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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
SEGMENT INFORMATION |  |  |
Number of principal reportable business segments | item | 3 |  |
Revenues and gross profit generated from each segment |  |  |
Net revenues | $ 3,467,626 | $ 2,960,627 | $ 1,654,356
Cost of revenues | 2,890,856 | 2,379,633 | 1,378,661
Gross profit | 576,770 | 580,994 | 275,695
Operating segment | Module |  |  |
Revenues and gross profit generated from each segment |  |  |
Net revenues | 2,672,689 | 2,034,626 | 1,483,751
Cost of revenues | 2,277,904 | 1,721,474 | 1,298,949
Gross profit | 394,785 | 313,152 | 184,802
Operating segment | Energy development |  |  |
Revenues and gross profit generated from each segment |  |  |
Net revenues | 947,188 | 1,210,036 | 322,927
Cost of revenues | 760,283 | 929,741 | 233,159
Gross profit | 186,905 | 280,295 | 89,768
Operating segment | Electricity generation |  |  |
Revenues and gross profit generated from each segment |  |  |
Net revenues | 32,059 | 2,863 | 1,327
Cost of revenues | 18,668 | 2,020 | 564
Gross profit | 13,391 | 843 | 763
Eliminations |  |  |
Revenues and gross profit generated from each segment |  |  |
Net revenues | (184,310) | (286,898) | (153,649)
Cost of revenues | (165,999) | (273,602) | (154,011)
Gross profit | $ (18,311) | $ (13,296) | $ 362

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