v2.4.1.9

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long Term Debt [Table Text Block]

		March 31,			December 31,
		2015			2014
Obligations under borrowing arrangements		$	96,936		$	94,198
Less: Current portion of long-term debt and other current borrowings			59,886			54,925
Long-term debt		$	37,050		$	39,273

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

Proceeds from debt and repayments of debt for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

		March 31,
		2015			2014
Proceeds form debt		$	22,255		$	23,229
Repayments of debt		$	21,767		$	16,530

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