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Foreign Currency Transaction Gains and Losses (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Currency Transaction Gains (Losses) | Currency transaction gains (losses) included in the consolidated statements of operations are as follows:
|  | For the Three Months Ended |  |  | For the Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | June 30, 2013 |  |  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | June 30, 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Operating income |  | $ | 7,722 |  |  | $ | 3,235 |  |  | $ | 15,791 |  |  | $ | 14,115 |
Other non-operating income (expense), net |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | (1,054 | ) |  |  | (924 | ) |  |  | (922 | )
Net transaction gains |  | $ | 7,730 |  |  | $ | 2,181 |  |  | $ | 14,867 |  |  | $ | 13,193 |

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