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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
INCOME TAXES [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income Tax Provision |
|  |  | Year Ended |
|  |  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
| Current tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Foreign |  | $ | 2,814 |  |  | $ | (534 | ) |  | $ | (1,800 | )
| Total current |  |  | 2,814 |  |  |  | (534 | ) |  |  | (1,800 | )
| Deferred tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Foreign |  |  | (27,556 | ) |  |  | (8,854 | ) |  |  | 9,126 |
| Total deferred |  |  | (27,556 | ) |  |  | (8,854 | ) |  |  | 9,126 |
| Income tax provision (benefit) |  | $ | (24,742 | ) |  | $ | (9,388 | ) |  | $ | 7,326 |
Schedule of Profit (Loss) Before Taxes |
|  | Year Ended |
|  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Profit (loss) before taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic |  | $ | 78,677 |  |  | $ | (90,497 | ) |  | $ | (83,049 | )
Foreign |  |  | (104,791 | ) |  |  | (26,551) |  |  |  | 20,106 |
Total income (loss) before taxes |  | $ | (26,114 | ) |  | $ | (117,048 | ) |  | $ | (62,943 | )
Schedule of Deferred Tax Asset/Liability |
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Net deferred tax benefit - current |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | $ | 938 |  |  | $ | 2,026 |
Employees benefits and compensation |  |  | 5,170 |  |  |  | 4,003 |
Debt discount |  |  | 1,253 |  |  |  |  |
Accruals, reserves and others |  |  | 3,809 |  |  |  | 2,760 |
|  |  | 11,170 |  |  |  | 8,789 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (3,354 | ) |  |  | (2,779 | )
Total net current deferred tax benefit |  | $ | 7,816 |  |  | $ | 6,010 |
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Net deferred tax benefit - long-term |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets - |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  | $ | 320,954 |  |  | $ | 284,446 |
Employees benefits and compensation |  |  | 2,663 |  |  |  | 4,605 |
Research and development |  |  | 1,940 |  |  |  | 2,005 |
Others |  |  | 1,237 |  |  |  | 1,212 |
|  |  | 326,794 |  |  |  | 292,268 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (293,670 | ) |  |  | (255,899 | )
|  | $ | 33,124 |  |  | $ | 36,369 |
Deferred tax liability - depreciation and amortization |  |  | (30,293 | ) |  |  | (41,255 | )
Deferred tax related to gain on acquisition |  |  | (66,722 | ) |  |  | -- |
Intangible assets |  |  | (6,318 | ) |  |  | (6,929 | )
Debt discount |  |  | (4,200 | ) |  |  | (884 | )
Others |  |  | (869 | ) |  |  | (912 | )
Total net long-term deferred tax liability |  | $ | (75,278 | ) |  | $ | (13,611 | )
Schedule of Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
|  | Unrecognized tax benefits |
Balance at January 1, 2014 |  | $ | 25,676 |
Additions for tax positions of current year |  |  | 51 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior year |  |  | -- |
Translation differences |  |  | (766 | )
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 24,961 |
|  | Unrecognized tax benefits |
Balance at January 1, 2013 |  | $ | 27,414 |
Additions for tax positions of current year |  |  | 12 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior year |  |  | (371 | )
Translation differences |  |  | (1,379 | )
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 25,676 |
|  | Unrecognized tax benefits |
Balance at January 1, 2012 |  | $ | 32,377 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior year |  |  | (275 | )
Translation differences |  |  | (719 | )
Settlements |  |  | (3,969 | )
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 27,414 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Tax expense (benefit) computed at statutory rates |  | $ | (6,920 | ) |  | $ | (29,262 | ) |  | $ | (15,736 | )
Effect of different tax rates in different jurisdictions |  |  | (18,453 | ) |  |  | 1,408 |  |  |  | 7,514 |
Gain on acquisition of TPSCo |  |  | (33,280 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefits for which deferred taxes were not recorded |  |  | 27,757 |  |  |  | 20,139 |  |  |  | 15,955 |
Permanent differences and other, net |  |  | 6,154 |  |  |  | (1,673 | ) |  |  | (407 | )
Income tax provision (benefit) |  | $ | (24,742 | ) |  | $ | (9,388 | ) |  | $ | 7,326 |

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