ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES  
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES

 

14. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES

 
   As of December 31,  
 
   2012   2013  

Employee payroll and welfare payables

   $ 47,697   $ 56,008  

Accrued other operating expenses

     6,074     12,501  

Other employee welfare payables

     9,148     9,307  

Subcontractors fees

     7,507     8,525  

Advance from customers

     7,662     5,546  

Accrued privatization related cost

     —     5,514  

Amounts payable for construction of building

     —     5,120  

Accrued merger related cost

     12,290     3,886  

Advance from transfer of

              

certain outsourcing business (Note 23)

     —     3,764  

Accrued professional fees

     2,136     2,345  

Accrued travel expenses

     2,262     1,192  

Accrued rental expenses

     2,815     949  

Government grant payable

     42     796  

Deferred revenue

     632     385  

Amount due to a related party

     136     —  

Other payable

     4,643     5,920  
           
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Total

   $ 103,044   $ 121,758  
           
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        Accrued other operating expenses mainly comprised of accrued employee related reimbursement expenses and other accrued operating expenses.

        Accrued merger related costs as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 were mainly related to the severance costs payable, professional fee payables to the third-parties service organizations and rental termination payable to the lessors with VanceInfo.

        Accrued privatization related costs as of December 31 2013 was mainly related to the professional fee payables to the third party service organizations in relation to the going private transaction as disclosed in Note 23 (a).