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Accounts Receivable - net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts Receivable - net |
Schedule of accounts receivable - net |
|  | December 31, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2013 |
Trade receivables (note 9) |  | $ | 25,606 |  | $ | 33,743 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (2,936 | ) | (2,429 | )
|  | 22,670 |  | 31,314 |
Other receivables |  | 770 |  | 613 |
Total accounts receivable |  | $ | 23,440 |  | $ | 31,927 |
Schedule of maximum exposure to credit risk at the balance sheet date relating to trade receivables |
|  | December 31, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2013 |
Aging within one year, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 22,065 |  | $ | 29,565 |
Aging greater than one year, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |  | 605 |  | 1,749 |
Total trade receivables |  | $ | 22,670 |  | $ | 31,314 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 3, 4 -Article 5 + Details
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