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Segment information (Details 2) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 53,743,170	$ 56,396,988
Cayman Island operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	22,518,524	23,681,420
Bahamas operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	27,441,376	28,208,145
Belize operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	920,149	1,025,970
Indonesia operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	2,665,312	3,245,846
All other country operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 197,809	$ 235,607

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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 210.5-02.13)
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph a
-Article 5

Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 8
-Article 7

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