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Financing Receivables - Summary of Aging of Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Total past due (on non-accrual status) | $ 14,677 | $ 12,986
Not past due | 23,479 | 9,991
Total financing receivables | 38,156 | 22,977
Chile |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Total past due (on non-accrual status) | 13,330 | 10,351
Not past due | 21,028 | 8,494
Total financing receivables | 34,358 | 18,845
Other |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Total past due (on non-accrual status) | 1,347 | 2,635
Not past due | 2,451 | 1,497
Total financing receivables | 3,798 | 4,132
Amounts past due less than one year |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | 11,062 | 8,100
Amounts past due less than one year | Chile |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | 10,257 | 6,800
Amounts past due less than one year | Other |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | 805 | 1,300
Amounts past due one year or greater |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | 3,615 | 4,886
Amounts past due one year or greater | Chile |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | 3,073 | 3,551
Amounts past due one year or greater | Other |  |
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items] |  |
Amount past due | $ 542 | $ 1,335

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