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Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Composition of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

		June 30,		December 31,
		2015		2014
		(In thousands)
Goodwill		$          101,840		$            68,829
Intangible assets with indefinite lives
— Trademarks		14,312		10,276
Amortizable intangible assets
— Licenses and others		10,033		5,111
— Non-compete / solicitation  agreement		1,679		1,829
— Customer lists		14,631		11,294
Total intangible assets		$            40,655		$            28,510
Accumulated amortization		(6,390)		(5,339)
Total intangible assets, net		$            34,265		$            23,171

Table Showing Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

		Period ended June 30, 2015
		(In thousands)
		Brazil		Argentina		Chile		Mexico		Venezuela		Colombia		Other Countries		Total
Balance, beginning of the period		$           10,557		$           11,859		$                19,101		$                 15,719		$             5,729		$              4,521		$             1,343		$           68,829
- Business acquisition		14,066		—		—		22,978		—		—		—		37,044
- Effect of exchange rates changes		(819)		(614)		(924)		(1,268)		—		(324)		(84)		(4,033)
Balance, end of the period		$           23,804		$           11,245		$                18,177		$                 37,429		$             5,729		$              4,197		$             1,259		$         101,840

		Year ended December 31, 2014
		(In thousands)
		Brazil		Argentina		Chile		Mexico		Venezuela		Colombia		Other Countries		Total
Balance, beginning of year		$           10,366		$           14,676		$                  6,520		$                 11,376		$             5,252		$              5,506		$             1,405		$           55,101
- Bussiness Acquisition		1,538		775		14,710		6,293		477		82		48		23,923
- Effect of exchange rates changes		(1,347)		(3,592)		(2,129)		(1,950)		—		(1,067)		(110)		(10,195)
Balance, end of the year		$           10,557		$           11,859		$                19,101		$                 15,719		$             5,729		$              4,521		$             1,343		$           68,829

Expected Intangible Asset Amortization Expense

For year ended 12/31/2015		$               2,099
For year ended 12/31/2016		4,169
For year ended 12/31/2017		3,902
For year ended 12/31/2018		2,956
Thereafter		6,827
		$             19,953

Metros Cubicos, S.A. de C.V. [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition

		Metros Cúbicos S.A. de C.V. In thousands of U.S. dollars
Cash and cash equivalents		$	593
Other net tangible assets / (liabilities)			241
Trademarks			4,568
Customer Lists			3,924
Non-solicitation and Non-compete agreements			229
Deferred tax assets and liabilities			(2,616)
Goodwill			22,978
Purchase Price		$	29,917

KPL Soluções Ltda. [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition

		KPL Soluções Ltda. In thousands of U.S. dollars
Cash and cash equivalents		$	159
Other net tangible assets / (liabilities)			27
Customer lists			3,137
Software			4,791
Non-solicitation and Non-compete agreements			505
Goodwill			14,066
Purchase Price		$	22,685

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