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ALLOWANCES FOR DOUBTFUL RECEIVABLES (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Analysis of allowances for accounts receivable is as follows: |  |  |
Beginning of the year | $ 3,189,110 | $ 7,160,782 | $ 1,592,467
Allowances (Reversal) during the year | (2,026,567) | (3,823,744) | 5,482,019
Foreign exchange effect | (75,078) | (147,928) | 86,296
Closing balance | 1,087,465 | 3,189,110 | $ 7,160,782
Allowances reversed during the period | $ 2,026,567 | $ 3,823,744 |

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- Definition Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Foreign Exchange Effect. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of expense (income) related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49124121&loc=d3e5074-111524 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition Amount of recoveries of receivables doubtful of collection that were previously charged off. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. + References No definition available. + Details
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