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OTHER INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
OTHER INVESTMENTS [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Investments |
|  | At December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |
Unlisted securities at cost |  | $ | 21,344 |  |  | $ | 22,859 |
Less: other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized (note 17) |  |  | (4,010 | ) |  |  | (6,554 | )
|  | $ | 17,334 |  |  | $ | 16,305

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the information provided in the schedule of other investments not readily marketable, including description of investment, fair value, and value as measured by quoted value method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 940 -SubTopic 820 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7519002&loc=d3e45360-110995 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Audit and Accounting Guide (AAG) -Number AAG-BRD -Paragraph 6-14 -IssueDate 2006-05-01 -Chapter 7 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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