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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Total | Share Capital | Treasury Shares | Additional Paid-in Capital | Contributed Surplus | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Accumulated Earnings | Non-controlling Interest
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Balance at beginning of the period at Dec. 31, 2012 | $ 1,764,319 | $ 80,504 |  | $ 654,042 | $ 200,000 | $ (18,730) | $ 848,503 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | 135,713 |  |  |  |  |  | 135,713 |
Dividends | (108,976) |  |  |  |  |  | (108,976) |
Exercise of share options | 608 | 76 |  | 1,476 |  |  | (944) |
Grant of share options | 500 |  |  | 500 |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 11,973 |  |  |  |  | 11,973 |  |
Balance at end of the period at Dec. 31, 2013 | 1,804,137 | 80,580 |  | 656,018 | 200,000 | (6,757) | 874,296 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | (41,466) |  |  |  |  |  | (43,121) | $ 1,655
Dividends | (155,996) |  |  |  |  |  | (155,996) |
Exercise of share options | 1,338 | 185 |  | 1,153 |  |  |  |
Grant of share options | 1,619 |  |  | 1,619 |  |  |  |
Net proceeds from issuance of shares | 660,947 | 12,650 |  | 648,297 |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 11,928 |  |  |  |  | 11,928 |  |
Balance at end of the period at Dec. 31, 2014 | 2,282,507 | 93,415 |  | 1,307,087 | 200,000 | 5,171 | 675,179 | 1,655
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | (178,501) |  |  |  |  |  | (197,659) | 19,158
Dividends | (161,824) |  |  |  |  |  | (161,824) |
Exercise of share options | 225 | 132 |  | 93 |  |  |  |
Grant of share options | 6,358 |  |  | 6,358 |  |  |  |
Forfeiture of share options | (2,521) |  |  | (2,521) |  |  |  |
Cancellation of share options | 786 |  |  | 786 |  |  |  |
Transfer of additional paid-in capital | 1,579 |  |  | 6,003 |  | (4,424) |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (42,001) |  |  |  |  | (42,001) |  |
Treasury shares | (12,269) |  | $ (12,269) |  |  |  |  |
Balance at end of the period at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 1,894,339 | $ 93,547 | $ (12,269) | $ 1,317,806 | $ 200,000 | $ (41,254) | $ 315,696 | $ 20,813

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