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Marketable Equity Securities - MES - Investment Kinross Gold Shares (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Investments [Abstract]
Shares	100,000	480,000
Fair value
Current assets	$ 182	$ 1,354

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