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ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Allowances for accounts receivable

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

Schedule of allowances

		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2014			2015
		$			$			$
Beginning of the year			47,582			38,483			31,817
Allowances reversed during the year, net			(1,897	)		(5,843	)		(1,084	)
Accounts written-off against allowances			(7,878	)		(9	)		(858	)
Foreign exchange effect			676			(814	)		(1,719	)
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Closing balance			38,483			31,817			28,156
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Allowances for advances to suppliers

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

Schedule of allowances

		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2014			2015
		$			$			$
Beginning of the year			38,545			40,047			37,735
Allowances made during the year, net			855			4			1,291
Accounts written-off against allowances			—			—			(9,465	)
Foreign exchange effect			647			(2,316	)		(932	)
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Closing balance			40,047			37,735			28,629
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Allowances for other receivables

ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

Schedule of allowances

		Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2014			2015
		$			$			$
Beginning of the year			756			887			830
Allowances made (reversed) during the year, net			108			(53	)		3,257
Foreign exchange effect			23			(4	)		(202	)
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Closing balance			887			830			3,885
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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=49124121&loc=SL6953423-111524

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