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Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Business Combinations, Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Summary of Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisition |
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﻿ |  | Monits S.A. In thousands of U.S. dollars
﻿Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 3
﻿Other net tangible assets |  |  | 25
﻿Total net tangible assets acquired |  |  | 28
﻿Non solicitation agreement |  |  | 196
﻿Goodwill |  |  | 2,832
﻿Purchase Price |  | $ | 3,056
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Composition of Goodwill and Intangible Assets |
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﻿ |  | March 31, |  | December 31,
﻿ |  | 2016 |  | 2015
﻿ |  | (In thousands)
﻿Goodwill |  | $ 91,379 |  | $ 86,545
﻿Intangible assets with indefinite lives |  |  |  |
﻿- Trademarks |  | 13,221 |  | 13,074
﻿Amortizable intangible assets |  |  |  |
﻿- Licenses and others |  | 8,562 |  | 8,691
﻿- Non-compete/solicitation agreement |  | 1,862 |  | 1,615
﻿- Customer list |  | 13,748 |  | 12,971
﻿Total intangible assets |  | $ 37,393 |  | $ 36,351
﻿Accumulated amortization |  | (8,337) |  | (7,360)
﻿Total intangible assets, net |  | $ 29,056 |  | $ 28,991
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Table Showing Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ |  | Three-month period ended March 31, 2016
﻿ |  | Brazil |  | Argentina |  | Chile |  | Mexico |  | Venezuela |  | Colombia |  | Other Countries |  | Total
﻿ |  | (In thousands)
﻿Balance, beginning of the period |  | 18,526 |  | $ 7,430 |  | $ 16,438 |  | $ 33,834 |  | $ 5,729 |  | $ 3,437 |  | $ 1,151 |  | $ 86,545
﻿- Business acquisition |  | 1,593 |  | 700 |  | — |  | 190 |  | 260 |  | 57 |  | 32 |  | 2,832
﻿- Effect of exchange rates changes |  | 1,477 |  | (821) |  | 942 |  | 265 |  | — |  | 131 |  | 8 |  | 2,002
﻿Balance, end of the period |  | $ 21,596 |  | $ 7,309 |  | $ 17,380 |  | $ 34,289 |  | $ 5,989 |  | $ 3,625 |  | $ 1,191 |  | $ 91,379
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﻿ |  | Year ended December 31, 2015
﻿ |  | Brazil |  | Argentina |  | Chile |  | Mexico |  | Venezuela |  | Colombia |  | Other Countries |  | Total
﻿ |  | (In thousands)
﻿Balance, beginning of year |  | $ 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 |  | (6,097) |  | (4,429) |  | (2,663) |  | (4,863) |  | — |  | (1,084) |  | (192) |  | (19,328)
﻿Balance, end of the year |  | $ 18,526 |  | $ 7,430 |  | $ 16,438 |  | $ 33,834 |  | $ 5,729 |  | $ 3,437 |  | $ 1,151 |  | $ 86,545
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Expected Intangible Asset Amortization Expense |
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﻿For year ended 12/31/2016 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,320
﻿For year ended 12/31/2017 |  |  |  |  |  | 3,628
﻿For year ended 12/31/2018 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,945
﻿For year ended 12/31/2019 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,995
﻿Thereafter |  |  |  |  |  | 3,947
﻿ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,835
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