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Accrued Expenses Payable - Summary of Accrued Expenses Payable (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accrued expenses [abstract]
Accruals and estimations	$ 9,059	$ 5,849
Labor related provisions	44,188	31,785
Liability for social security contributions	6,432	5,700
Other	642	1,028
Accrued expenses payable	$ 60,321	$ 44,362

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Accrued expenses.

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Accrued expenses payable on accruals and estimations.

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Accrued expenses payable on labor related provisions.

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Other accrued expenses payable.

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The amount of current accrued expenses and other current liabilities. [Refer: Accruals; Other current liabilities]

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The amount of payment due on social security and taxes other than income tax. Income taxes include all domestic and foreign taxes that are based on taxable profits. Income taxes also include taxes, such as withholding taxes, that are payable by a subsidiary, associate or joint arrangement on distributions to the reporting entity.

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