AU OPTRONICS CORP | CIK:0001172494 | 3

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  • ifrs-full:DisclosureOfOtherProvisionsExplanatory

    22.
    Provisions
     
    Movements in provisions for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:
     
     
     
    Warranties
     
    Litigation   and claims
     
    Others
     
    Total
     
     
    (in thousands)
    Balance at January 1, 2017
     
    $
    1,528,898
     
     
     
    1,027,328
     
     
     
    265,445
     
     
     
    2,821,671
     
    Additions
     
     
    436,464
     
     
     
    90,945
     
     
     
    4,346
     
     
     
    531,755
     
    Usage
     
     
    (297,829
    )
     
     
    (1,025,032
    )
     
     
    -  
     
     
     
    (1,322,861
    )
    Reversals
     
     
    (120,704
    )
     
     
    -  
     
     
     
    -  
     
     
     
    (120,704
    )
    Effect of change in exchange rate
     
     
    131
     
     
     
    (3,721
    )
     
     
    (20,308
    )
     
     
    (23,898
    )
    Balance at December 31, 2017
     
     
    1,546,960
     
     
     
    89,520
     
     
     
    249,483
     
     
     
    1,885,963
     
    Less: current
     
     
    (725,366
    )
     
     
    (89,520
    )
     
     
    (4,346
    )
     
     
    (819,232
    )
    Noncurrent
     
    $
    821,594
     
     
     
    -  
     
     
     
    245,137
     
     
     
    1,066,731
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Balance at January 1, 2016
     
    $
    1,819,519
     
     
     
    4,018,880
     
     
     
    297,937
     
     
     
    6,136,336
     
    Additions
     
     
    309,475
     
     
     
    597,325
     
     
     
    -  
     
     
     
    906,800
     
    Usage
     
     
    (265,917
    )
     
     
    (3,405,923
    )
     
     
    -  
     
     
     
    (3,671,840
    )
    Reversals
     
     
    (334,174
    )
     
     
    -  
     
     
     
    (25,839
    )
     
     
    (360,013
    )
    Effect of change in exchange rate
     
     
    (5
    )
     
     
    (182,954
    )
     
     
    (6,653
    )
     
     
    (189,612
    )
    Balance at December 31, 2016
     
     
    1,528,898
     
     
     
    1,027,328
     
     
     
    265,445
     
     
     
    2,821,671
     
    Less: current
     
     
    (756,079
    )
     
     
    (1,027,328
    )
     
     
    -  
     
     
     
    (1,783,407
    )
    Noncurrent
     
    $
    772,819
     
     
     
    -  
     
     
     
    265,445
     
     
     
    1,038,264