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ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Allowances for accounts receivable
Movement of allowances
Beginning of the year	$ 31,817	$ 38,483	$ 47,582
Allowances made (reversed) during the year, net	(1,084)	(5,843)	(1,897)
Accounts written-off against allowances	(858)	(9)	(7,878)
Foreign exchange effect	(1,719)	(814)	676
Closing balance	28,156	31,817	38,483
Allowances for advances to suppliers
Movement of allowances
Beginning of the year	37,735	40,047	38,545
Allowances made (reversed) during the year, net	1,291	4	855
Accounts written-off against allowances	(9,465)
Foreign exchange effect	(932)	(2,316)	647
Closing balance	28,629	37,735	40,047
Allowances for other receivables
Movement of allowances
Beginning of the year	830	887	756
Allowances made (reversed) during the year, net	3,257	(53)	108
Foreign exchange effect	(202)	(4)	23
Closing balance	$ 3,885	$ 830	$ 887

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs which have been charged to costs and expenses net of the total of recoveries of amounts due the Entity that had previously been written off as uncollectible using allowances (the valuation accounts that are netted against the cost of an asset to value it at its carrying value) and total of reestablishments of reserves (liabilities established to represent expected future costs) that had previously been utilized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

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-Publisher SEC
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