Accounts receivable

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013



	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Accounts receivable – trade	$	59,309	$	118,509
Accounts receivable – holdbacks	9,055		33,352
Income and other taxes receivable	12		420
Accounts receivable – other	1,801		714
Allowance for doubtful accounts (note 16(d))	—		(185		)
	$	70,177	$	152,810

Accounts receivable – holdbacks represent amounts up to 10% of the contract value under certain contracts that the customer is contractually entitled to withhold until completion of the project or until certain project milestones are achieved. As of December 31, 2013 there were $nil holdback balances (December 31, 2012– $2,597) which relate to contracts whereby the normal operating cycle is greater than one year and therefore are not expected to be collected within one year.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for claims held for amounts due a entity, excluding financing receivables. Examples include, but are not limited to, trade accounts receivables, notes receivables, loans receivables. Includes disclosure for allowance for credit losses.

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