Prepayments and Other Current Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Prepayments and Other Current Assets

Prepayments and other current assets are comprised of:

	December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
VAT and other taxes recoverable		177,678		279,718
Prepayments and advances for materials		60,555		98,141
Capitalized loan origination fees		51,190		44,210
Other receivables		44,387		23,702
Short-term loans issued		7,452		1,932
Promissory notes received		73		11
Bank deposits with original maturities over 90 days		—		2,782
Other current assets		36,044		31,611
Total prepayments and other current assets		377,379		482,107

Changes in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Included in Prepayments Other Current Assets and Advances

The following summarizes the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts included in prepayments, other current assets and advances for materials for the years ended December 31:

	2013			2012			2011
Balance at beginning of year		(18,374	)		(12,535	)		(15,637	)
Recovery of allowance (Allowance) for doubtful accounts		1,017			(5,262	)		3,758
Disposal of subsidiaries		(20,078	)		—			—
Translation difference		2,530			(577	)		(656	)
Balance at end of year		(34,905	)		(18,374	)		(12,535	)