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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Tax on earnings (loss) of other equity accounted asset liquidation investments	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Tax on other equity accounted investments	0	0	0	0
Tax on currency translation adjustment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Tax on Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments Excluding Asset Liquidation Investments.

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Tax on other equity accounted investments

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Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 220

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 10A

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=SL7669646-108580



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 220

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36458714&loc=d3e640-108580

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