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Accounts receivable, trade (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accounts receivable, trade [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts receivable, trade

		December 31,
		2014				2013
Accounts receivable		$	910			$	48,161
Allowance for doubtful accounts			-				(98	)
		$	910			$	48,063

Schedule of movements in allowance for doubtful accounts

		2014				2013
Balance at the beginning of the year		$	98			$	-
Addition			-				98
Disposal of a subsidiary			(98	)			-
Balance at the end of the year		$	-			$	98

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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.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4)

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 3, 4

-Article 5

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