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LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
LONG-TERM DEBT. |
Schedule of Movements In Debt | ​
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​ |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018 | ​
Balance, initial recognition | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 49,092 | ​
Balance, beginning of year | ​ |  | 49,206 | ​ |  | — | ​
Interest expense | ​ |  | 5,185 | ​ |  | 2,037 | ​
Interest payments | ​ |  | (4,875) | ​ |  | (1,923) | ​
Balance, end of year | ​ | $ | 49,516 | ​ | $ | 49,206 | ​
Current portion | ​ | ​ | (10,000) | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Long-term portion | ​ | $ | 39,516 | ​ | $ | 49,206 | ​

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