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Trade Accounts Receivable, Net | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Trade Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract] |
Trade Accounts Receivable, Net | 16. Trade Accounts Receivable, Net The amounts in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are analyzed as follows:
|  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012
Trade accounts receivable |  | $ | 7.901 |  | $ | 5.969
Allowance for doubtful debts |  |  | (3.139) |  |  | -
Total Accounts Receivable, Net |  | $ | 4.762 |  | $ | 5.969
The movement in the allowance for doubtful debts is analyzed as follows:
|  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012
Balance as at January 1 |  | $ | - |  | $ | -
Bad debt expense |  |  | 3.139 |  |  | -
Less: Amount written off during the year |  |  | - |  |  | -
Balance as at December 31 |  | $ | 3.139 |  | $ | -

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