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Assets Manufactured for Internal Use (Details 2) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 15 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Change in estimate of useful life of assets manufactured for internal use                          
Profit before tax                 $ (10,167)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ (16,104)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest $ (32,388)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest    
Net profit 164us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic (4,704)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic (6,900)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 174us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic 614us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic (4,750)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic (4,019)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic (8,988)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic (11,266)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic (17,144)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic (34,034)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic    
Assets Manufactured for Internal Use | Useful life of assets manufactured for internal use | Adjustment                          
Change in estimate of useful life of assets manufactured for internal use                          
Useful life                       5 years 10 years
Profit before tax                 300us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
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Net profit                 $ 300us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
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