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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | 19. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
|  | December 31, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Currency translation adjustments |  | $ | 22,828 |  |  | $ | 12,103 |
Currency impact on long term funding |  |  | (19,977 | ) |  |  | (18,931 | )
Tax on currency impact on long term funding |  |  | 1,097 |  |  |  | 1,184 |
Actuarial loss on defined benefit pension plan (note 9) |  |  | (1,988 | ) |  |  | (3,371 | )
Unrealised capital gain(loss) – investments (note 3) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 239 |
Total |  | $ | 1,960 |  |  | $ | (8,776 | )

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