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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

12 Months Ended

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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Disclosure of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

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