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BORROWINGS (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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BORROWINGS |  |
Short-term bank borrowings | $ 961,639 | $ 655,926
Long-term borrowings due within one year | 107,392 | 37,202
Subtotal for short-term | 1,069,031 | 693,128
Short-term borrowings from non-banking financial institutions | 53,899 | 14,708
Borrowings from non-banking financial institutions | 87,545 | 32,385
Total | $ 1,156,576 | $ 725,513
Average interest rate on short term borrowings (as a percent) | 4.32% | 4.63%
Borrowings secured by restricted cash |  |
BORROWINGS |  |
Short-term bank borrowings | $ 139,412 | $ 120,772
Long-term borrowings due within one year |  | 19,400
Short-term borrowings from non-banking financial institutions | 53,899 |
Borrowings secured by inventories |  |
BORROWINGS |  |
Short-term bank borrowings | 12,926 | 35,882
Long-term borrowings due within one year | 46 |
Borrowings guaranteed by Dr. Shawn Qu |  |
BORROWINGS |  |
Short-term bank borrowings |  | 57,419
Borrowings secured by prepaid land use rights and property, plant and equipment |  |
BORROWINGS |  |
Short-term bank borrowings | 302,379 | 91,270
Long-term borrowings due within one year | 13,327 | 5,034
Borrowings secured by project assets and solar power systems |  |
BORROWINGS |  |
Short-term bank borrowings | 189,222 | 45,149
Long-term borrowings due within one year | 83,264 | 587
Borrowings secured by project assets |  |
BORROWINGS |  |
Long-term borrowings from non-banking financial institutions | 32,568 | 16,150
Borrowings secured by equity |  |
BORROWINGS |  |
Short-term bank borrowings | 76,837 |
Long-term borrowings due within one year | 308 |
Unsecured |  |
BORROWINGS |  |
Short-term bank borrowings | 240,863 | 305,434
Long-term borrowings due within one year | 10,447 | 12,181
Long-term borrowings from non-banking financial institutions | $ 1,078 | 1,527
Short-term borrowings from non-banking financial institutions |  | $ 14,708

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