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OTHER LIABILITIES - Funded Status of Defined Benefit Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Details of defined benefit liability |  |
Balance at the beginning of year | $ 9,675 |
Balance at end of year | $ 21,786 | $ 9,675
Minimum number of years of service for retirement program | 10 years |
Minimum age limit to eligible for retirement program (in years) | 55 years |
Plan assets |  |
Details of defined benefit liability |  |
Balance at the beginning of year | $ (2,192) | (2,011)
Agnico Eagle's contributions | 303 | 327
Benefit payments | (90) | (88)
Administrative expenses | (106) | (119)
Interest on assets | 87 | 86
Net return on assets excluding interest | (87) | (86)
Effect of exchange rate changes | 158 | 61
Balance at end of year | (2,457) | (2,192)
Present value of defined benefit obligation |  |
Details of defined benefit liability |  |
Balance at the beginning of year | 11,867 | 10,641
Current service cost | 493 | 326
Past service cost | 8,754 |
Benefit payments | 90 | 88
Interest cost | 544 | 456
Actuarial losses arising from changes in economic assumptions | 1,035 | 400
Actuarial losses (gains) arising from experience | 421 | (185)
Effect of exchange rate changes | (1,219) | (317)
Balance at end of year | $ 24,243 | $ 11,867
Executives Plan |  |
Details of defined benefit liability |  |
Estimated average remaining duration of defined benefit plan | 1 year |

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- Definition The estimated average remaining duration of the Executive defined benefit plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The increase (decrease) in the defined benefit asset liability resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The increase (decrease) in the defined benefit asset resulting from the passage of time. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The minimum age limit required to be eligible for the retirement program. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the minimum number of years of service required for consideration of the defined benefit retirement program, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The decrease (increase) in a net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from actuarial gains (losses) arising from changes in demographic assumptions that result in remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability (asset). Demographic assumptions deal with matters such as: (a) mortality; (b) rates of employee turnover, disability and early retirement; (c) the proportion of plan members with dependants who will be eligible for benefits; (d) the proportion of plan members who will select each form of payment option available under the plan terms; and (e) claim rates under medical plans. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset)] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 141 -Subparagraph c -Clause ii -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_141_c_ii&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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- Definition The decrease (increase) in a net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from actuarial gains (losses) arising from changes in financial assumptions that result in remeasurements of the net defined benefit liability (asset). Financial assumptions deal with items such as: (a) the discount rate; (b) benefit levels, excluding any cost of the benefits to be met by employees, and future salary; (c) in the case of medical benefits, future medical costs, including claim handling costs (ie the costs that will be incurred in processing and resolving claims, including legal and adjuster's fees); and (d) taxes payable by the plan on contributions relating to service before the reporting date or on benefits resulting from that service. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset)] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 141 -Subparagraph c -Clause iii -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_141_c_iii&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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- Definition The decrease (increase) in net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from contributions to a defined benefit plan by the employer. [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset); Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 141 -Subparagraph f -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_141_f&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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- Definition The increase (decrease) in the net defined benefit liability (asset) resulting from past service cost. Past service cost is the change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation for employee service in prior periods, resulting from a plan amendment (the introduction or withdrawal of, or changes to, a defined benefit plan) or a curtailment (a significant reduction by the entity in the number of employees covered by a plan). [Refer: Net defined benefit liability (asset); Defined benefit plans [member]] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 141 -Subparagraph d -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=19&date=2017-03-01&anchor=para_141_d&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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