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ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Allowances for accounts receivable, trade |
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS |
Schedule of allowances |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |
|  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |
Beginning of the year |  |  | 38,483 |  |  | 31,817 |  |  | 28,156 |
Allowances reversed during the year, net |  |  | (5,843 | ) |  | (1,084 | ) |  | (854 | )
Accounts written-off against allowances |  |  | (9 | ) |  | (858 | ) |  | (47 | )
Foreign exchange effect |  |  | (814 | ) |  | (1,719 | ) |  | (1,136 | )
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Closing balance |  |  | 31,817 |  |  | 28,156 |  |  | 26,119 |
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Allowances for advances to suppliers |
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS |
Schedule of allowances |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |
|  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |
Beginning of the year |  |  | 40,047 |  |  | 37,735 |  |  | 28,629 |
Allowances made (reversed) during the year, net |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1,291 |  |  | (5,427 | )
Accounts written-off against allowances |  |  | — |  |  | (9,465 | ) |  | (3,644 | )
Foreign exchange effect |  |  | (2,316 | ) |  | (932 | ) |  | (31 | )
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Closing balance |  |  | 37,735 |  |  | 28,629 |  |  | 19,527 |
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Allowances for other receivables |
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS |
Schedule of allowances |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |
|  | $ |  | $ |  | $ |
Beginning of the year |  |  | 887 |  |  | 830 |  |  | 3,885 |
Allowances made (reversed) during the year, net |  |  | (53 | ) |  | 3,257 |  |  | 5,954 |
Foreign exchange effect |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (202 | ) |  | (588 | )
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Closing balance |  |  | 830 |  |  | 3,885 |  |  | 9,251 |
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