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BORROWINGS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

BORROWINGS

Schedule of bank borrowings

		At December 31, 2014			At December 31, 2015
		$			$
Bank borrowings			796,739			1,631,858
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Analysis as:
Short-term			655,926			961,639
Long-term, current portion			37,202			107,392
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Subtotal for short-term			693,128			1,069,031
Long-term, non-current portion			103,611			562,827
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Borrowings from non-banking institutions			63,074			131,295
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Analysis as:
Short-term			14,708			53,899
Long-term, current portion			17,677			33,646
Long-term, non-current portion			30,689			43,750
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Total			859,813			1,763,153
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Schedule of components of the Company's short-term borrowings

		At December 31, 2014			At December 31, 2015
		$			$
Bank borrowings
Short-term bank borrowings secured by restricted cash			120,772			139,412
Short-term bank borrowings secured by inventories			35,882			12,926
Short-term bank borrowings guaranteed by Dr. Shawn Qu			57,419			—
Short-term bank borrowings secured by prepaid land use rights and property, plant and equipment			91,270			302,379
Short-term bank borrowings secured by project assets and solar power systems			45,149			189,222
Short-term borrowings secured by equity			—			76,837
Unsecured short-term borrowings			305,434			240,863
Long-term borrowings due within one year
Long-term bank borrowings due within one year secured by inventories			—			46
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by prepaid land use rights and property, plant and equipment			5,034			13,327
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by project assets and solar power systems			587			83,264
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by restricted cash			19,400			—
Long-term bank borrowings due within one year secured by equity			—			308
Unsecured long-term borrowings due within one year			12,181			10,447
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			693,128			1,069,031
Borrowings from non-banking institutions
Short-term borrowings secured by restricted cash			—			53,899
Long-term borrowings due within one year secured by project assets			16,150			32,568
Unsecured long-term borrowings due within one year			1,527			1,078
Unsecured short-term borrowings			14,708			—
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			32,385			87,545
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Total			725,513			1,156,576
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Schedule of components of the Company's long-term borrowings

		At December 31, 2014			At December 31, 2015
		$			$
Bank borrowings
Unsecured long-term bank borrowings			50,162			10,124
Long-term bank borrowings secured by project assets and solar power systems			43,749			162,993
Long-term bank borrowings secured by property, plant and equipment			—			13,327
Long-term bank borrowings secured by equity			—			376,383
Long-term bank borrowings secured by restricted cash			9,700			—
Borrowings from non-banking institutions			—			—
Long-term borrowings secured by project assets and solar power systems			15,219			13,745
Unsecured long-term borrowings			15,470			30,005
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Total			134,300			606,577
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Schedule of future principal repayments on the long-term borrowings

2016			141,038
2017			288,081
2018			211,557
2019			3,696
2020 and thereafter			103,243
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Total			747,615
Less: future principal repayment related to long-term borrowings, current portion			(141,038	)
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Total long-term portion		$	606,577
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Schedule of interest expense

		Years Ended December 31
		2013			2014			2015
		$			$			$
Interest capitalized—project assets			17,293			10,304			102
Interest capitalized—solar power system			—			—			23,328
Interest capitalized—property, plant and equipment			348			203			912
Interest expense			46,244			48,906			54,148
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Total interest incurred			63,885			59,413			78,490
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