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Foreign Currency Transaction Gains and Losses (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | September 30, 2013 |  |  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | September 30, 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Operating income |  | $ | 13,881 |  |  | $ | 13,260 |  |  | $ | 29,672 |  |  | $ | 27,375 |
Other non-operating income (expense), net |  |  | 3,729 |  |  |  | 224 |  |  |  | 2,805 |  |  |  | (698 | )
Net transaction gains |  | $ | 17,610 |  |  | $ | 13,484 |  |  | $ | 32,477 |  |  | $ | 26,677 |

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