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INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES

Schedule of investments in affiliates

		At December 31,
		2015						2016
		Carrying Value			Ownership Percentage			Carrying Value			Ownership Percentage
		$			(%)			$			(%)
Suzhou Gaochuangte New Energy Co., Ltd.			6,837			40			7,049			40
CSI SkyPower			3,332			50			3,749			50
GCL-CSI (Suzhou) Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.			4,526			10			—			—
Foto Light LP ("Foto Light")			1,735			5			—			—
Discovery Light LP ("Discovery Light")			1,951			5			—			—
City Light LP ("City Light")			1,943			5			—			—
RE Tranquillity Holdings LLC ("Tranquillity")			90,325			49			143,951			49
RE Silverlake Holdings LLC ("Garland")			8,599			49			118,641			49
RE Roserock Holdings LLC ("Roserock")			34,898			49			30,870			49
Suzhou Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.			13,860			6			12,974			6
Pirapora Solar Holding S.A.			—			—			13,775			20
Others			19,125			21-49			37,450			21-49
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Total			187,131						368,459
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Tabular disclosure of equity method investments including, but not limited to, name of each investee or group of investments, percentage ownership, difference between recorded amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets, and summarized financial information.

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