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Related Party Transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Transactions with Significant Shareholders, their Affiliates and Other Related Parties | Transactions with significant shareholders, their affiliates and other related parties were as follows:
|  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Sales & other services |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 118 |  |  |  | 226 |
Research and development expenses |  |  | — |  |  |  | 121 |  |  |  | 282 |
Other purchases |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 53 |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 53 |
Accounts payable |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 82 |  |  |  | 62 |

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