Cash and cash equivalents

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

4. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 are comprised of:


	As of December 31,		As of March 31,
	2015		2016
Deposits with banks	$	231,367	$	170,715
Other cash and bank balances		219,540		259,080

Total	$	450,907	$	429,795

- 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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