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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
SEGMENT INFORMATION |  |  |
Number of principal reportable business segments | item | 2 |  |
Revenues and gross profit generated from each segment |  |  |
Net revenues | $ 2,853,078 | $ 3,467,626 | $ 2,960,627
Cost of revenues | 2,435,890 | 2,890,856 | 2,379,633
Gross profit | 417,188 | 576,770 | 580,994
Operating segment | Module |  |  |
Revenues and gross profit generated from each segment |  |  |
Net revenues | 2,821,142 | 2,672,689 | 2,034,626
Cost of revenues | 2,426,618 | 2,277,904 | 1,721,474
Gross profit | 394,524 | 394,785 | 313,152
Operating segment | Energy |  |  |
Revenues and gross profit generated from each segment |  |  |
Net revenues | 110,560 | 979,247 | 1,212,899
Cost of revenues | 69,544 | 778,951 | 931,761
Gross profit | 41,016 | 200,296 | 281,138
Eliminations |  |  |
Revenues and gross profit generated from each segment |  |  |
Net revenues | (78,624) | (184,310) | (286,898)
Cost of revenues | (60,272) | (165,999) | (273,602)
Gross profit | $ (18,352) | $ (18,311) | $ (13,296)

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