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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND SIGNIFICANT CLIENTS (TABLES) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND SIGNIFICANT CLIENTS [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accounts Receivable |
|  |  |  |  |  | December 31,
|  |  |  |  |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 254,841 |  | $ | 247,195
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | (3,635) |  |  | (3,559)
| Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 251,206 |  | $ | 243,636
Schedule of Change in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
|  | December 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Balance, beginning of year | $ | 3,559 |  | $ | 6,306 |  | $ | 5,580
| Provision for doubtful accounts |  | 368 |  |  | 363 |  |  | 600
| Uncollectible receivables written-off |  | (209) |  |  | (2,868) |  |  | (67)
| Effect of foreign currency |  | (83) |  |  | (242) |  |  | 193
Balance, end of year | $ | 3,635 |  | $ | 3,559 |  | $ | 6,306
Schedule of Revenue from Significant Clients |
|  |  |  |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Telecommunications client |  |  |  |  | 10% |  |  | 9% |  |  | 8%
Schedule of Accounts Receivable Outstanding from Significant Clients |
Accounts receivable from this client was as follows (amounts in thousands): |  |  |
|  |  |  |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  |  |  |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Telecommunications client |  |  |  | $ | 25,471 |  | $ | 19,093 |  | $ | 27,827

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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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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the extent of the entity's reliance on its major customers, if revenues from transactions with a single external customer amount to 10 percent or more of entity revenues, including the disclosure of that fact, the total amount of revenues from each such customer, and the identity of the reportable segment or segments reporting the revenues. The entity need not disclose the identity of a major customer or the amount of revenues that each segment reports from that customer. For these purposes, a group of companies known to the entity to be under common control is considered a single customer, and the federal government, a state government, a local government such as a county or municipality, or a foreign government is each considered a single customer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 131 -Paragraph 39 + Details
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