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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCI")

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Sep. 30, 2018

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCI")

16. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (“AOCI”)—The following table lists the beginning balance, annual activity and ending balance of accumulated other comprehensive loss, which consists of foreign currency translation adjustments:

		Total
Balance, December 31, 2017		$	(4,507	)
FX translation			672
Balance, March 31, 2018			(3,835	)
FX translation			(898	)
Balance, June 30, 2018			(4,733	)
FX translation			638
Balance, September 30, 2018		$	(4,095	)

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