Cash and Cash Equivalents

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

4. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013 comprise:


	As of December 31, 2012		As of September 30, 2013
Deposits with banks	$	283,660	$	245,909
Other cash and bank balances		175,568		235,589

Total	$	459,228	$	481,498

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2013 include restricted cash balances of $628 and $874, respectively. Restrictions primarily consist of margin balances against bank guarantees and deposits for foreign currency advances on which the bank has created a lien.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify.

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