolvent. Pending rulings on those declarations, the court granted CHP an injunction preventing the SCL plaintiffs from provisionally enforcing their 2011 judgments against CHP. Management cannot estimate the range of possible loss if the SCL plaintiffs assert claims against the Company or CHP, and OEH has made no reserves in respect of this matter. If any such claims were brought, OEH would continue to defend its interests vigorously.
	In November 2013, the third-party owner of Ubud Hanging Gardens dispossessed OEH from the hotel under long-term lease to OEH without prior notice. As a result, OEH has been unable to continue operating the hotel and accordingly, to prevent any confusion to its guests, OEH has ceased referring to the property in its sales and marketing materials, including all electronic marketing, for the time being. OEH believes that the owner's actions are unlawful and in breach of the lease arrangement and constitute a wrongful dispossession. OEH is pursuing its legal remedies under the lease which provides for resolution of disputes by arbitration in Singapore, where OEH has sought emergency arbitral orders to return the hotel to OEH's possession and management and to stay court proceedings in Indonesia brought by the owner seeking annulment of the lease and damages from OEH. In December 2013, the arbitrator ordered the owner to suspend the Indonesian court proceedings while the Singapore arbitration continues. In April 2014, the Indonesian court dismissed the owner’s case for lack of jurisdiction due to the arbitration clause in the parties’ lease. While OEH believes it has a strong case on the merits, it may ultimately be unsuccessful in recovering the hotel or otherwise in pursuing its remedies against the owner, and therefore OEH has recorded Ubud Hanging Gardens as a discontinued operation and recorded a non-cash impairment charge relating to long-lived assets and goodwill of the hotel as well as a write-off of net current assets of the hotel. See Note 3. Management cannot estimate the range of possible additional loss to OEH which has made no reserves in respect of this matter.
	The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are parties to various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. These proceedings generally include matters relating to labor disputes, tax claims, personal injury cases, lease negotiations and ownership disputes. The outcome of each of these matters cannot be determined with certainty, and the liability that the relevant parties may ultimately incur with respect to any one of these matters in the event of a negative outcome may be in excess of amounts currently accrued for with respect to these matters. Where a reasonable estimate can be made, the additional losses or range of loss that may be incurred in excess of the amount recognized from the various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business are disclosed separately for each claim, including a reference to where it is disclosed. However, for certain of the legal proceedings, management is unable to estimate the loss or range of loss that may result from these claims due to the highly complex nature or early stage of the legal proceedings.
	In May 2010, OEH settled litigation for infringement of its “Cipriani” trademark in the European Union.  An amount of $3,947,000 was paid by the defendants to OEH in March 2010 with the balance of $9,833,000 being payable in installments over five years with interest.  The remaining payments, totaling $2,847,000 at March 31, 2014 have not been recognized by OEH because of the uncertainty of collectability. Despite the May 2010 settlement and OEH's belief that the ownership issues over the “Cipriani” trademark in the European Union had been resolved in its favor, OEH has recently initiated an infringement action in Spain against a company beneficially owned by members of the Cipriani family with whom OEH had reached the 2010 settlement, and is defending an infringement claim made by certain members of the Cipriani family against OEH in Italy. While OEH believes that it has a meritorious defense to the claim in Italy and a strong case against the defendants in Spain, OEH may fail to prevail in either of these actions. Management cannot estimate the range of possible additional loss to OEH which has made no reserves in these matters.
	Future rental payments as at March 31, 2014 under operating leases in respect of equipment rentals and leased premises are payable as follows:
		$’000
	Remainder of 2014	8,213
	2015	10,875
	2016	10,862
	2017	10,939
	2018	10,464
	2019	9,874
	2020 and thereafter	73,640
	Future rental payments under operating leases	134,867
	Rental expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 amounted to $3,148,000 (March 31, 2013 - $2,553,000).
	OEH has granted to James Sherwood, a former director of the Company, a right of first refusal to purchase the Belmond Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Italy in the event OEH proposes to sell it. The purchase price would be the offered sale price in the case of a cash sale or the fair market value of the hotel, as determined by an independent valuer, in the case of a non-cash sale. Mr. Sherwood has also been granted an option to purchase the hotel at fair market value if a change in control of the Company occurs. Mr. Sherwood may elect to pay 80% of the purchase price if he exercises his right of first refusal, or 100% of the purchase price if he exercises his purchase option, by a non-recourse promissory note secured by the hotel payable in ten equal annual installments with interest at LIBOR. This right of first refusal and purchase option are not assignable and expire one year after Mr. Sherwood’s death. These agreements relating to the Belmond Hotel Cipriani between Mr. Sherwood and OEH and its predecessor companies have been in place since 1983 and were last amended and restated in 2005.

Fair_value_measurements

Fair value measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

'

Fair value measurements

'

Fair value measurements

(a)     Financial instruments recorded at fair value

The following tables summarize the valuation of OEH’s financial instruments recorded at fair value by the fair value hierarchy at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

31-Mar-14

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

Liabilities at fair value:

Derivative financial instruments

—

(825

)

—

(825

)

Total net liabilities

—

(825

)

—

(825

)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

31-Dec-13

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

Assets at fair value:

Derivative financial instruments

—

2

—

2

Total assets

—

2

—

2

Liabilities at fair value:

Derivative financial instruments

—

(4,890

)

—

(4,890

)

Total net liabilities

—

(4,888

)

—

(4,888

)

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, there were no transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy.

(b)    Other financial instruments

Certain methods and assumptions are used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments. The carrying amount of current assets and current liabilities as disclosed on the condensed consolidated balance sheets approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of those instruments.

The fair value of OEH's long-term debt, excluding interest rate swaps and caps, is determined using the contractual cash flows and credit-adjusted discount curves. The fair value of the debt is the present value of those contractual cash flows which are discounted at the current market cost of debt and adjusted for the credit spreads. Credit spreads take into consideration general market conditions, maturity and collateral.

The estimated carrying values, fair values, and levels of the fair value hierarchy of OEH's long-term debt as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

31-Mar-14

31-Dec-13

Carrying

Fair value

Carrying

Fair value

amounts

$’000

amounts

$’000

$’000

$’000

Long-term debt, including current portion, excluding obligations under capital leases

Level 3

551,725

551,698

543,567

562,588

Long-term debt, including current portion, held by consolidated variable interest entities

Level 3

95,700

96,801

96,150

97,775

(c)    Non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis

There were no impairments in the three months ended March 31, 2014. The estimated fair value of OEH’s non-financial assets measured on a non-recurring basis for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was as follows:

Fair value measurement inputs

Fair value

Level 2

Total losses

$’000

Level 1

$’000

Level 3

in the three

$’000

$’000

months ended

March 31,

2013

$’000

Property, plant and equipment

45,000

—

—

45,000

(35,680

)

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, property, plant and equipment at Belmond La Samanna with a carrying value of $80,680,000 was written down to fair value of $45,000,000, resulting in a non-cash impairment charge of $35,680,000. This impairment is included in earnings from continuing operations in the period incurred. See Note 6.

Derivatives_and_hedging_activi

Derivatives and hedging activities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Derivatives and hedging activities	'
	Derivatives and hedging activities
	In connection with OEH’s new corporate facility and the repayment of all of its outstanding funded debt (excluding the debt of Charleston Center LLC, a consolidated VIE, and the debt of OEH’s unconsolidated joint venture companies), all of OEH’s existing interest rate derivatives were terminated. See Note 9. The termination costs incurred were $5,162,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2014. All amounts in other comprehensive income/ (loss) relating to these derivatives were reclassified to interest expense. New interest rate derivatives were entered into to fix an element of the floating interest rate on the new corporate facility.
	Cash flow hedges of interest rate risk
	As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, OEH had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives stated at their notional amounts in local currency that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:
		March 31,				December 31,
		2014				2013
		’000				’000
	Interest Rate Swaps	€	75,000			€	137,469
	Interest Rate Swaps	$	172,500			$	63,700
	Non-designated hedges of interest rate risk
	Derivatives not designated as hedges are used to manage OEH’s exposure to interest rate movements but do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements prescribed in the authoritative accounting guidance.  As of March 31, 2014, OEH had notional amounts of $58,800,000 (December 31, 2013 - €73,344,000 and $59,080,000) that were non-designated hedges of OEH’s exposure to interest rate risk.
	Fair value
	The table below presents the fair value of OEH’s derivative financial instruments and their classification as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
		Liability derivatives
				Fair value as of			Fair value as of
				31-Mar-14			31-Dec-13
		Balance sheet location		$’000			$’000
	Derivatives designated in a cash flow hedging relationship:
	Interest rate swaps	Accrued liabilities		(2,455	)		(3,012	)
	Interest rate swaps	Other assets/(Other liabilities)		1,630			(1,878	)
	Total			(825	)		(4,890	)
	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Interest rate options	Other assets		—			2
	Total			—			2
	Offsetting
	There was no offsetting within derivative assets or derivative liabilities at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013. However, these derivatives are subject to master netting arrangements.
	Other comprehensive income
	Information concerning the movements in other comprehensive income/(loss) for cash flow hedges of interest rate risk is shown in Note 19. At March 31, 2014, the amount accounted for in other comprehensive income/(loss) which is expected to be reclassified to interest expense in the next 12 months is $2,384,000. Movement in other comprehensive income/(loss) for net investment hedges recorded through foreign currency translation adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was a loss of $434,000 (March 31, 2013 - $1,111,000 gain).
	Derivative movements not included in other comprehensive income/(loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
		Three months ended
		March 31,			March 31,
		2014			2013
		$’000			$’000
	Amount of gain recognized in interest expense for the ineffective portion of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	—			37
	Amount of loss recognized in interest expense for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	(2	)		(36	)
	Credit-risk-related contingent features
	OEH has agreements with some of its derivative counterparties that contain provisions under which, if OEH defaults on the debt associated with the hedging instrument, OEH could also be declared in default in respect of its derivative obligations.
	As of March 31, 2014, the fair value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest and an adjustment for non-performance risk, related to these agreements was $825,000 (December 31, 2013 - $4,890,000). If OEH breached any of the provisions, it would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $762,000 (December 31, 2013 - $4,899,000).
	Non-derivative financial instruments — net investment hedges
	OEH uses certain of its debt denominated in foreign currency to hedge portions of its net investments in foreign operations against adverse movements in exchange rates. OEH designates its euro-denominated indebtedness as a net investment hedge of long-term investments in its euro-functional subsidiaries. These contracts are included in non-derivative hedging instruments. The notional value of non-derivative hedging instruments was $206,725,000 at March 31, 2014, being a liability of OEH (December 31, 2013 - $26,249,000).

Accumulated_other_comprehensiv

Accumulated other comprehensive income/loss	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
Accumulated other comprehensive income/loss	'
	Accumulated other comprehensive income/loss
	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (“AOCI”) by component (net of tax) are as follows:
		Foreign currency translation adjustments		Derivative financial instruments		Pension liability		Total
	Three months ended March 31, 2014	$’000		$’000		$’000		$’000
	Balance at January 1, 2014	(81,339	)	(3,381	)	(8,597	)	(93,317	)
	Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	(51,219	)	2,016		—		(49,203	)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI	—		609		—		609
	Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)	(51,219	)	2,625		—		(48,594	)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	(132,558	)	(756	)	(8,597	)	(141,911	)
	Foreign currency translation adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2014 include a loss of $49,356,000 arising on the remeasurement of non-monetary assets and liabilities of OEH’s Brazilian operations following a change in functional currency from the U.S. dollar to the Brazilian real, effective from January 1, 2014. See Note 1.
	Reclassifications out of AOCI (net of tax) are as follows:
		Amount reclassified from AOCI
		Three months ended
		31-Mar-14		31-Mar-13
	Details about AOCI components	$’000		$’000		Affected line item in the statement of operations
	Derivative financial instruments:
	Cash flows from derivative financial instruments related to interest payments made for hedged debt instruments	609		901		Interest expense
	Total reclassifications for the period	609		901

Segment_information

Segment information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment information	'
	Segment information
	Segment performance is evaluated by the chief operating decision maker based upon segment earnings before gains/(losses) on disposal, impairments, central overheads, interest income, interest expense, foreign currency, tax (including tax on earnings from unconsolidated companies), depreciation and amortization (“segment profit/(loss)”).
	OEH's operating segments are aggregated into six reportable segments primarily around the type of service being provided—hotels, trains and cruises, and management business/part ownership interests—and are secondarily organized by geography for the hotels, as follows:
	•	Owned hotels in each of Europe, North America and Rest of world which derive earnings from the hotels that OEH owns including its one stand-alone restaurant;
	•	Part-owned/managed hotels which derive earnings from hotels that OEH jointly owns or manages;
	•	Owned trains and cruises which derive earnings from the train and cruise businesses that OEH owns; and
	•	Part-owned/managed trains which derive earnings from the train businesses that OEH jointly owns or manages.
	The following tables present information regarding these reportable segments.
	Revenue from external customers by segment:
			Three months ended
			March 31,		March 31,
			2014		2013
			$’000		$’000
	Owned hotels:
	Europe		14,536		16,047
	North America		38,233		34,499
	Rest of world		36,530		41,233
	Total owned hotels		89,299		91,779
	Part-owned/managed hotels		963		1,136
	Total hotels		90,262		92,915
	Owned trains and cruises		10,996		9,106
	Part-owned/managed trains		1,285		813
	Total trains and cruises		12,281		9,919
	Total revenue		102,543		102,834
	Reconciliation of the total of segment profit/(loss) to consolidated net earnings/(losses) from operations:
			Three months ended
			March 31,		March 31,
			2014		2013
			$’000		$’000
	Owned hotels:
	Europe		(8,394	)	(7,957	)
	North America		7,317		6,357
	Rest of world		10,776		12,814
	Total owned hotels		9,699		11,214
	Part-owned/managed hotels		(505	)	(2,001	)
	Total hotels		9,194		9,213
	Owned trains and cruises		(781	)	(1,017	)
	Part-owned/managed trains		1,881		2,083
	Total trains and cruises		1,100		1,066
	Reconciliation to net earnings/(losses):
	Total segment profit/(loss)		10,294		10,279
	Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment		3,704		—
	Impairment of property, plant and equipment		—		(35,680	)
	Central overheads		(8,373	)	(8,975	)
	Share-based compensation		(791	)	(1,550	)
	Depreciation and amortization		(12,119	)	(11,478	)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt		(14,506	)	—
	Interest income		402		237
	Interest expense		(9,535	)	(7,253	)
	Foreign currency, net		448		2,076
	Benefit from income taxes		10,242		5,910
	Share of benefit from income taxes of unconsolidated companies		325		230
	Losses from continuing operations		(19,909	)	(46,204	)
	Losses from discontinued operations		(735	)	(802	)
	Net losses		(20,644	)	(47,006	)
	Earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax:
			Three months ended
			March 31,		March 31,
			2014		2013
			$’000		$’000
	Part-owned/managed hotels		(866	)	(1,586	)
	Part-owned/managed trains		453		959
	Total earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax		(413	)	(627	)
Reconciliation of capital expenditure by segment:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
Owned hotels:
Europe		8,216		3,628
North America		4,937		12,274
Rest of world		3,867		2,949
Total owned hotels		17,020		18,851
Owned trains and cruises		906		1,809
Unallocated corporate		72		25
Total capital expenditure		17,998		20,685
Revenue from external customers in OEH’s country of domicile and significant countries (based on the location of the property):
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
Bermuda		—		—
Italy		1,318		2,217
United Kingdom		8,591		7,662
United States		23,384		19,010
Brazil		21,287		23,492
All other countries		47,963		50,453
Total revenue		102,543		102,834

Related_party_transactions

Related party transactions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Related party transactions	'
	Related party transactions
	OEH manages, under long-term contract, the tourist train owned by Eastern and Oriental Express Ltd., in which OEH has a 25% ownership interest. In the three months ended March 31, 2014, OEH earned management fees from Eastern and Oriental Express Ltd. of $172,000 (March 31, 2013 - $185,000), which are recorded in revenue. The amount due to OEH from Eastern and Oriental Express Ltd. at March 31, 2014 was $3,428,000 (December 31, 2013 - $4,232,000).
	OEH manages, under long-term contracts in Peru, Belmond Hotel Monasterio, Belmond Palacio Nazarenas, Belmond Sanctuary Lodge, Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado, Peru Rail and Ferrocarril Transandino, in all of which OEH has a 50% ownership interest. OEH provides loans, guarantees and other credit accommodation to these joint ventures.  In the three months ended March 31, 2014, OEH earned management and guarantee fees from its Peruvian joint ventures of $1,799,000 (March 31, 2013 - $1,464,000), which are recorded in revenue.  The amount due to OEH from its Peruvian joint ventures at March 31, 2014 was $4,368,000 (December 31, 2013 - $5,726,000).
	OEH manages, under long-term contract, Hotel Ritz by Belmond, in which OEH has a 50% ownership interest. In the three months ended March 31, 2014, OEH earned $228,000 (March 31, 2013 - $199,000) in management fees from Hotel Ritz by Belmond which are recorded in revenue, and $152,000 (March 31, 2013 - $131,000) in interest income.  The amount due to OEH from Hotel Ritz by Belmond at March 31, 2014 was $29,022,000 (December 31, 2013 - $28,828,000).  See Note 5 regarding a partial guarantee of the hotel’s bank indebtedness.

Basis_of_financial_statement_p1

Basis of financial statement presentation (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Basis of presentation	'
	Basis of presentation
	The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for quarterly reporting on Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of the management of the Company, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, operating results and cash flows for the interim period have been included in these condensed consolidated financial statements.
	“FASB” means Financial Accounting Standards Board.  “ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the FASB and “ASU” means an Accounting Standards Update of the FASB.
	The interim results presented are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any subsequent interim period or the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.
	These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.  See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in the 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information regarding significant accounting policies.
	For interim reporting purposes, OEH calculates its tax expense by estimating its global annual effective tax rate and applies that rate in providing for income taxes on a year-to-date basis. OEH has calculated an expected annual effective tax rate, excluding significant, unusual or extraordinary items, and the tax effect of jurisdictions with losses for which a tax benefit cannot be recognized. The income tax expense (or benefit) related to all other items is individually computed and recognized when the items occur.
Reclassifications	'
	Reclassifications
	Discontinued operations and assets and liabilities held for sale were reclassified in the condensed consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. See Note 3 for a summary of the results of discontinued operations and assets and liabilities held for sale.
Functional currency change	'
	Functional currency change
	Prior to 2014, OEH’s Brazilian operations used the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. Effective January 1, 2014, OEH changed the functional currency to the Brazilian real. OEH believes that the growth in the Brazilian operations’ real-denominated revenues and expenses indicated a change in the economic facts and circumstances that justified the change in the functional currency. A foreign currency translation adjustment loss of $49,356,000 arising on the remeasurement of non-monetary assets and liabilities of OEH’s Brazilian operations, of which the majority related to property, plant and equipment, is included in other comprehensive losses for the three months ended March 31, 2014.
Accounting pronouncements adopted during the period and to be adopted	'
	Accounting pronouncements adopted during the period
	In July 2013, the FASB issued guidance on financial statement presentation of an uncertain tax benefit (“UTB”) when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The FASB’s objective in issuing this guidance is to eliminate diversity in practice resulting from a lack of guidance on this topic in current U.S. GAAP. Under the ASU, an entity must present a UTB, or a portion of a UTB, in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. The ASU’s amendments are effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2013, and interim periods within those years. The amendments should be applied to all UTBs that exist as of the effective date. Entities may choose to apply the amendments retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on OEH’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	In March 2013, the FASB issued guidance which indicates that the entire amount of a cumulative translation adjustment (“CTA”) related to an entity’s investment in a foreign entity should be released when there has been any of the following:
	•	Sale of a subsidiary or group of net assets within a foreign entity and the sale represents the substantially complete liquidation of the investment in the foreign entity.
	•	Loss of a controlling financial interest in an investment in a foreign entity (i.e., the foreign entity is deconsolidated).
	•	Step acquisition for a foreign entity (i.e., when an entity has changed from applying the equity method for an investment in a foreign entity to consolidating the foreign entity).
	The ASU does not change the requirement to release a pro rata portion of the CTA of the foreign entity into earnings for a partial sale of an equity method investment in a foreign entity. This guidance is effective for fiscal years (and interim periods within those fiscal years) beginning on or after December 15, 2013. The guidance should be applied prospectively from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on OEH’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	In February 2013, the FASB issued guidance which requires entities to measure obligations resulting from joint-and-several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this guidance is fixed at the reporting date, as the sum of (a) the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors, and (b) any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. Required disclosures include a description of the joint-and-several arrangement and the total outstanding amount of the obligation for all joint parties. The guidance permits entities to aggregate disclosures (as opposed to providing separate disclosures for each joint-and-several obligation). These disclosure requirements are incremental to the existing related party disclosure requirements. The guidance is effective for all prior periods in fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2013 (and interim reporting periods within those years). The guidance should be applied retrospectively to obligations with joint-and-several liability existing at the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year of adoption. Entities that elect to use hindsight in measuring their obligations during the comparative periods must disclose that fact. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on OEH’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
	Accounting pronouncements to be adopted
	In April 2014, the FASB issued guidance that amends the definition of a discontinued operation and requires entities to provide additional disclosures about disposal transactions. The revised guidance will change how entities identify and disclose information about disposal transactions. The guidance is effective prospectively for all disposals (except disposals classified as held for sale before the adoption date) or components initially classified as held for sale in periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. OEH is assessing what impact, if any, the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Segment reporting	'
	Segment performance is evaluated by the chief operating decision maker based upon segment earnings before gains/(losses) on disposal, impairments, central overheads, interest income, interest expense, foreign currency, tax (including tax on earnings from unconsolidated companies), depreciation and amortization (“segment profit/(loss)”).
	OEH's operating segments are aggregated into six reportable segments primarily around the type of service being provided—hotels, trains and cruises, and management business/part ownership interests—and are secondarily organized by geography for the hotels, as follows:
	•	Owned hotels in each of Europe, North America and Rest of world which derive earnings from the hotels that OEH owns including its one stand-alone restaurant;
	•	Part-owned/managed hotels which derive earnings from hotels that OEH jointly owns or manages;
	•	Owned trains and cruises which derive earnings from the train and cruise businesses that OEH owns; and
	•	Part-owned/managed trains which derive earnings from the train businesses that OEH jointly owns or manages.

Earnings_per_share_Tables

Earnings per share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted	'
	The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share including a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator is as follows:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
	Numerator ($'000)
	Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations	(19,909	)	(46,204	)
	Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations	(735	)	(802	)
	Net losses/(earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests	(116	)	(209	)
	Net earnings/(losses) attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.	(20,760	)	(47,215	)
	Denominator (shares '000)
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	103,719		103,011
	Effect of dilution	—		—
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	103,719		103,011
		$		$
	Basic earnings per share
	Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations	(0.192	)	(0.449	)
	Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations	(0.007	)	(0.008	)
	Net losses/(earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests	(0.001	)	(0.002	)
	Net earnings/(losses) attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.	(0.200	)	(0.459	)
	Diluted earnings per share
	Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations	(0.192	)	(0.449	)
	Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations	(0.007	)	(0.008	)
	Net losses/(earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests	(0.001	)	(0.002	)
	Net earnings/(losses) attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.	(0.200	)	(0.459	)
Schedule of antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	'
	The total number of share options and share-based awards excluded from computing diluted earnings per share were as follows:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
	Share options	2,828,800		3,232,400
	Share-based awards	1,638,856		1,669,249
	Total	4,467,656		4,901,649

Assets_held_for_sale_and_disco1

Assets held for sale and discontinued operations (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Net Assets Sold and Gain on Sale, Summarized Operating Results of Discontinued Operations, and Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale	'
	Summarized operating results of the properties classified as discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
		Three months ended March 31, 2014
		Ubud Hanging Gardens		Porto Cupecoy		Total
		$'000		$'000		$'000
	Revenue	—		—		—
	Losses before tax, gain on sale and impairment	(677	)	(58	)	(735	)
	Impairment	—		—		—
	Gain on sale	—		—		—
	Losses before tax	(677	)	(58	)	(735	)
	Tax benefit	—		—		—
	Net (losses)/earnings from discontinued operations	(677	)	(58	)	(735	)
		Three months ended March 31, 2013
		Ubud Hanging Gardens		Porto Cupecoy		The Westcliff		Total
		$'000		$'000		$'000		$'000
	Revenue	1,236		835		—		2,071
	(Losses)/earnings before tax, gain on sale and impairment	129		(1,679	)	—		(1,550	)
	Impairment	—		(77	)	—		(77	)
	Gain on sale	—		439		—		439
	(Losses)/earnings before tax	129		(1,317	)	—		(1,188	)
	Tax benefit	(36	)	—		422		386
	Net (losses)/earnings from discontinued operations	93		(1,317	)	422		(802	)
	Assets and liabilities of the properties classified as held for sale consist of the following:
		March 31,		December 31, 2013
		2014
		Porto Cupecoy		Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin		Porto Cupecoy		Total
		$’000		$'000		$’000		$'000
	Current assets	—		1,503		—		1,503
	Real estate assets	720		—		720		720
	Property, plant and equipment	—		32,193		—		32,193
	Total assets held for sale	720		33,696		720		34,416
	Current liabilities	—		(1,611	)	—		(1,611	)
	Total liabilities held for sale	—		(1,611	)	—		(1,611	)
	The following is a summary of net assets sold and the gain recorded on sale for Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin and Porto Cupecoy:
		Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin		Porto Cupecoy
		March 21,		January 31,
		2014		2013
		$'000		$'000
	Property, plant and equipment	32,293		38
	Real estate assets	—		18,512
	Net working capital (deficit)/surplus	(820	)	—
	Net assets	31,473		18,550
	Transfer of foreign currency translation loss/(gain)	—		—
		31,473		18,550
	Consideration:
	Cash	25,680		19,000
	Reduction in debt facility on sale of hotel	11,020		—
	Key money retained by buyer	3,000		—
	Less: Working capital adjustment	(1,130	)	(11	)
	Less: Costs to sell	(393	)	—
		38,177		18,989
	Gain on sale	6,704		439

Variable_interest_entities_Tab

Variable interest entities (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Schedule of variable interest entities	'
	The carrying amounts and maximum exposures to loss as a result of OEH’s involvement with its Peru rail joint venture are as follows:
		Carrying amounts		Maximum exposure
		March 31,	December 31,	March 31,	December 31,
		2014	2013	2014	2013
		$’000	$’000	$’000	$’000
	Investment	38,396	38,095	38,396	38,095
	Due from unconsolidated company	4,197	4,957	4,197	4,957
	Guarantees	—	—	5,486	5,920
	Contingent guarantees	—	—	13,995	14,731
	Total	42,593	43,052	62,074	63,703
	The carrying amount of consolidated assets and liabilities of Charleston Center LLC included within OEH’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are summarized as follows:
		March 31,	December 31,
		2014	2013
		$’000	$’000
	Current assets	21,903	10,517
	Property, plant and equipment	191,471	187,854
	Goodwill	40,395	40,395
	Other assets	1,690	1,895
	Total assets	255,459	240,661
	Current liabilities	6,665	6,722
	Third-party debt, including $1,772 and $1,805 current portion	95,700	96,150
	Long-term accrued interest on subordinated debt	15,490	15,340
	Deferred income taxes	61,034	60,892
	Total liabilities	178,889	179,104
	Net assets (before amounts payable to OEH of $94,039 and $92,692)	76,570	61,557

Investments_in_unconsolidated_1

Investments in unconsolidated companies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Summarized financial data for unconsolidated companies	'
	Summarized financial data for OEH’s unconsolidated companies are as follows:
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Current assets	61,766		64,145
	Property, plant and equipment, net	342,595		342,731
	Other assets	24,014		24,142
	Non-current assets	366,609		366,873
	Total assets	428,375		431,018
	Current liabilities	153,803		154,213
	Long-term debt	32,843		37,043
	Other liabilities	129,284		127,002
	Non-current liabilities	162,127		164,045
	Total shareholders’ equity	112,445		112,760
	Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	428,375		431,018
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Revenue	34,715		35,160
	Gross profit1	18,481		19,262
	Net earnings2	(352	)	(994	)
	1 Gross profit is defined as revenues less cost of services of the unconsolidated companies.
	2 There were no discontinued operations, extraordinary items or cumulative effects of a change in an accounting principle in the unconsolidated companies.

Property_plant_and_equipment_T

Property, plant and equipment (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Schedule of major classes of property plant and equipment	'
	The major classes of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Land and buildings	971,628		1,013,015
	Machinery and equipment	205,689		210,992
	Fixtures, fittings and office equipment	203,711		209,050
	River cruise ship and canal boats	19,126		19,082
		1,400,154		1,452,139
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(323,735	)	(330,390	)
	Total property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	1,076,419		1,121,749
Schedule of major classes of assets under capital leases	'
	The major classes of assets under capital leases included above are as follows:
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Machinery and equipment	843		889
	Fixtures, fittings and office equipment	108		108
		951		997
	Less: Accumulated depreciation	(809	)	(905	)
	Total assets under capital leases, net of accumulated depreciation	142		92

Goodwill_Tables

Goodwill (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of changes in carrying amount of goodwill	'
	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are as follows:
		Beginning balance at January 1, 2014	Impairment	Foreign currency translation adjustment		Ending balance at March 31, 2014
		$'000	$'000	$'000		$'000
	Owned hotels:
	Europe	77,781	—	(1,984	)	75,797
	North America	49,991	—	—		49,991
	Rest of world	21,107	—	(6,369	)	14,738
	Owned trains and cruises	8,037	—	39		8,076
	Total	156,916	—	(8,314	)	148,602

Other_intangible_assets_Tables

Other intangible assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]	'
Schedule of other intangible assets	'
	Other intangible assets consist of the following as of March 31, 2014:
		Favorable lease assets	Internet sites	Trade names	Total
		$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000
	Carrying amount:
	Balance at January 1, 2014	8,660	1,723	7,100	17,483
	Foreign currency translation adjustment	218	10	—	228
	Balance at March 31, 2014	8,878	1,733	7,100	17,711
	Accumulated amortization:
	Balance at January 1, 2014	2,268	1,063		3,331
	Charge for the period	33	35		68
	Foreign currency translation adjustment	55	6		61
	Balance at March 31, 2014	2,356	1,104		3,460
	Net book value:
	At March 31, 2014	6,522	629	7,100	14,251
	At December 31, 2013	6,392	660	7,100	14,152

Debt_and_obligations_under_cap1

Debt and obligations under capital lease (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of long-term debt and obligations under capital lease	'
	Long-term debt and obligations under capital lease consist of the following:
		March 31,	December 31,
		2014	2013
		$’000	$’000
	Loans from banks and other parties collateralized by tangible and intangible personal property (excluding real estate) with a maturity of seven years (December 31, 2013 - one to nine years), with a weighted average interest rate of 4.52% (December 31, 2013 - 4.22%)	551,725	543,567
	Obligations under capital lease	62	14
	Total long-term debt and obligations under capital lease	551,787	543,581
	Less: Current portion	5,527	71,011
	Non-current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital lease	546,260	472,570
Summary of the aggregate maturities of long-term debt including obligations under capital lease	'
	The following is a summary of the aggregate maturities of consolidated long-term debt, including obligations under capital lease, at March 31, 2014:
		$’000
	Remainder of 2014	4,148
	2015	5,533
	2016	5,533
	2017	5,534
	2018	5,521
	2019	5,517
	2020 and thereafter	520,001
	Total long-term debt and obligations under capital lease	551,787

Other_liabilities_Tables

Other liabilities (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of major balances in other liabilities	'
	The major balances in other liabilities are as follows:
		March 31,	December 31,
		2014	2013
		$’000	$’000
	Interest rate swaps (see Note 18)	—	1,878
	Long-term accrued interest on subordinated debt at Belmond Charleston Place	15,490	15,340
	Deferred lease incentive	381	393
	Contingent consideration on acquisition of Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo and Belmond Villa Sant’Andrea (see Note 16)	1,240	1,240
	Deferred gain on sale of Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin (see Note 3)	3,000	—
	Total other liabilities	20,111	18,851

Pensions_Tables

Pensions (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of components of net periodic pension benefit cost	'
	Components of net periodic pension benefit cost are as follows:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Service cost	—		—
	Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	275		297
	Expected return on assets	(287	)	(229	)
	Net amortization and deferrals	139		230
	Net periodic benefit cost	127		298

Supplemental_cash_flow_informa1

Supplemental cash flow information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]	'
Schedule of supplemental cash flow information	'
		Three months ended
		March 31,	March 31,
		2014	2013
		$’000	$’000
	Cash paid during the period for:
	Interest	7,765	5,861
	Income taxes, net of refunds	4,470	5,697

Restricted_cash_Tables

Restricted cash (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]	'
Major balances in restricted cash	'
	The major balances in restricted cash are as follows:
		March 31,	December 31,
		2014	2013
		$’000	$’000
	Cash deposit held with a bank pending completion of sale of Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin	—	4,000
	Cash deposits required to be held with lending banks as collateral	1,299	8,391
	Escrow deposits and other restricted cash at Porto Cupecoy	—	355
	Prepaid customer deposits which will be released to OEH under its revenue recognition policy	2,747	681
	Security required under the European Union Package Travel Directive	210	209
	Total restricted cash	4,256	13,636

Sharebased_compensation_plans_

Share-based compensation plans (Tables) (Class A common shares at par value, 2009 share award and incentive plan)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Class A common shares at par value | 2009 share award and incentive plan	'
Share-based compensation plans	'
Schedule of assumptions	'
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the following awards were made under the 2009 share award and incentive plan on the following dates. Estimates of fair values of deferred shares without performance criteria were made using the Black-Scholes options pricing model. Estimates of fair values of deferred shares with performance criteria and market conditions were made using the Monte Carlo valuation model.
	2009 share award and incentive plan	Class A common shares	Date granted	Date vested	Purchase price	Expected share price volatility	Risk-free interest rate	Expected dividends per share	Expected life of awards
	Deferred shares without performance criteria	94,000	March 21, 2014	March 21, 2017	$0.01	46%	0.91%	$—	3 years
	Deferred shares with performance criteria and market conditions	251,400	March 21, 2014	March 21, 2017	$0.01	46%	0.89%	$—	3 years

Commitments_and_contingencies_

Commitments and contingencies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of future rental payments under operating leases	'
	Future rental payments as at March 31, 2014 under operating leases in respect of equipment rentals and leased premises are payable as follows:
		$’000
	Remainder of 2014	8,213
	2015	10,875
	2016	10,862
	2017	10,939
	2018	10,464
	2019	9,874
	2020 and thereafter	73,640
	Future rental payments under operating leases	134,867

Fair_value_measurements_Tables

Fair value measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

'

Schedule of assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis

'

The following tables summarize the valuation of OEH’s financial instruments recorded at fair value by the fair value hierarchy at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

31-Mar-14

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

Liabilities at fair value:

Derivative financial instruments

—

(825

)

—

(825

)

Total net liabilities

—

(825

)

—

(825

)

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

31-Dec-13

$’000

$’000

$’000

$’000

Assets at fair value:

Derivative financial instruments

—

2

—

2

Total assets

—

2

—

2

Liabilities at fair value:

Derivative financial instruments

—

(4,890

)

—

(4,890

)

Total net liabilities

—

(4,888

)

—

(4,888

)

Schedule of estimated fair values of financial instruments (other than derivative financial instruments)

'

The estimated carrying values, fair values, and levels of the fair value hierarchy of OEH's long-term debt as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were as follows:

31-Mar-14

31-Dec-13

Carrying

Fair value

Carrying

Fair value

amounts

$’000

amounts

$’000

$’000

$’000

Long-term debt, including current portion, excluding obligations under capital leases

Level 3

551,725

551,698

543,567

562,588

Long-term debt, including current portion, held by consolidated variable interest entities

Level 3

95,700

96,801

96,150

97,775

Schedule of estimated fair values of non-financial assets measured on non-recurring basis

'

The estimated fair value of OEH’s non-financial assets measured on a non-recurring basis for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was as follows:

Fair value measurement inputs

Fair value

Level 2

Total losses

$’000

Level 1

$’000

Level 3

in the three

$’000

$’000

months ended

March 31,

2013

$’000

Property, plant and equipment

45,000

—

—

45,000

(35,680

)

Derivatives_and_hedging_activi1

Derivatives and hedging activities (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of notional amounts of outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges	'
	As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, OEH had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives stated at their notional amounts in local currency that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:
		March 31,				December 31,
		2014				2013
		’000				’000
	Interest Rate Swaps	€	75,000			€	137,469
	Interest Rate Swaps	$	172,500			$	63,700
Schedule of fair value of derivative financial instruments	'
	The table below presents the fair value of OEH’s derivative financial instruments and their classification as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:
		Liability derivatives
				Fair value as of			Fair value as of
				31-Mar-14			31-Dec-13
		Balance sheet location		$’000			$’000
	Derivatives designated in a cash flow hedging relationship:
	Interest rate swaps	Accrued liabilities		(2,455	)		(3,012	)
	Interest rate swaps	Other assets/(Other liabilities)		1,630			(1,878	)
	Total			(825	)		(4,890	)
	Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
	Interest rate options	Other assets		—			2
	Total			—			2
Schedule of effect of derivative financial instruments on the statements of consolidated operations and statements of consolidated comprehensive income	'
	Derivative movements not included in other comprehensive income/(loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
		Three months ended
		March 31,			March 31,
		2014			2013
		$’000			$’000
	Amount of gain recognized in interest expense for the ineffective portion of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	—			37
	Amount of loss recognized in interest expense for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	(2	)		(36	)

Accumulated_other_comprehensiv1

Accumulated other comprehensive income/loss (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
Schedule of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component (net of tax)	'
	Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (“AOCI”) by component (net of tax) are as follows:
		Foreign currency translation adjustments		Derivative financial instruments		Pension liability		Total
	Three months ended March 31, 2014	$’000		$’000		$’000		$’000
	Balance at January 1, 2014	(81,339	)	(3,381	)	(8,597	)	(93,317	)
	Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	(51,219	)	2,016		—		(49,203	)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI	—		609		—		609
	Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)	(51,219	)	2,625		—		(48,594	)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	(132,558	)	(756	)	(8,597	)	(141,911	)
Schedule of reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	'
	Reclassifications out of AOCI (net of tax) are as follows:
		Amount reclassified from AOCI
		Three months ended
		31-Mar-14		31-Mar-13
	Details about AOCI components	$’000		$’000		Affected line item in the statement of operations
	Derivative financial instruments:
	Cash flows from derivative financial instruments related to interest payments made for hedged debt instruments	609		901		Interest expense
	Total reclassifications for the period	609		901

Segment_information_Tables

Segment information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Reconciliation of revenue from segments to consolidated	'
	Revenue from external customers by segment:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Owned hotels:
	Europe	14,536		16,047
	North America	38,233		34,499
	Rest of world	36,530		41,233
	Total owned hotels	89,299		91,779
	Part-owned/managed hotels	963		1,136
	Total hotels	90,262		92,915
	Owned trains and cruises	10,996		9,106
	Part-owned/managed trains	1,285		813
	Total trains and cruises	12,281		9,919
	Total revenue	102,543		102,834
Reconciliation of adjusted earnings by segment to net earnings/losses	'
	Reconciliation of the total of segment profit/(loss) to consolidated net earnings/(losses) from operations:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Owned hotels:
	Europe	(8,394	)	(7,957	)
	North America	7,317		6,357
	Rest of world	10,776		12,814
	Total owned hotels	9,699		11,214
	Part-owned/managed hotels	(505	)	(2,001	)
	Total hotels	9,194		9,213
	Owned trains and cruises	(781	)	(1,017	)
	Part-owned/managed trains	1,881		2,083
	Total trains and cruises	1,100		1,066
	Reconciliation to net earnings/(losses):
	Total segment profit/(loss)	10,294		10,279
	Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment	3,704		—
	Impairment of property, plant and equipment	—		(35,680	)
	Central overheads	(8,373	)	(8,975	)
	Share-based compensation	(791	)	(1,550	)
	Depreciation and amortization	(12,119	)	(11,478	)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt	(14,506	)	—
	Interest income	402		237
	Interest expense	(9,535	)	(7,253	)
	Foreign currency, net	448		2,076
	Benefit from income taxes	10,242		5,910
	Share of benefit from income taxes of unconsolidated companies	325		230
	Losses from continuing operations	(19,909	)	(46,204	)
	Losses from discontinued operations	(735	)	(802	)
	Net losses	(20,644	)	(47,006	)
Reconciliation of other significant reconciling items from segments to consolidated	'
	Reconciliation of capital expenditure by segment:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Owned hotels:
	Europe	8,216		3,628
	North America	4,937		12,274
	Rest of world	3,867		2,949
	Total owned hotels	17,020		18,851
	Owned trains and cruises	906		1,809
	Unallocated corporate	72		25
	Total capital expenditure	17,998		20,685
	Earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax:
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Part-owned/managed hotels	(866	)	(1,586	)
	Part-owned/managed trains	453		959
	Total earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax	(413	)	(627	)
Schedule of financial information regarding geographic areas based on the location of properties	'
	Revenue from external customers in OEH’s country of domicile and significant countries (based on the location of the property):
		Three months ended
		March 31,		March 31,
		2014		2013
		$’000		$’000
	Bermuda	—		—
	Italy	1,318		2,217
	United Kingdom	8,591		7,662
	United States	23,384		19,010
	Brazil	21,287		23,492
	All other countries	47,963		50,453
	Total revenue	102,543		102,834

Basis_of_financial_statement_p2

Basis of financial statement presentation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'
Number of hotels	35
Number of restaurants	1
Number of trains	6
Number of river cruise ship businesses	2
Number of canal boat businesses	1
Brazilian hotels	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), gain (loss) arising on change in functional currency	($49,356)

Earnings_per_share_Calculation

Earnings per share - Calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Numerator ($'000)	'	'
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations	($19,909)	($46,204)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	-735	-802
Net losses/(earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests	-116	-209
Net earnings/(losses) attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.	($20,760)	($47,215)
Denominator (shares '000)	'	'
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	103,719	103,011
Effect of dilution (in shares)	0	0
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	103,719	103,011
Basic earnings per share	'	'
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	($0.19)	($0.45)
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	($0.01)	($0.01)
Net losses/(earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests (in dollars per share)	($0.00)	($0.00)
Basic net earnings/(losses) per share attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (in dollars per share)	($0.20)	($0.46)
Diluted earnings per share	'	'
Net earnings/(losses) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	($0.19)	($0.45)
Net earnings/(losses) from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	($0.01)	($0.01)
Net losses/(earnings) attributable to non-controlling interests (in dollars per share)	($0.00)	($0.00)
Diluted net earnings/(losses) per share attributable to Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (in dollars per share)	($0.20)	($0.46)

Earnings_per_share_Securities_

Earnings per share - Securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'
Number of share options and share-based awards excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	4,467,656	4,901,649
Number of share options and share-based awards unexercised (in shares)	4,467,656	4,901,649
Share options	'	'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'
Number of share options and share-based awards excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	2,828,800	3,232,400
Share-based awards	'	'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'
Number of share options and share-based awards excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	1,638,856	1,669,249

Assets_held_for_sale_and_disco2

Assets held for sale and discontinued operations - Summary of net assets sold and the gain/loss recorded on sale (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 21, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
				Porto Cupecoy	Porto Cupecoy	Porto Cupecoy	Porto Cupecoy	Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin	Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin
Net assets sold and gain on sale	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	'	$32,193	$38	$0	'	$0	$32,293	$32,193
Real estate assets	'	'	720	18,512	720	'	720	0	0
Net working capital (deficit)/surplus	'	'	'	0	'	'	'	-820	'
Net assets	'	'	'	18,550	'	'	'	31,473	'
Transfer of foreign currency translation loss/(gain)	'	'	'	0	'	'	'	0	'
Net assets after adjustments	'	'	'	18,550	'	'	'	31,473	'
Consideration:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Cash consideration received on sale of hotel	'	'	'	19,000	'	'	'	25,680	'
Reduction in debt facility on sale of hotel	'	'	'	0	'	'	'	11,020	'
Key money retained by buyer	3,000	0	'	0	'	'	'	3,000	'
Less: Working capital adjustment	'	'	'	-11	'	'	'	-1,130	'
Less: Costs to sell	'	'	'	0	'	'	'	-393	'
Net proceeds from divestiture of businesses	'	'	'	18,989	'	'	'	38,177	'
Disposal group, not discontinued operation, gain (loss) on disposal	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6,704	'
Gain on sale	$0	$439	'	$439	$0	$439	'	'	'

Assets_held_for_sale_and_disco3

Assets held for sale and discontinued operations - Summarized operating results for discontinued operations (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Operating results	'	'	'
Revenue	'	$0	$2,071
Losses before tax, gain on sale and impairment	'	-735	-1,550
Impairment	'	0	-77
Gain on sale	'	0	439
Losses before tax	'	-735	-1,188
Tax benefit	'	0	386
Net (losses)/earnings from discontinued operations	'	-735	-802
Ubud Hanging Gardens	'	'	'
Operating results	'	'	'
Revenue	'	0	1,236
Losses before tax, gain on sale and impairment	'	-677	129
Impairment	'	0	0
Gain on sale	'	0	0
Losses before tax	'	-677	129
Tax benefit	'	0	-36
Net (losses)/earnings from discontinued operations	'	-677	93
Porto Cupecoy	'	'	'
Operating results	'	'	'
Revenue	'	0	835
Losses before tax, gain on sale and impairment	'	-58	-1,679
Impairment	'	0	-77
Gain on sale	439	0	439
Losses before tax	'	-58	-1,317
Tax benefit	'	0	0
Net (losses)/earnings from discontinued operations	'	-58	-1,317
The Westcliff	'	'	'
Operating results	'	'	'
Revenue	'	'	0
Losses before tax, gain on sale and impairment	'	'	0
Impairment	'	'	0
Gain on sale	'	'	0
Losses before tax	'	'	0
Tax benefit	'	'	422
Net (losses)/earnings from discontinued operations	'	'	$422

Assets_held_for_sale_and_disco4

Assets held for sale and discontinued operations - Assets and liabilities of properties classified as held for sale (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Mar. 21, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified			Porto Cupecoy	Porto Cupecoy	Porto Cupecoy	Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin	Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin
Assets and liabilities	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	$1,503	$0	$0	'	'	$1,503
Real estate assets	'	720	720	720	18,512	0	0
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net	'	32,193	0	0	38	32,293	32,193
Total assets held for sale	720	34,416	720	720	'	'	33,696
Current liabilities	'	-1,611	0	0	'	'	-1,611
Total liabilities held for sale	$0	($1,611)	$0	$0	'	'	($1,611)

Assets_held_for_sale_and_disco5

Assets held for sale and discontinued operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 21, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013
	property			Porto Cupecoy	Porto Cupecoy	Porto Cupecoy	Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin	Ubud Hanging Gardens	Ubud Hanging Gardens	The Westcliff
					Condominium
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Discontinued operations, legal fees	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$677	'	'
Discontinued operations, tax (benefit)/provision	0	-386	'	'	0	0	'	0	36	-422
Number of properties classified as held for sale	0	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of condominiums held for sale	'	'	'	'	1	'	'	'	'	'
Cash consideration received on sale of hotel	'	'	'	19,000	'	'	25,680	'	'	'
Gain on sale of hotel	0	439	'	439	0	439	'	0	0	0
Disposal group including discontinued operation, gain/(loss) before income tax, recognized on completion	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,704	'	'	'
Deferred gain on sale of Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin (see Note 3)	3,000	'	0	'	'	'	3,000	'	'	'
Transfer of foreign currency translation amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income/loss	'	'	'	0	'	'	0	'	'	'
Gross proceeds from divestiture of businesses, including reduction in debt facility on sale of asset	'	'	'	'	'	'	39,700	'	'	'
Reduction in debt facility on sale of hotel	'	'	'	0	'	'	11,020	'	'	'
Key money retained by buyer	3,000	0	'	0	'	'	3,000	'	'	'
Management agreement term	'	'	'	'	'	'	'10 years	'	'	'
Disposal group, not discontinued operation, gain (loss) on disposal	'	'	'	'	'	'	$6,704	'	'	'

Variable_interest_entities_Car

Variable interest entities - Carrying amounts of consolidated assets and liabilities of Charleston Center LLC (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]	'	'
Current assets	$271,751	$281,796
Property, plant and equipment	191,471	187,854
Goodwill	148,602	156,916
Other assets	54,327	53,998
Total assets	1,819,920	1,879,866
Current liabilities	152,532	209,479
Long-term accrued interest on subordinated debt	15,490	15,340
Deferred income taxes of consolidated variable interest entities	61,034	60,892
Total liabilities	978,503	969,221
Current portion of long-term debt of consolidated variable interest entities	1,772	1,805
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary	'	'
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]	'	'
Third-party debt, including $1,772 and $1,805 current portion	95,700	96,150
Charleston Center LLC	'	'
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	191,471	187,854
Charleston Center LLC | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary	'	'
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]	'	'
Current assets	21,903	10,517
Property, plant and equipment	191,471	187,854
Goodwill	40,395	40,395
Other assets	1,690	1,895
Total assets	255,459	240,661
Current liabilities	6,665	6,722
Third-party debt, including $1,772 and $1,805 current portion	95,700	96,150
Long-term accrued interest on subordinated debt	15,490	15,340
Deferred income taxes of consolidated variable interest entities	61,034	60,892
Total liabilities	178,889	179,104
Net assets (before amounts payable to OEH of $94,039 and $92,692)	76,570	61,557
Amounts payable to OEH	94,039	92,692
Current portion of long-term debt of consolidated variable interest entities	$1,772	$1,805

Variable_interest_entities_Car1

Variable interest entities - Carrying amounts and maximum exposure to loss for Peru rail joint venture (Details) (Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Peruvian rail joint venture, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss [Line Items]	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets and Liabilities, Net	$42,593	$43,052
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount	62,074	63,703
Investment	'	'
Schedule Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss [Line Items]	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	38,396	38,095
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount	38,396	38,095
Due from unconsolidated company	'	'
Schedule Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss [Line Items]	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	4,197	4,957
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount	4,197	4,957
Guarantees	'	'
Schedule Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss [Line Items]	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount	5,486	5,920
Contingent guarantees	'	'
Schedule Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss [Line Items]	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Nonconsolidated, Carrying Amount, Liabilities	0	0
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount	$13,995	$14,731

Variable_interest_entities_Det

Variable interest entities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Peruvian rail joint venture	'
Schedule Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss [Line Items]	'
Ownership percentage in variable interest entity	50.00%
Guarantor obligations, triggering event, ownership percentage falls below 50%	50.00%
Long-term debt default amount classified in current liabilities	$5,486
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Financial Guarantee Additional Debt 2016 | Peruvian rail joint venture	'
Schedule Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss [Line Items]	'
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure	5,486
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Contingent Financial Guarantee Debt 2016 | Peruvian rail joint venture	'
Schedule Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss [Line Items]	'
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure	7,019
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary | Guarantee of Governmental Concession | Peruvian rail joint venture	'
Schedule Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss [Line Items]	'
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure	$6,976
Charleston Center LLC | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary	'
Schedule Of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entity Asset Carrying Value and Maximum Exposure to Loss [Line Items]	'
Ownership percentage in variable interest entity	19.90%

Investments_in_unconsolidated_2

Investments in unconsolidated companies - Summarized financial data for investments in unconsolidated companies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2013
Summarized financial data for OEH's unconsolidated companies	'		'		'
Current assets	$61,766		'		$64,145
Property, plant and equipment, net	342,595		'		342,731
Other assets	24,014		'		24,142
Non-current assets	366,609		'		366,873
Total assets	428,375		'		431,018
Current liabilities	153,803		'		154,213
Long-term debt	32,843		'		37,043
Other liabilities	129,284		'		127,002
Non-current liabilities	162,127		'		164,045
Total shareholdersb equity	112,445		'		112,760
Total liabilities and shareholdersb equity	428,375		'		431,018
Revenue	34,715		35,160		'
Gross profit	18,481	[1]	19,262	[1]	'
Net earnings	($352)	[2]	($994)	[2]	'
[1]	Gross profit is defined as revenues less cost of services of the unconsolidated companies.
[2]	There were no discontinued operations, extraordinary items or cumulative effects of a change in an accounting principle in the unconsolidated companies.

Investments_in_unconsolidated_3

Investments in unconsolidated companies (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2007
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	'
Number of hotels	35	'
Maximum	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	'
Peruvian rail joint venture	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	'
Peruvian hotel joint venture	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	'
Number of hotels	4	'
Peruvian hotel and rail joint ventures	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	'
Eastern and Oriental Express Ltd.	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	25.00%	'
Buzios land joint venture	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	50.00%
Cash consideration paid	'	$5,000
Hotel Ritz, Madrid	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	'
Guarantees | Peruvian hotel and rail joint ventures | Minimum	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	'
Guarantees | Hotel Ritz, Madrid | Debt	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure	10,336	'
Guarantees | Hotel Ritz, Madrid | Working Capital Loan Facility	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure	995	'
Contingent Financial Guarantee Additional Debt 2018 | Peruvian hotel joint venture	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure	15,900	'
Contingent Financial Guarantee Additional Debt 2014 | Peruvian hotel joint venture	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure	676	'
First Mortgage Loan Facility | Hotel Ritz, Madrid	'	'
Schedule of Cost and Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Long-term debt default amount classified in current liabilities	83,379	'

Property_plant_and_equipment_M

Property, plant and equipment - Major classes of property, plant and equipment (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$1,400,154	$1,452,139
Less: Accumulated depreciation	-323,735	-330,390
Total property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	1,076,419	1,121,749
Land and buildings	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, gross	971,628	1,013,015
Machinery and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, gross	205,689	210,992
Fixtures, fittings and office equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, gross	203,711	209,050
River cruise ship and canal boats	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$19,126	$19,082

Property_plant_and_equipment_M1

Property, plant and equipment - Major classes of assets under capital leases (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets under capital leases	'	'
Assets under capital leases, gross	$951	$997
Less: Accumulated depreciation	-809	-905
Total assets under capital leases, net of accumulated depreciation	142	92
Machinery and equipment	'	'
Assets under capital leases	'	'
Assets under capital leases, gross	843	889
Fixtures, fittings and office equipment	'	'
Assets under capital leases	'	'
Assets under capital leases, gross	$108	$108

Property_plant_and_equipment_D

Property, plant and equipment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Depreciation	$12,051,000	$11,388,000	'
Property, plant and equipment of consolidated variable interest entities	191,471,000	'	187,854,000
Property, plant and equipment impairment charge	0	'	'
Interest costs capitalized	0	1,088,000	'
Charleston Center LLC	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment of consolidated variable interest entities	191,471,000	'	187,854,000
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | La Samanna	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property, plant and equipment impairment charge	'	$35,680,000	'

Goodwill_Changes_in_carrying_a

Goodwill - Changes in carrying amount of goodwill (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Beginning balance at January 1, 2014	$156,916
Impairment	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-8,314
Ending balance at March 31, 2014	148,602
Segment: Owned hotels - Europe	'
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Beginning balance at January 1, 2014	77,781
Impairment	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-1,984
Ending balance at March 31, 2014	75,797
Segment: Owned hotels - North America	'
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Beginning balance at January 1, 2014	49,991
Impairment	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0
Ending balance at March 31, 2014	49,991
Segment: Owned hotels - Rest of world	'
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Beginning balance at January 1, 2014	21,107
Impairment	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-6,369
Ending balance at March 31, 2014	14,738
Segment: Owned trains and cruises	'
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Beginning balance at January 1, 2014	8,037
Impairment	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	39
Ending balance at March 31, 2014	$8,076

Goodwill_Details

Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Goodwill and impairment of goodwill	'
Gross amount of goodwill	$191,243
Accumulated impairment of goodwill	$34,327

Other_intangible_assets_Rollfo

Other intangible assets - Rollforward of other intangible assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Carrying amount:	'	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	$17,483	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	228	'	'
Balance at March 31, 2014	17,711	'	'
Accumulated amortization:	'	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	3,331	'	'
Charge for the period	68	90	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	61	'	'
Balance at March 31, 2014	3,460	'	'
Net book value:	'	'	'
Net book value	14,251	'	14,152
Trade names	'	'	'
Carrying amount:	'	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	7,100	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	'	'
Balance at March 31, 2014	7,100	'	'
Net book value:	'	'	'
Net book value	7,100	'	7,100
Favorable lease assets	'	'	'
Carrying amount:	'	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	8,660	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	218	'	'
Balance at March 31, 2014	8,878	'	'
Accumulated amortization:	'	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	2,268	'	'
Charge for the period	33	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	55	'	'
Balance at March 31, 2014	2,356	'	'
Net book value:	'	'	'
Net book value	6,522	'	6,392
Internet sites	'	'	'
Carrying amount:	'	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	1,723	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	10	'	'
Balance at March 31, 2014	1,733	'	'
Accumulated amortization:	'	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	1,063	'	'
Charge for the period	35	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustment	6	'	'
Balance at March 31, 2014	1,104	'	'
Net book value:	'	'	'
Net book value	$629	'	$660

Other_intangible_assets_Detail

Other intangible assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Finite Lived Intangible Assets	'	'
Amortization expense	$68	$90
Remainder of 2014	204	'
2015	272	'
2016	272	'
2017	272	'
2018	272	'
2019	272	'
Favorable lease assets	'	'
Finite Lived Intangible Assets	'	'
Amortization expense	33	'
Favorable lease assets | Minimum	'	'
Finite Lived Intangible Assets	'	'
Amortization period (in years)	'19 years	'
Favorable lease assets | Maximum	'	'
Finite Lived Intangible Assets	'	'
Amortization period (in years)	'60 years	'
Internet sites	'	'
Finite Lived Intangible Assets	'	'
Amortization period (in years)	'10 years	'
Amortization expense	$35	'

Debt_and_obligations_under_cap2

Debt and obligations under capital lease - Long term debt and obligations under capital leases (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Loans from banks and other parties collateralized by tangible and intangible personal property (excluding real estate) with a maturity of seven years (December 31, 2013 - one to nine years), with a weighted average interest rate of 4.52% (December 31, 2013 - 4.22%)	551,725	543,567
Obligations under capital lease	62	14
Total long-term debt and obligations under capital lease	551,787	543,581
Less: Current portion	5,527	71,011
Non-current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital lease	546,260	472,570
Weighted-average interest rate	4.52%	4.22%
Period of debt repayment	'7 years	'
Minimum	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Period of debt repayment	'	'1 year
Maximum	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'
Period of debt repayment	'	'9 years

Debt_and_obligations_under_cap3

Debt and obligations under capital lease - Long term debt maturities, including obligations under capital leases (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Remainder of 2014	$4,148	'
2015	5,533	'
2016	5,533	'
2017	5,534	'
2018	5,521	'
2019	5,517	'
2020 and thereafter	520,001	'
Total long-term debt and obligations under capital lease	$551,787	$543,581

Debt_and_obligations_under_cap4

Debt and obligations under capital lease (Details)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 21, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 21, 2014

Mar. 21, 2014

Mar. 21, 2014

Mar. 21, 2014

Mar. 21, 2014

Mar. 21, 2014

Mar. 21, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd

Charleston Center LLC

Charleston Center LLC

Charleston Center LLC

Tranche One term loan

Tranche One term loan

Tranche Two term loan

Tranche Two term loan

Tranche Two term loan

Revolving credit facility

Revolving credit facility

Corporate Debt Refinancing [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary

USD ($)

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

European Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR)

London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Face Amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

$551,955,000

'

'

'

$345,000,000

'

$206,955,000

€ 150,000,000

'

'

'

'

Description of variable interest rate basis

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'LIBOR

'

'LIBOR

'

'

'EURIBOR

'

'LIBOR

'

Basis spread on variable interest rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.50%

'

3.00%

'

'

3.25%

'

2.75%

'

Derivative, Floor Interest Rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'7 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Secured term loan, annual mandatory amortization, percentage of principal amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Extended period of maturity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'1 year

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Working capital facilities - maximum borrowing capacity

107,265,000

'

3,021,000

'

'

'

105,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount

5,513,000

'

'

4,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Guaranteed debt of subsidiary

551,725,000

'

384,818,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred financing costs

12,679,000

'

11,080,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on extinguishment of debt

-14,506,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-14,506,000

Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-8,926,000

Swap Termination Costs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,985,000

Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,330,000

Debt of consolidated VIE

'

'

'

'

95,700,000

96,150,000

'

95,700,000

96,150,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Working capital facilities - remaining borrowing capacity

$101,752,000

'

$2,883,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revolving Credit Facility, Term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'5 years

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.40%

'

Other_liabilities_Details

Other liabilities (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Interest rate swaps (see Note 18)	$0	$1,878
Long-term accrued interest on subordinated debt at Belmond Charleston Place	15,490	15,340
Deferred lease incentive	381	393
Contingent consideration on acquisition of Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo and Belmond Villa SantbAndrea (see Note 16)	1,240	1,240
Deferred gain on sale of Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin (see Note 3)	3,000	0
Total other liabilities	$20,111	$18,851

Pensions_Components_of_net_per

Pensions - Components of net periodic pension benefit cost (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Components of net periodic pension benefit cost	'	'
Service cost	$0	$0
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	275	297
Expected return on assets	-287	-229
Net amortization and deferrals	139	230
Net periodic benefit cost	$127	$298

Pensions_Details

Pensions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Contribution by employer	$537	$502
Anticipated additional contribution by employer to plan	1,790	'
Total contributions expected by employer in current fiscal year	$2,327	'

Income_taxes_Details

Income taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Tax benefit/(expense)	($10,242)	($5,910)

Supplemental_cash_flow_informa2

Supplemental cash flow information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cash paid during the period for:	'	'
Interest	$7,765	$5,861
Income taxes, net of refunds	4,470	5,697
Capital expenditures incurred but not yet paid	$1,123	$3,167

Restricted_cash_Major_balances

Restricted cash - Major balances in restricted cash (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash	$4,256	$13,636
Cash deposit held with a bank pending completion of sale of Belmond The Inn at Perry Cabin	'	'
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash	0	4,000
Cash deposits required to be held with lending banks as collateral	'	'
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash	1,299	8,391
Escrow deposits and other restricted cash at Porto Cupecoy	'	'
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash	0	355
Prepaid customer deposits which will be released to OEH under its revenue recognition policy	'	'
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash	2,747	681
Security required under the European Union Package Travel Directive	'	'
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash	210	209
Other assets	'	'
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]	'	'
Restricted cash, long-term	$1,299	$7,633

Sharebased_compensation_plans_1

Share-based compensation plans - Grants in period and fair value assumptions for share-based compensation plans (Details) (Class A common shares vesting in March 2017, 2009 share award and incentive plan, USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Deferred shares without performance criteria	'
Share-based compensation plans	'
Granted deferred shares (in shares)	94,000,000
Deferred shares, purchase price (in dollars per share)	$10
Expected share price volatility	46.00%
Risk-free interest rate	0.91%
Expected dividends per share	$0
Expected life of awards	'3 years
Deferred shares with performance criteria	'
Share-based compensation plans	'
Granted deferred shares (in shares)	251,400,000
Deferred shares, purchase price (in dollars per share)	$10
Expected share price volatility	46.00%
Risk-free interest rate	0.89%
Expected dividends per share	$0
Expected life of awards	'3 years

Sharebased_compensation_plans_2

Share-based compensation plans (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Share-based compensation plans	'	'
Compensation cost	$791	$1,550
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unexercised stock options and unvested share awards	$11,732	'
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unexercised stock options and unvested share awards, recognition period (in months)	'29 months	'
Maximum | Stock appreciation rights (SARs)	'	'
Share-based compensation plans	'	'
Expected life of awards	'3 years	'
Maximum | Share options	'	'
Share-based compensation plans	'	'
Expected life of awards	'10 years	'
Maximum | Deferred shares without performance criteria	'	'
Share-based compensation plans	'	'
Expected life of awards	'3 years	'
Maximum | Deferred shares with performance criteria	'	'
Share-based compensation plans	'	'
Expected life of awards	'3 years	'
Maximum | Restricted shares without performance criteria	'	'
Share-based compensation plans	'	'
Expected life of awards	'3 years	'

Commitments_and_contingencies_1

Commitments and contingencies - Future rental payments under operating leases (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Future rental payments under operating leases in respect of equipment rentals and leased premises	'	'
Remainder of 2014	$8,213	'
2015	10,875	'
2016	10,862	'
2017	10,939	'
2018	10,464	'
2019	9,874	'
2020 and thereafter	73,640	'
Future rental payments under operating leases	134,867	'
Rental expenses	$3,148	$2,553

Commitments_and_contingencies_2

Commitments and contingencies (Details)	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			51 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 02, 2010	Mar. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2010	Jan. 31, 2010	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
	USD ($)	USD ($)	Infringement litigation of Cipriani	Infringement litigation of Cipriani	Unasserted claim	Grand Hotel Timeo and Villa Sant' Andrea	Grand Hotel Timeo and Villa Sant' Andrea	Grand Hotel Timeo and Villa Sant' Andrea	Grand Hotel Timeo and Villa Sant' Andrea	Purchase of property, plant and equipment	Purchase of property, plant and equipment
	installment		USD ($)	USD ($)	Copacabana Palace	USD ($)	EUR (€)	Vendor financing	Vendor financing	USD ($)	USD ($)
					USD ($)			USD ($)	EUR (€)
Commitments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Amount of outstanding contracts	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$21,509	$21,867
Vendor financing	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	7,064	5,000	'	'
Contingent consideration paid	'	'	'	'	'	5,250	4,000	'	'	'	'
Maximum potential fine, not accrued	'	'	'	'	27,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Amount received from defendants	'	'	3,947	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Amount receivable from defendants in installments	'	'	9,833	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Period for receivable amount from defendants in installments (in years)	'	'	'5 years	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Amount receivable from defendants not yet recognized	'	'	'	2,847	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Rental expenses	$3,148	$2,553	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage of purchase price to be paid for purchase of Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Italy by James Sherwood on exercise of first refusal right	80.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage of purchase price to be paid for purchase of Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Italy by James Sherwood on exercise of purchase option by non-recourse promissory note	100.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of installments for payment of purchase price for Hotel Cipriani in Venice Italy by James Sherwood on exercise of purchase option by non-recourse promissory note	10	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Significant acquisitions and disposals, interest on installments for payment of purchase price by former director on exercise of purchase option, variable rate basis	'LIBOR	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Significant acquisitions and disposals, length of time before expiry of former director's right of first refusal and purchase option after his death	'1 year	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Fair_value_measurements_Financ

Fair value measurements - Financial instruments recorded at fair value (Details) (Recurring basis, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Assets at fair value:	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	$2
Total assets	'	2
Liabilities at fair value:	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	-825	-4,890
Total net liabilities	-825	-4,888
Level 1	'	'
Assets at fair value:	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	0
Total assets	'	0
Liabilities at fair value:	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	0	0
Total net liabilities	0	0
Level 2	'	'
Assets at fair value:	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	2
Total assets	'	2
Liabilities at fair value:	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	-825	-4,890
Total net liabilities	-825	-4,888
Level 3	'	'
Assets at fair value:	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	0
Total assets	'	0
Liabilities at fair value:	'	'
Derivative financial instruments	0	0
Total net liabilities	$0	$0

Fair_value_measurements_Fair_v

Fair value measurements - Fair value of other financial instruments not recorded at fair value (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Estimated fair values of financial instruments (other than derivative financial instruments)	'	'
Carrying amount - Long-term debt, including current portion	$551,725	$543,567
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary	'	'
Estimated fair values of financial instruments (other than derivative financial instruments)	'	'
Variable Interest Entity, Carrying Amount Of Long-term Debt Consolidated VIE Including Current Portion	95,700	96,150
Level 3	'	'
Estimated fair values of financial instruments (other than derivative financial instruments)	'	'
Fair value - Long-term debt, including current portion	551,698	562,588
Level 3 | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary	'	'
Estimated fair values of financial instruments (other than derivative financial instruments)	'	'
Fair value - Long-term debt, including current portion	$96,801	$97,775

Fair_value_measurements_Nonfin

Fair value measurements - Non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Valuation of financial assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy	'	'
Property, plant and equipment impairment charge	$0	'
La Samanna | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring	'	'
Valuation of financial assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	45,000,000
Carrying value prior to impairment | La Samanna	'	'
Valuation of financial assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	80,680,000
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] | La Samanna	'	'
Valuation of financial assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy	'	'
Property, plant and equipment impairment charge	'	35,680,000
Continuing Operations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring	'	'
Valuation of financial assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	45,000,000
Continuing Operations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 1	'	'
Valuation of financial assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	0
Continuing Operations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2	'	'
Valuation of financial assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	0
Continuing Operations [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3	'	'
Valuation of financial assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy	'	'
Property, plant and equipment	'	45,000,000
Continuing Operations [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]	'	'
Valuation of financial assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy	'	'
Property, plant and equipment impairment charge	'	$35,680,000

Derivatives_and_hedging_activi2

Derivatives and hedging activities - Notional amounts of outstanding interest rate derivatives (Details) (Interest Rate Swaps)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	USD ($)	EUR (€)	USD ($)	EUR (€)
Derivatives and hedging activities	'	'	'	'
Derivative, notional amount	$172,500	€ 75,000	$63,700	€ 137,469

Derivatives_and_hedging_activi3

Derivatives and hedging activities - Fair value of derivative financial instruments (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Derivatives designated in a cash flow hedging relationship	'	'
Fair value of derivative financial instruments	'	'
Total net derivative liabilities	($825)	($4,890)
Derivatives designated in a cash flow hedging relationship | Interest Rate Swaps | Accrued liabilities	'	'
Fair value of derivative financial instruments	'	'
Fair value of derivative liabilities	-2,455	-3,012
Derivatives designated in a cash flow hedging relationship | Interest Rate Swaps | Other liabilities	'	'
Fair value of derivative financial instruments	'	'
Total net derivative liabilities	'	-1,878
Derivatives designated in a cash flow hedging relationship | Interest Rate Swaps | Other assets	'	'
Fair value of derivative financial instruments	'	'
Total net derivative liabilities	1,630	'
Derivatives not designated as hedges	'	'
Fair value of derivative financial instruments	'	'
Total net derivative liabilities	0	2
Derivatives not designated as hedges | Interest Rate Options | Other assets	'	'
Fair value of derivative financial instruments	'	'
Fair value of derivative assets	$0	$2

Derivatives_and_hedging_activi4

Derivatives and hedging activities - Other comprehensive income and credit-risk-related contingent features (Details) (Interest Rate Swaps, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Interest Rate Swaps	'	'
Effect of derivative financial instruments on the statements of consolidated operations and statement of consolidated comprehensive income	'	'
Amount of gain recognized in interest expense for the ineffective portion of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	$0	$37
Amount of loss recognized in interest expense for derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	($2)	($36)

Derivatives_and_hedging_activi5

Derivatives and hedging activities (Details)

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Net Investment Hedging [Member]

Net Investment Hedging [Member]

Interest Rate Option [Member]

Interest Rate Option [Member]

Interest Rate Option [Member]

Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Interest Rate Swap [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

Derivatives not designated as hedges

Derivatives not designated as hedges

Derivatives not designated as hedges

USD ($)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

USD ($)

EUR (€)

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Termination costs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$5,162

'

'

'

Derivative, notional amount

'

'

'

'

'

58,800

59,080

73,344

172,500

75,000

63,700

137,469

Amount recorded in other comprehensive income which is expected to be reclassified to interest expense in the next 12 months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,384

'

'

'

Gain/(loss) recorded in other comprehensive income/(loss)

-434

1,111

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of derivatives in a net liability position

825

'

4,890

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Assets required to settle obligations under derivatives with credit-risk-related contingent features upon breach of provisions, termination value

762

'

4,899

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair value of non-derivative hedging instruments

'

'

'

$206,725

$26,249

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accumulated_other_comprehensiv2

Accumulated other comprehensive income/loss - Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) by component (net of tax) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	($93,317)	'
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract]	'	'
Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)	-49,472	-15,361
Balance at March 31, 2014	-141,911	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	-81,339	'
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract]	'	'
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	-51,219	'
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	0	'
Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)	-51,219	'
Balance at March 31, 2014	-132,558	'
Derivative financial instruments	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	-3,381	'
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract]	'	'
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	2,016	'
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	609	'
Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)	2,625	'
Balance at March 31, 2014	-756	'
Pension liability	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	-8,597	'
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract]	'	'
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	0	'
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	0	'
Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)	0	'
Balance at March 31, 2014	-8,597	'
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity	'	'
Balance at January 1, 2014	-93,317	'
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract]	'	'
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications	-49,203	'
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	609	'
Net current period other comprehensive income/(loss)	-48,594	-15,367
Balance at March 31, 2014	-141,911	'
Brazilian hotels	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), gain (loss) arising on change in functional currency	($49,356)	'

Accumulated_other_comprehensiv3

Accumulated other comprehensive income/loss - Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'
Cash flows from derivative financial instruments related to interest payments made for hedged debt instruments	$9,535	$7,253
Total reclassifications for the period	-20,644	-47,006
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'
Total reclassifications for the period	609	901
Derivative financial instruments | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'
Cash flows from derivative financial instruments related to interest payments made for hedged debt instruments	$609	$901

Segment_information_Revenue_by

Segment information - Revenue by segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	$102,543	$102,834
Subtotal: Total hotels	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	90,262	92,915
Subtotal: Owned hotels	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	89,299	91,779
Segment: Owned hotels - Europe	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	14,536	16,047
Segment: Owned hotels - North America	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	38,233	34,499
Segment: Owned hotels - Rest of world	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	36,530	41,233
Segment: Hotels - part-owned/ managed	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	963	1,136
Subtotal: Total trains and cruises	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	12,281	9,919
Segment: Owned trains and cruises	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	10,996	9,106
Segment: Trains - part-owned/ managed	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	$1,285	$813

Segment_information_Segment_ea

Segment information - Segment earnings (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment profit/(loss)	$10,294	$10,279
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment	3,704	0
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	0	-35,680
Central overheads	-8,373	-8,975
Share-based compensation	-791	-1,550
Depreciation and amortization	-12,119	-11,478
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-14,506	0
Interest income	402	237
Interest expense	-9,535	-7,253
Foreign currency, net	448	2,076
Benefit from income taxes	10,242	5,910
Share of benefit from income taxes of unconsolidated companies	325	230
Losses from continuing operations	-19,909	-46,204
Net (losses)/earnings from discontinued operations	-735	-802
Net losses	-20,644	-47,006
Subtotal: Total hotels	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment profit/(loss)	9,194	9,213
Subtotal: Owned hotels	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment profit/(loss)	9,699	11,214
Segment: Owned hotels - Europe	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment profit/(loss)	-8,394	-7,957
Segment: Owned hotels - North America	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment profit/(loss)	7,317	6,357
Segment: Owned hotels - Rest of world	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment profit/(loss)	10,776	12,814
Segment: Hotels - part-owned/ managed	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment profit/(loss)	-505	-2,001
Subtotal: Total trains and cruises	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment profit/(loss)	1,100	1,066
Segment: Owned trains and cruises	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment profit/(loss)	-781	-1,017
Segment: Trains - part-owned/ managed	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'
Segment profit/(loss)	$1,881	$2,083

Segment_information_Reconcilia

Segment information - Reconciliation of other significant reconciling items from segments to consolidated (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax	($413)	($627)
Capital expenditure	17,998	20,685
Unallocated corporate	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital expenditure	72	25
Subtotal: Owned hotels	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital expenditure	17,020	18,851
Segment: Owned hotels - Europe	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital expenditure	8,216	3,628
Segment: Owned hotels - North America	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital expenditure	4,937	12,274
Segment: Owned hotels - Rest of world	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital expenditure	3,867	2,949
Segment: Hotels - part-owned/ managed	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax	-866	-1,586
Segment: Owned trains and cruises	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Capital expenditure	906	1,809
Segment: Trains - part-owned/ managed	'	'
Segment Reporting, Other Significant Reconciling Item [Line Items]	'	'
Earnings from unconsolidated companies, net of tax	$453	$959

Segment_information_Revenues_b

Segment information - Revenues by geography (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	$102,543	$102,834
Bermuda	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	0	0
Italy	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	1,318	2,217
United Kingdom	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	8,591	7,662
United States	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	23,384	19,010
Brazil	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	21,287	23,492
All other countries	'	'
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Revenue	$47,963	$50,453

Segment_information_Details

Segment information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
	segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Number of reportable segments	6

Related_party_transactions_Det

Related party transactions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Related party transactions	'	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	'	'
Eastern and Oriental Express Ltd.	'	'	'
Related party transactions	'	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	25.00%	'	'
Management and guarantee fees earned	$172	$185	'
Amounts payable to OEH	3,428	'	4,232
Peruvian hotel and rail joint ventures	'	'	'
Related party transactions	'	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	'	'
Management and guarantee fees earned	1,799	1,464	'
Amounts payable to OEH	4,368	'	5,726
Hotel Ritz, Madrid	'	'	'
Related party transactions	'	'	'
Ownership percentage in equity method investment	50.00%	'	'
Management and guarantee fees earned	228	199	'
Interest income	152	131	'
Amounts payable to OEH	$29,022	'	$28,828