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ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Allowances for accounts receivable

ALLOWANCE

Schedule of allowances

		Years Ended December 31,
		2012			2013			2014
		$			$			$
Beginning of the year			9,505,481			47,582,217			38,482,827
Allowances made (reversed) during the year, net			43,240,595			(1,897,423	)		(5,843,084	)
Accounts written-off against allowances			(5,325,908	)		(7,877,676	)		(8,677	)
Foreign exchange effect			162,049			675,709			(814,166	)
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Closing balance			47,582,217			38,482,827			31,816,900
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Allowances for advances to suppliers

ALLOWANCE

Schedule of allowances

		Years Ended December 31,
		2012			2013			2014
		$			$			$
Beginning of the year			38,123,721			38,545,487			40,046,830
Allowances made (reversed) during the year, net			370,622			855,066			4,349
Foreign exchange effect			51,144			646,277			(2,315,751	)
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Closing balance			38,545,487			40,046,830			37,735,428
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Allowances for other receivables

ALLOWANCE

Schedule of allowances

		Years Ended December 31,
		2012			2013			2014
		$			$			$
Beginning of the year			—			756,062			887,024
Allowances made (reversed) during the year, net			752,928			107,533			(52,671	)
Foreign exchange effect			3,134			23,429			(4,751	)
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Closing balance			756,062			887,024			829,602
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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of financing receivables (examples of financing receivables include loans, trade accounts receivable and notes receivable) and activity in the allowance for credit losses account.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 11B

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35738203&loc=SL6953423-111524

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